{"id":1448,"date":"2024-12-09T03:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T03:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bacaovottawa.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:39:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bacaovottawa.com\/","title":{"rendered":"BACAOV"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1448\" class=\"elementor elementor-1448\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8eeeff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8eeeff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0f293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b0f293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Bridges, Celebrating Heritage<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e76a1c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e76a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bangladesh Canada Association of Ottawa Valley (BACAOV) has been fostering Bangladeshi culture, community, and engagement in Canada&#8217;s National Capital Region since 1971.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbac74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2bbac74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About Our Legacy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9242e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9242e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c3318 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43c3318\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe29a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe29a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission &amp; Objectives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befccf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"befccf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>T<\/strong>he Bangladesh Canada Association of Ottawa Valley (BACAOV) is a not-for-profit organization based in Canada\u2019s National Capital Region. Originally formed in April 1971, BACAOV originated as a response to Bangladesh\u2019s struggle for independence.<\/div><div>A small group of Bangladeshis living in Ottawa mobilized to raise awareness about the atrocities committed by Pakistan in Bangladesh. Through protests, fundraising campaigns, and advocacy efforts, they urged the Canadian government to support Bangladesh\u2019s independence movement.<\/div><div>Today, BACAOV continues to build on its legacy by promoting Bangladeshi culture, heritage, and community engagement in the Ottawa region.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bc0cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65bc0cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd5e24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccd5e24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530e5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"530e5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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