Dhaka, March 16 -- The 33rd Convention of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) is going to be held from August 30 to September 1 in New York.

"The three-day programme will be arranged at newly-built postmodern indoor arena Nassau Coliseum in Long Island," FOBANA Convention-2019 Convener Nargis Ahmed told the media at Jatiya Press Club on Saturday.

Entrepreneurs, politicians, opinion makers, media professionals, cultural activists, government officials, and artistes are expected to attend.

Hosted by Drama Circle New York, the convention's theme is 'Our children our pride'. Nargis said there will be at least eight scheduled events in the convention.

"Different US Chambers and a large number of US firms' h...