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From WC 20/20 to BCNA league

Bangladesh Cricket Association of North America has announced the date for Semifinals as Saturday 29th of September. As usual the games will be played at Kissena Cricket Ground.  The semifinalist teams are Abahoni, Stallion, Gladiators and Mohamedan. 

For the 3^rd consecutive year Jamaica Cricket Club has participated in this tournament. It is to be noted that, 9 out of 14 players of this team are from the DNF.  JCC was placed in Group B this year along with nine other teams. However this year JCC never clicked and finished very poorly. JCC secured 2 points loosing seven matches and winning only one.

Scorecard for one of the match is as following.

June 16th  Vipers won easily on Jamaica Cricket Club

Scores: Jamaica won toss and batted first.135 all out 30 over. ( Nafees 17,Zia 14 Johny 14) Babu (sr) took 3 wickets for 28 runs.Vipers: 136 for 4 wickets ( Sohel 40 not out,Tanna 14.Nimmo 13 and Captain Sojol 23.Vipers won by 6 wickets.

For more details click the link below:

http://bcana.com/ 

Inshallah Next year JCC will do much better.

Ramadan Visiting Hours for AM Museum

Ticket Counter, Ahsan Manzil Museum

Dhaka BD, The Daily StarThe authorities have rescheduled the visiting hours of Ahsan Manzil Museum during Ramadan, says a BD gov press release. Galleries of the museums will remain open to visitors from 9:30am to 3:00pm from Saturday to Wednesday and will remain closed on Thursdays and Fridays.  Sunday is the weekly holiday of the museum.

New Medical Clinic in Nawab Bari

I am very proud to announce that a few members of the Nawab family got together and started a free clinic for the people living in Nawabbari.

 

The free clinic has been made possible by the contribution of the family members in funds and in kind. This clinic is for poor people who are unable to afford medical fees. A doctor has been appointed to sit in the clinic four days a week.

 

After a long time something meaningful has taken place in Nawabbari. A small room in Chaman was provided by the people living there for the clinic. Primary medicines are provided free of cost to the patients. Anyone suffering from any type of fever or any other minor ailments can visit the clinic.

 

I hope all the family members abroad will be happy to hear about the clinic. I would like you to all pray for the people who are thinking of doing well for other members. May Allah bless them all with his special blessings. 

Khawja Mushahed (Dhaka)

E-mail: mushahed_khawja@hotmail.com

Ramadan Obituary: Begum Zaffar Bano (82), daughter of the late Khwaja Nazimuddin

Begum Zaffar Bano(See Relationship), daughter of the late Khwaja Nazimuddin and the late Shah Bano Begum, passed away in Karachi early in the morning – shortly after she had her Sehry – on Friday 21st September 2007, the 8th of Ramadhan al-Mubarak. She was 82 and the eldest of three children. She was buried in the Defence Housing Authority Gizri graveyard after ‘Asr  prayers.May her soul rest in eternal heavenly peace among those Allah loves most.

She leaves behind a son, Major Safi Wasiuddin (Retd) who lives in Quetta, a daughter, Umbereen Mahmudur Rahman who lives in Dubai with her husband, son of the late Justice Mahmoodur Rahman,Grand children and Great Grand children. Two brothers – Khwaja Mohiuddin who lives in Perth, Australia, and Khwaja Saifuddin in Karachi, their respective families, and a host of nephews and nieces, and many relations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and overseas. May God grant them all the courage and patience to bear this irreparable loss and accept God’s will with faith and fortitude.

Condolences:
Major Safi Wasiuddin (son)
safi_wasiudin@yahoo.com

IBA KARACHI

HELLO ALL

Please contact me all Old Iba Graduates living in USA and Canada , I am compiling a directory so that we get a chance to interact .

send your contact to

Junaidi786786@yahoo.com

Thanks

Fund Raising Dinner: Peter T King

Along with celebration of the 36^th independence day of Bangladesh, a fund raising dinner in honor of Honorable Congressman Peter T King was held on 9^th April 2007. Peter King is a ranking member of Committee on Congressional Homeland Security.The dinner was hosted by Alliance for Homeland security and America Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce NY at Dhaka Club, Woodside NY. Mr. Hasanuzzaman an entrepreneur and family member (husband of Parah Rehan and son in law of Rehan Bakht & Naghma Rehan) was a co sponsor of the gala night.  

Top right picture: Mr. Hasanuzzaman with Congressman Peter King. Picture on top left : Syed G Chowdhury & Arsh Khwaja with the congressman

Website for US Congressman Peter T King http://peteking.house.gov/ 

Announcement: Get connected section updated

Click the link below and please visit the get connected section of the website.

http://www.nawabbari.com/main_phone.html

This contains 444 family members’ updated email, phone and home addresses- the largest collection of it’s kind.

 Please send us email for any new addition, updates or correction. Don’t live in an island and be part of the greater global village. Get connected with other family members now!

Picture of the month

Ahmed Hassan is a Gujarati memon who grew up in the vicinity of Nawab Bari. His father was a renowned clothe merchant in the old Dhaka business community.

Ahmed is probably one of the few memon who went to Ahmed Bawany Academy (Armanitotal) for schooling and mastered Bengali. Currently settled in Karachi, Ahmed does digital painting in his spare time.  Having spent so many years in Nawab Bari, he fell in love with the castle. Even after migrating to Karachi, he shows his love for Ahsan Manzil through digital painting. Here is one sample.

 

Visit webpage http://www.esnips.com/web/myartgallery for all of his paintings.

Ahamed’s Email inbox0313@yahoo.com

Family Eid Milan Karachi 2007

Attention of members of the Dhaka Nawab Family, wherever they may be, is being drawn  to the announcement that appeared in the August 2007 Newsletter, informing all concerned    that, God willing, as in previous years, the EID MILAN will be held, on the First Day after Eid-ul-Fitr, which is likely to be 14th or 15th October 2007. The news may kindly be conveyed, by word of mouth, to members of the Family living in Karachi, and around the world. This should help those living abroad and planning to visit Karachi to make their traveling plans accordingly.

The venue will be E/8 – 1, 4th Gizri Street, Phase IV, Defence Housing Authority – same venue as in earlier years, through the kind courtesy of Aliya and Nabil Tebawi and by kind permission of Murad and Baneen Mashooqullah, who live there.

Donations in cash or kind (Prizes for children and Lucky dip) are most welcome.

Members of the Family wishing to attend are requested to contribute Rs.200/- per couple, i.e. Rs.100/- per head. And all CHILDREN, above twelve years, as well as those irrespective of age, dependent on their parents, Rs.75/- per head. It would be appreciated if those wishing to attend, register the number of persons attending, with Khawaja Arshad (584-1835 or 0300-224-3436), at the latest, by Sunday 7th October 2007. Those who wish may also inform Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin by telephone (92-21)567-4639 or  0300-292-1903 or sayeed@cyber.net.pk