Stories of 71 Summer events: Celebrating Bangladesh50 at Toynbee Hall As part of Bangladesh 50 celebrations, we’re hosting two events honouring the powerful history of Bengalis (in the UK and…
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Swadhinata Trust speakers Julie Begum and Ansar Ahmed Uddin at Tuesday 4 May 2021 Film Screening & Panel Discussion Please go to link for video https://youtu.be/VHTijCA-mrU Swadhinata Trust have help…
Displaced Voices: A Journal of Archives, Migration and Cultural Heritage Volume 1, Issue 1 (Summer 2020) https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.89655 Bengali Music and Musicians in the UK Oral History Project https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.89662
Thank you for submitting to the Storiesof71 Short Story Competition back in March/April 2021. We are delighted to have received 22 submissions coming from a variety of backgrounds, including elder…
In honour of the 50th anniversary 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence today, Toynbee Hall has developed a year-long programme that brings stories and experiences of Tower Hamlets Bengali communities to the…
Focus groups 8th April 2021 male partciapants faciliatated by Ansar Ahmed Ullah 12th April 2021 female participants and their social contacts faciliatated by Julie Begum in Sylheti
New #podcast DUST AND SHADOW is out! With Vice Chair of the Brick Lane Mosque Harmuz Ali, author @RachelLichtenst architects @shahedsaleem & Dan Leon, @SwadhinataTrust director Ansar Ahmed Ullah + academics…
Bangladesh 50 Years Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives is proud to present a programme of free online events exploring…
We are proud to offer “Learning about Covid 19 in east London’s Bangladeshi cmmunity” this year as a part of International Women’s Day events 2021 and INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK in…
Britain’s Bangladeshi community stands out for being more at risk from dying of Covid-19 than any other. Why is this the case and how do those at the heart of…
