About
Bangladesh Student Organisation was formed at UW - Madison on November 6th 2016 in a general meeting in the presence of Bangladeshi students and staff. The constitution was confirmed in accordance to the requirements of the Center for Leadership and Involvement of the university. A seven member executive board was formed through an election at the meeting.
BSO UW-Madison aims to promote Bangladeshi culture and heritage on campus, thereby enriching the diverse values among the community. BSO is a platform that will bring people from different backgrounds to celebrate the rich tradition of more than a 1000 years old Bengali civilization that are relatively unknown to people in the northern hemisphere. The early history of Bangladesh featured succession of several Indian empires including the great Mughal rule, and the latest colonial British empire. Prolonged exposure to different suzerainty resulted in the culmination of a rich Bengali culture, marked by its language, art, music, architecture, cuisine and so on. Henceforth, it is important that BSO presents the UW campus with a glimpse of the culture and life of Bangladesh through regular programming and events. This will led to more awareness among community which in turn will increase our communal harmony.
BSO fulfills the following needs on this campus and the city of Madison:
Diversifying the Campus -
Off the 1006 registered student organisations in this campus, BSO is the only pathway to experience an unique Bengali culture like no other. BSO let this campus celebrate the 7th most commonly spoken language in the world - Bangla. Not only BSO introduces the delicious Bengali cuisine with its delicacies distinct from the other subcontinental food, but also its music and literature that have thrived for over thousands of years. This organisation helps others know the value of a pluralistic society that is there in today’s Bangladesh, crafted out of people with many identities of different religion, ethnicity, language and so on. All in all, BSO only enriches this campus culturally.
Celebration of Minority identity -
Students and staff of Bangladeshi origin represents only 0.06% of the total enrollment, that is, roughly 25 off the 43000 people in this university. One will have the probability of meeting 1 Bangladeshi in every 1700 people they meet on this campus. Yet, the culture and heritage each of those individual represents is much larger than that number represents. There is no better way than having the BSO to honor and celebrate the identity of this minority group on this campus.
Connecting with the Alumni -
UW Madison has a long history of having students from Bangladesh. In fact, among the outstanding UW alumni from Bangladesh is Dr. Iyajuddin Ahmed who went on to becoming the 14th President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. BSO can be a platform to unite all UW graduates and former students of the university from Bangladesh into an integrated body to the end that they may communicate more effectively with each other, stimulate continuing education among the alumni, solicit gifts to the university, and overall, perpetuate a sense of pride and enthusiasm.
BSO UW-Madison aims to promote Bangladeshi culture and heritage on campus, thereby enriching the diverse values among the community. BSO is a platform that will bring people from different backgrounds to celebrate the rich tradition of more than a 1000 years old Bengali civilization that are relatively unknown to people in the northern hemisphere. The early history of Bangladesh featured succession of several Indian empires including the great Mughal rule, and the latest colonial British empire. Prolonged exposure to different suzerainty resulted in the culmination of a rich Bengali culture, marked by its language, art, music, architecture, cuisine and so on. Henceforth, it is important that BSO presents the UW campus with a glimpse of the culture and life of Bangladesh through regular programming and events. This will led to more awareness among community which in turn will increase our communal harmony.
BSO fulfills the following needs on this campus and the city of Madison:
Diversifying the Campus -
Off the 1006 registered student organisations in this campus, BSO is the only pathway to experience an unique Bengali culture like no other. BSO let this campus celebrate the 7th most commonly spoken language in the world - Bangla. Not only BSO introduces the delicious Bengali cuisine with its delicacies distinct from the other subcontinental food, but also its music and literature that have thrived for over thousands of years. This organisation helps others know the value of a pluralistic society that is there in today’s Bangladesh, crafted out of people with many identities of different religion, ethnicity, language and so on. All in all, BSO only enriches this campus culturally.
Celebration of Minority identity -
Students and staff of Bangladeshi origin represents only 0.06% of the total enrollment, that is, roughly 25 off the 43000 people in this university. One will have the probability of meeting 1 Bangladeshi in every 1700 people they meet on this campus. Yet, the culture and heritage each of those individual represents is much larger than that number represents. There is no better way than having the BSO to honor and celebrate the identity of this minority group on this campus.
Connecting with the Alumni -
UW Madison has a long history of having students from Bangladesh. In fact, among the outstanding UW alumni from Bangladesh is Dr. Iyajuddin Ahmed who went on to becoming the 14th President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. BSO can be a platform to unite all UW graduates and former students of the university from Bangladesh into an integrated body to the end that they may communicate more effectively with each other, stimulate continuing education among the alumni, solicit gifts to the university, and overall, perpetuate a sense of pride and enthusiasm.