Sayeeda Khanom (1937-2020), born: Pabna, Bangladesh. The pioneering female photographer of Bangladesh, Sayeeda Khanom was a press photographer for weekly Begum when she produced a remarkable set of photographs of…
Bangladesh 50 Years – Tower Hamlets With our partners Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archive we commemorate 50 years of Bangladesh independence. We are remembering the activism and action of…
Arati Gupta was an Indian Bengali long-distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959. In 1960, she became…
Apart of A Season of Bangla Drama 2020 http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/seasonbangladrama A Season of Bangla Drama Coming to you from 12 – 21 November, bringing a programme of the best new talent…
Presented by London Metropolitan Archives Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEgIbliVJDs&feature=youtu.be https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is home to an extraordinary range of documents, images, maps, film and books about London. This site offers…
Swadhinata Trust volunteered FREE pre-consulatation advice to LBTH https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/bricklane
Barbara Beese and son Darcus Beese marching in support of the Bengali community Bethnal Green in the 1970s #SmallAxe The other hand he is holding belongs to Mala Sen