Name: Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA for short) .

Objective: To act as the central contact point for the Bangladeshi Associations/Organizations in North America.
 
General Body: Only a non-political and non-religious organization can be a member. Membership is not offered to individuals. The General body meets once a year. At least 50% of the member organizations must be present to make quorum.
 
Executive Body: General body elects the executive body. Terms of all members do not expire simultaneously.
 
Voting Right: Any member in good standing can vote (i.e. only organizations can vote not an individual).
Annual Convention: FOBANA holds an annual convention hosted by a member organization somewhere in the North America. The host organization is given autonomy to work out the details with general guidance from the FOBANA executive committee.
 
FOBANA conventions held so far:

1. WASHINGTON D.C.
Host: Bangladesh Association of America, Washington D.C.
Date: October 31, November 1, 1987
Venue: World Bank H Building Auditorium
Chairperson: Rashida Alam/Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury
Secretary: Wahed Hossaini

2. NEW YORK
Host: Bangladesh Society of New York & Bangladesh Society of New Jersey
Date August 27 & 28, 1988
Venue : Thomas Edision Vocational High School Auditorium
Convener : Dr. M Yusuf
Member Secretary : Syed Tipu Sultan

3. BOSTON
Host : Bangladesh Association of New England
Date September 1-2, 1989
Venue : Kresge Auditorium, MIT
Chairperson : Prof. A.K. Abdul Momen
General Secretary: Prof. Nasir Ahmed

4. DALLAS
Host : Bangladesh Association of North Texas &
Bangladesh Association of Houston
Date : September 1-2. 1990
Venue : Dallas Convention Center
Convener : Abul Kalam
Member Secretary Abdullah Hasan

5. NEW YORK
Host : Bangladesh Society of New York
Date : November 30, December 31. 1991
Venue : P.S. 131 Jamaica, New York
Convener : Awlad Hossain
Member Secretary : Dr. Moinul Islam Miah

6. CHICAGO
Host : Bangladesh Association of Chicagoland
Date : September 5-6, 1992
Venue Northeastern Illinois University
President : Dr. Mohammad Sirajullah
Executive Secretary : Zafar S. Ashraf

7. TORONTO
Host : Bangladesh Association of Toronto
Date : September 4 -5 , 1993
Venue: Skyline Airport Tower & Hotel
Chairman : Shamsul Huda

8. NEW JERSEY
Host : Bangladesh Society of New Jersey
Date September 2-4, 1994
Venue : Brunswick Hilton & Tower
Convenor : Dr. Siddiqur Rahman
Executive Secretary: Mir H. Chowdhury

9. MONTREAL
Host : International Society of Bangladesh &
Bangladesh Association of Quebec
Date : September 1-3, 1995
Venue : Sheraton Laval Convention Center
Convener: Dr. Abu Lais Sher
Secretary: Masum Rahman / Niranjan Sarker

10. FLORIDA
Host: Bangladesh Association of Florida
Date: August 30 September 1, 1996
Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Miami
Convener: Dr. Abdus Sattar Khan
Member Secretary: Rashid A Sheikh

11. LOS ANGELES
Host: Bangladesh Association of California
Date: August 29-31, 1997
Venue: Burbank Airport Hilton
Convener: Dr. Jainal Abedin
Executive Secretary: Hadi Hasan Duke

12. NEW YORK
Host: Bangladesh Society of New York
Date: September 1-3, 1998
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Convener: M. Akhtar Hossain
Member Secretary: M. Hossain Khan

13. ATLANTA
Host: Bangladesh Association of Georgia
Date: September 3-5, 1999
Venue: North Atlanta Trade Center
Convener: Mintu Rahman
Member Secretary: Abu Liakat Hossain

14. NEW YORK
Host: Bangladesh League of America, NY. Inc.,
Date: September 1-3, 2000
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Convener: Rani Kabir
Acting Convener: Emad Chowdhury
Member Secretary: Bedarul Islam Babla
Chief Coordinator: Saidur Rabb

15. MONTREAL
Host: Bangladesh Association of Montreal
Date: August 31 September 1-2, 2001
Venue: Renaissance Hotel
Convener: Mokbul Hossain Mukul
Member Secretary Iqbal Kabir

16. DALLAS
Host: Bangladesh Association of North Texas
Date September 1-3, 2002, Venue: Dallas Expo Center
Convener: Nurul Amin Chowdhury
Member Secretary: Hashmat Mobin

17. DETROIT
Host: Bangladesh Association of Michigan
Date: August 29-31, 2003
Venue: Detroit Opera House
Convener: Akikul Hoque Shamim
Joint Member Secretary: Kamrul Huda Russel &
Shafqat Chaudhury

18. WASHINGTON D.C.
Host: Bangladesh Association of America, Inc. (BAAI)
Date: September 3-5, 2004
Venue: Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, Virginia
Convener: M. Abu Solaiman
Member Secretary: Golam M. Farooque

19. FLORIDA
Host: Bangladesh Foundation of Florida
Date: Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4, 2005
Venue: Radission Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Miami
Convener: Shameem G. Khan
Member Secretary: Atiquer Rahman
Chief Coordinator: Abdul Wahid Mahfuz

20. ATLANA
Host: Bangladesh Association of Georgia
Date: Labor Day Weekend, September 1-3, 2006
Venue: Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA
Convener: Jashim Uddin
Member Secretary: Mohammed Arefin Babul

21. KANSAS
Host: Midcontinental Bangladesh Association & Bangladesh Association of Greater Kansas City
Date: Labor Day Weekend, August 31 - September 2, 2007
Venue: Century II Convention Center, Wichita, KS
Convener: Rabiul Karim Belal
Member Secretary: Rehan Reza

22. DALLAS
Host: Bangladesh Association of North Texas (BANT)
Date: July 4th Weekend, July 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2008 
Venue: Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex, Downtown Dallas, Texas
Convener: Hashmat Mobin
Member Secretary: Sarwar Kamal

23. HOUSTON
Host: Bangladesh Association, Houston
Date: July 4th Weekend, July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2009
Venue: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
Convener: Afzal Ahmed
Member Secretary: Azadul Haq

24. LOS ANGELES
Host: Bangladesh Academy of Performing Arts
Date: July 4th Weekend, July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2010
Venue: Pasadena Convention Center, Los Angeles, California
Convener: Zahid Hossain
Member Secretary: Tawfiq Khan

25. NEW JERSEY
Host: Bangladesh Association of New Jersey
Date: July 1-3, 2011 
Venue: Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey
Convener: Mir Chowdhury
Member Secretary: Nahid A Chowdhury

26. FLORIDA
Host: Bangladesh Foundation of Florida
Date: August 31, September 1-2, 2012 
Venue: Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Convener: Atiquer Rahman
Member Secretary: Mujib Uddin