BANGLADESHI STREET FAIR IN EARLY JUNE

8th Annual Bangladeshi Street Fair

Sunday, June 9th

presented by

Church McDonald Bangladeshi Business Association

PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY'S STREET FESTIVAL

Photo journalist Neher Siddique posted a few dozen photos on Facebook that he took at yesterday's Bangladeshi street festival/mela on McDonald Avenue. Everyone should be able to view them, regardless of Friend status.

THE MELA GOES (LIME) GREEN

Photo by Neher Siddique                                                                      

Two Kensington Community Board 12 members, Annie Ferdous (at the microphone) and Mamnunul Haq (on her left in the white, open-collared shirt), introduce the Kensington Plaza stewards to the mela audience at Sunday, August 26’s annual event on McDonald Avenue between Church Avenue and Avenue C. The stewards are wearing their distinctive—and coveted—lime-green vests.

The mela, sponsored  by the Church McDonald (Bangladeshi) Business Association (CMBBA), endorsed her message: If you enjoy the plaza, then please help keep it free of cigarette butts, cellophane wrappers, used paper cups, tea bags, and garbage. Deposit your trash in the garbage cans when you leave.

The cmbba saluted Ms. Ferdous and Mr. Haq for their dedication to the community by presenting them with an award. In her acknowledgement, Ms. Ferdous introduced the other Kensington Community Board 12 member, Maggie Tobin, as well as Bridget Elder, the Kensington Stewards’ co-chair (in black top, center), and a few of  the Kensington Plaza stewards: J.C. Martinez-Sifre, Abdul Karimi, Marie Coons, and Michael Kadish.

The difference between the Kensington Trash Mob and the Kensington Plaza stewards, she explained, is that the Trash Mob appears when summoned to pick up the trash along Church Avenue from Ocean Parkway to the Green Triangle at 36th Street and at the McDonald Avenue intersection, while the stewards clean the Plaza every day. Anyone can join them, she added.

BANGLADESHI STREET FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY

The photos in this post were taken at the 2011 Potho Mela.

Bangladeshi Street Festival

Sunday, August 26th, noon to 6:00 p.m.

Kensington's 7th Annual Potho Mela (street festival/street fair) will fill the street with happy people, the sound of joyful music and singing, the movement of graceful dancers, the taste of a variety of Bangladeshi foods, and dozens of vendors selling jewelry, clothing, crafts, music CDs, toys, and other items. The mela is organized by the Church McDonald (Bangladeshi) Business Association, which describes it as the "Biggest Bangladeshi Street Festival in USA."

Celebrate Bangladeshi traditions and culture this Sunday on McDonald Avenue, from Church Avenue to Avenue C.

BANGLADESHI STREET FESTIVAL PHOTOS

Kensington's Bangladeshi community celebrated its 6th annual Potho Mela (street festival) on Sunday, June 26th, on McDonald Avenue, from Church Avenue to Avenue C.

This year, the stage was at the Church Avenue end of the Mela, making it easier to reach the front of the stage to watch the entertainers.

The generations celebrated together,

wearing beautiful colors

 

and enjoying the food.

Vendors also sold jewelry.

BANGLADESHI STREET FESTIVAL PHOTOS

Dave Clausen posted five festive photos of the Bangladeshi street festival on Flickr yesterday here, here, here, here, and here.

BANGLADESHI STREET FESTIVAL TOMORROW

Bangladeshi Street Festival
Sunday, June 27th, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Tomorrow's 5th annual Bangladeshi Potho Mela Street Festival will feature entertainment, clothing, crafts, and food. Sponsored by the Church-McDonald (Bangladeshi) Business Association, the festival will take place on McDonald Avenue, between Church Avenue and Avenue C. Photos of last year's mela are on the website of The Brooklyn Voice.

BROOKLYN POTHO MELA PHOTOS

Close to 200 photos taken at the 2009 Brooklyn Potho Mela Street Festival are posted on the website of The Brooklyn Voice. The festival, held on June 14th, was sponsored by the Church McDonald (Bangladeshi) Business Association, Inc.