Bihar Social Forum (BSF), an organisation of Indian expatriates, held its annual meet and greet programme and introduced the new management committee for 2023.
BSF is an associate organisation of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) under the aegis of the Embassy of India. ICBF president Vinod Nair and general secretary Sabith Sahir were the chief guests.
Speaking on occasion, BSF founder Irfan Ansari introduced Satyendra Pathak, a senior journalist with Qatar Tribune, as the president of the new management committee.
Apart from Ansari and Pathak, the other members of the committee are Imam Hussain, Sadab Hussain, Aftab Alam Siddique, Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Dilnawaz Ali, Parwez Ali Saifi, Saddam Ansari, Mohammad Musharraf Khan, Mohammad Azharuddin, Arvind Yadav, Mazrul Haque, Mohammad Azmayeen, Zulfikar Ali, Rizwan Ahmad, Dharmendra Kumar and Mohammad Jishan Ali.
Addressing BSF members on the occasion, Pathak said, “Our prime and foremost priority will always remain to help and support Bihar community members, especially the large number of workers engaged with various development projects in Qatar. Besides, we will also aim to reach out to families from Bihar so that they have a platform to celebrate their art, culture, festivals, and traditional functions together.”
A number of entertainment activities such as dance, drama, singing by kids, and games for ladies and gents were also organised on the occasion.
