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NY J02851

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/3/2022

Primary Sponsor

Toby Stavisky

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requests Governor Kathy Hochul proclaim September 25, 2022, as Bangladeshi Immigrant Day in New York State
  • Commemorates the date of September 25, 1974, when Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered the first speech in Bengali to the United Nations General Assembly
  • Recognizes over 250,000 Bangladeshi-born immigrants living in New York and the largest Bangladeshi community in America centered in Jackson Heights, Queens
  • Acknowledges the 50-year relationship between Bangladesh and the United States as of 2022, with approximately 10,000 Bangladeshis immigrating to the U.S. annually
  • Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to Governor Hochul and the CEO of the Muktadhara Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting Bengali culture

Legislative Description

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 25, 2022, as Bangladeshi Immigrant Day in the State of New York

Last Action

ADOPTED

6/3/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance5/31/2022

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