Daily News | At City Hall, celebrating the 50th year of Bangladeshi independence with flag-raising
Fifty years ago, months of brutal fighting came to an end and birthed a newly independent Bangladesh. On Friday, the Bangladeshi community of the Philadelphia region came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that independence at City Hall, raising the Bangladeshi flag high for the first time.
“As a proud Welcoming City, we know that our diversity is our strength and the year-round cultural programming offered by the Philadelphia Honors Diversity Program is part of our commitment to celebrating the contributions of our diverse immigrant communities,” Amy Eusebio, executive director of OIA, said in a statement.
Islam said the idea to apply for the flag-raising stemmed from that fact, as community leaders witnessed the cultural and linguistic barriers Bangladeshis faced when trying to access services such as health care and social security. Islam said there’s an estimated 24,000 Bangladeshis in the greater Philadelphia region.
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