Lander expands office hours for Bangladeshi community
Councilmember Also Names New Community Liaison
In a sign of the increasing importance of the Bangladeshi community to the political and cultural fabric of Brooklyn, Councilmember Brad Lander has expanded the services in his Kensington district office to assist immigrants from that part of the world.
Lander also announced that he has named Ruby Abdul, who speaks Bengali, to serve as a community liaison.
The announcement took place at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Kensington office on Oct. 21 following jumah, or Friday prayers, at local mosques.