Bangladesh Association of New Jersey, Inc. is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the state of New Jersey. It is also registered as a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. It is a non-profit, voluntary, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, nonpolitical, and secular forum organized exclusively for cultural, educational and charitable purposes. Anyone who subscribes to the BANJ charter is allowed to become a member on payment of the prescribed fees. BANJ was incorporated as an organization in 1995. The NJ State Registration Number for BANJ is 0100612917 and the
Federal Tax Exempt Id is 22-3363001.

BANJ is dedicated to promoting the cultural and ethnic heritage of the Bangladeshi community in New Jersey. Every year, it organizes several cultural programs, seminars and an annual picnic to celebrate Bengali heritage and culture, and improve the communication among the members of the community. BANJ also acts as the representative of the Bangladeshi community of New Jersey to national events such as FOBANA (Forum of Bangladeshi Associations of North America) Conference, Nazrul Sammelon, and other cultural and literary conferences. BANJ has been active in addressing issues in local and national areas. Members of BANJ participate on various local and national forums that serve the interests of Bangladeshi community. It also uses its resources to help critical causes such as helping the flood victims of Bangladesh.

The torch has been passed on to this new committee of 2009-2011. We will follow the ideology on which BANJ was founded. Our goal for this committee is to bring the community together, so that we can become a force to be reckoned with. We will be focusing mainly in getting our new generation involved in our activities. It is our responsibility to make the new generation aware of our cultural heritage, national achievements and sacrifices, the endurance and struggle that Bangladesh went through to bring the joy of freedom.We will carry this torch to the new generation , together we will illumined the path to a united and stronger community.We would fervently request all of you to be actively involved with BANJ.