Bangladesh Association in Brisbane Celebrates Nabobarsho -New Year and Baisakhi Mela!

Brisbane, May 29 (MCCQ Newsdesk, by Amrita Deshpande.)

Bangladesh Association in Brisbane, organized the Bengali New Year (Naboborsho Celebration) and Boisakhi Mela at the Robella Domain in Springfield.

It was a great mix of culture, arts, food, music, dance and lots of entertainment.

Multicultural Community Connect Queensland Inc. leaders were invited to the event as VIP guests. Mrs. Amrita Deshpande represented MCCQ at the event.

In attendance were politicians from all the three levels of Government. Namely, Hon. Speaker of the House of representatives, Mr. Milton Dick MP , Senator Paul Scarr, Mr. James Martin MP, member for Stretton, Mayor Jon Raven of Logan and Mayor Teresa Harding, Mayor of Ipswich. Other community leaders who were present were Ms. Christine Castley, CEO Multiculture Australia, Ms Liz Gordon, CEO QPASTT, and Ms. Preeti Suraj, Mr. Pallani Thevar, Mr. Ashutosh Misra, from the Indian Community. The dignitaries and the distinguished VIP guests participated in a Shobha Yatra, A Parade celebrating the Benagali New Year. All Distinguished guests lead the Parade.

Apart from the Parade, there was a meet and greet arranged with all the local community businesses, who had their stalls put up for the event. Mostly there were food stalls showcasing the Bengali and Bangladeshi food, however, there were also jewelry shop, saree shop, literature books shop which caught attention of many attendees.

The event also showcased Bengali Culture through the performances by young and old artists. Young students recited songs in bengali language and performed the traditional bengali dances. There were bollywood dances as well which caught the eye of the Logan Mayor who sportingly went up on stage to shake a leg with the performers. It was amazing to see all distinguished guests mix and mingle with the community.

The Laser show was amazing and well received by everyone. The highlight of the event was the performance by Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin, DJ Rough Sun Rafsan Nissan and Still BUFFERING team.

This Boisakhi Mela was a truly well organised event. Kudos to the organisers and volunteers namely Munir Rahman, and J D for their hospitality and taking care of all the guests present.

Shubho Naboborsho, A very Happy New Year to all Bangladeshi and Bengali community members of Brisbane and Australia.