Second-generation Bengalis: How South-Asian clothing is navigating the tightrope of Bengali, British and Muslim identities
As the colourful sarees and shalwar kameez of the 70s are being replaced by more religious hijabs and abayas on
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British Bangladeshi
Dr Fatima Rajina’s book on how British-Bangladeshi Muslim identity transformed after 9/11
As she confronts how the War on Terror shaped the language and clothing of British-Bangladeshis in her debut book, Dr
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Remembering Altab Ali: The racist murder that galvanised Whitechapel’s Bengali community
One of modern Whitechapel’s defining moments is the murder of a young man called Altab Ali who was stabbed in
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How British-Bangladeshi musicians are using ‘Benglish’ to give cultural meaning to the next generation
In the final part of our four-part series on the hidden cost of losing Bangla, we examine how popular British-Bangladeshi
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How Bengali newspapers in Tower Hamlets are fighting to keep Bangla alive and relevant to a new generation
In the third part of our four-part series on the hidden cost of losing Bangla, we examine the role of
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How the collapse of supplementary schools in Tower Hamlets is putting Bengali at risk
In the second four-part series on the hidden costs of losing the Bangla language, we examine why Bengali supplementary schools
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With third-generation British Bangladeshis losing their mother tongue, the community faces a tipping point
In the first part of our four-part series about the hidden cost of losing Bangla, we examine why Bengalis hold
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“Enough is enough”: Channel 4 Documentary on how Brick Lane’s Bangladeshi community stood up to the National Front
A new Channel 4 documentary airing this week uncovers how Britain’s Asian community stood against the far right in the
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Janomot: The story of the UK’s oldest surviving Bengali newspaper
Despite the decline of the print media, the UK’s first and oldest Bengali newspaper fights on as an unshakable voice
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‘A love letter to the country of my birth’: Dina Begum’s new cookbook celebrates Bangladeshi cooking
Dina Begum’s new cookbook Made in Bangladesh showcases the long-overlooked flavours and culture of Bangladeshi food and preserves them for
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‘Confidently Muslim, comfortably British’: Imam Ajmal Masroor on multiculturalism, identity and community
Imam Ajmal Masroor speaks to us about his experience of racism as a child in the East End, finding confidence
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The remarkable story of the lascar brothers Ayub Ali Master and Shamsul Haque
This is the story of how two brothers, Ayub Ali Master and Shamsul Haque, helped establish the Bangladeshi community in
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