BritBanglaCovid National Survey for Bangladeshis

Covid-19 demonstrates that Bangladeshis in Britain are more vulnerable than any other ethnic minority communities. BritBanglacovid has now taken a massive task to undertake a nationwide survey to find out the underlying causes of such a tragedy upon such a minority community. We urge anyone who is Bangladeshi to fill in the survey. No one so far has been able to target such a community on such a scale. We hope we can obtain significant information to argue for positive changes from grassroots research. We need your help. Please complete the survey and share...

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Pandemic may give rise to new leadership among Bangladeshi diaspora say Daily Star

Daily Star writes about the work of BritBanglaCovid and how the pandemic may have developed Bangladeshi leadership in Britain, US and Australia. You can read more about our work by clicking below.

Vaccines are free even without papers! A campaign (in Many Languages)

BritBanglaCovid has designed leaflets in a number of languages highlighting the following: 'If you have no paperwork to prove your immigration status, don't let that stop you from vaccinated. You do not need to show proof of your immigration status nor your ID nor your address. You can register with a local General Practitioner (GP) for free of charge. COVID VACCINES ARE FREE OF CHARGE!' (ENGLISH EDITION) BANGLA EDITION FRENCH EDITION GREEK EDITION ITALIAN EDITION POLISH EDITION PORTUGUESE EDITION ROMANIAN EDITION RUSSIAN EDITION SPANISH EDITION TURKISH EDITION URDU EDITION YORUBA EDITION -----------------------------------------

Youth Justice Officer Heard about Covid victims and feel nervous going to work

ABDUL SHOHID’S BACKGROUND His father came to the UK in the 1960s as part of the chain migration from Sylhet, Bangladesh. His mother joined his father in the 70s. She could not speak a word of English at the time. Shohid was born and brought up in Tower Hamlets. He was born in Mile End Hospital. He went to Hackney Community College and grew up with four siblings. He lived all his life in the borough. He was the only person in his family and relatives to go to university. ‘I am not sure what I expected when I was going to university. I felt this was something I needed to do. I was academically gifted…This would also help me to get a good job. I studied anthropology. In terms of understanding society, community and individuals, these are some of the things going to university has taught me.’ SHOHID'S WORK Currently he works with young offenders who are seen as high risk in the local community. Many of these individuals have language, misuse of drugs problems and have been broug

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