Source: National Geographic, "Atlas of the World", 7th Ed., 1999,  page 13.
    
    
    
    OUR MISSION
    
    
    
    
    
    The mission of the association shall be the promotion of Bengali culture and literature in the
    United States and to promote friendship and cultural exchange with other organizations and
    groups, American and foreign, in the United States.
    
    
    
    The association will be a meeting ground of Bengalees and their friends
    in Northeastern Ohio and will provide opportunity for the families and friends of
    Bengalees in Northeastern Ohio to learn Bengali language, culture, and traditions.
    
    
    
    The association shall be a non-profit organization and will exist as an
    incorporated association of its members.
    
    
    
    
    The association shall be non-commercial, non-sectarian, and
    non-partisan. The name of the association or the name of any member in office shall not be
    used in any partisan interest if not related to the objectives of the association.