The 21st FOBANA (Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in  North America ) Conference was inaugurated at Wichita Kansas. The Theme for this year’s FOBANA Conference is , Bridging the Gap between Young Diaspora and the Main Stream .

Nora Ali , the Winner at America’s Junior Miss Competition played violin  at the Conference.

 Quaderi Kibria, a renowned singer of Rabindra Sangeet  said that we must not forget to expose our rich cultural heritage to the younger generation of Bengalis here in the US . 

 Dalia Nausheen , another singer from Bangladesh said that we should take vow also back in Bangladesh for a fulfilment.