about us
Pharmacy graduates that immigrated from Bangladesh took initiative to form a professional organization on March 3rd, 1991, a meeting was convened at the Tandoor Restaurant in Queens, New York. The same year, a constitution was adopted. The organization was named Bangladeshi-American Pharmacists' Association (BAPA). It is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious, pharmacy-oriented voluntary professional organization.
The purpose of the organization is:
» To foster cooperation and collaboration among Bangladeshi pharmacists residing in North America.
» To build and maintain relations with other pharmacists' associations in North America.
» To support the profession of pharmacy in Bangladesh and in North America.
» To support and encourage the development of Pharmaceutical Science in Bangladesh.
» To develop and conduct programs for maintaining and improving the professional standards.
» To promote welfare of members' families in case of need.
» To protect the professional interests of members of the Association.
Executive Committee: 2008-2009
President:
Murad Husain, MS, RPh
Vice President:
Sharif Ahmed, MS
General Secretary:
Shah Rashid Ranju, MS
Treasurer:
Abdus Salam, MS
Committee Members:
Abul Azad, PhD
Daud Bhuiyan, MS, RPh
Mohammed Nurul Haque, RPh
Mohammad Akhtar Hossain, RPh
Abdur Rashid, PhD
Previous Committees