North American Bengali Conference
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The North American Bengali Conference (NABC) is an annual Bengali culture conference held in the United States and Canada, typically around the weekend of July 4. It was established in 1981 by the Cultural Association of Bengal in New York, and is hosted by a different organization every year.[1] The conference includes performances, readings, discussion, networking, and class reunions.
North American Bengali Conference (NABC) নর্থ আমেরিকান বঙ্গ সম্মেলন | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Cultural festival |
Country | United States and Canada |
Inaugurated | 1981 (1981) |
Most recent | 2023 (2023) |
Attendance | 4000–12,000 |
Website | cabusa |
Performers are often from the United States, Canada, Bangladesh, and India.[1] Audiences are primarily Bangladeshi American, Indian American, Bangladeshi Canadian and Indian Canadian. In 2022, Bangladeshi actor-producer Shakib Khan was appointed as the Bangladesh Outreach Brand Ambassador of NABC, the first and only brand ambassador in the 42-year history of the conference.[2][3][4]