It was a pleasure to have hosted another important topic: undocumented migrant and covid vaccines to encourage vaccination campaign for all in Britain regardless of having a password. I would like to thank: Rachel Blake - Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets Nurur Chowdhury   - Senior Scientist from Barts NHS Sunitha Dwarakanath -   Regularise Natasha Howard - Innovation and Information Manager   NE London NHS Naseem Talukdar -   Feed the Homeless All the shared materials can be found below: ttps://www.unhcr.org/cy/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2018/09/ TerminologyLeaflet_EN_PICUM.pdfhttps:// www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/let-s-flatten-the-infodemic-curve     WHOs COVID Mythbusters page https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters   How to Spot Fake News - COVID edition https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/93015   Scroll down for links in different languages British Society for Immunology Guide to vaccinations for COVID-19   https://www.imm

  A community campaigner fought against racism in the East End in life and during the pandemic he campaigned to feed local residents MAIUM'S EARLY LIFE IN BRITAIN ‘My dad had a vision for us to do well: to get good education and a good job,' said Maium. Maium remembers Bangladesh being overcrowded as a child. His initial experience of the UK was completely the opposite.  ‘Everything was different. It was beautiful and nice. It was very different from the country I was born in. Obviously, I was very young at the time. In Bangladesh, I was use to being with Bangladeshi people. When I came here I see a different variety of people.’ Maium came to the UK in 1984. He was 5 years old. Having lived in various temporary accommodations  in many parts of London, his family then settled in the  Isle of Dogs. They were the first few Bengali families moved in to the area at the time. RACISM IN ISLE OF DOGS They lived near a park. They would not go to the park for five years because of fear o

  Tanzila Zaman, a community mentor, and writer of a book, ‘Mother Tongue’, shares her experience of the pandemic.  EARLY LIFE Tanzila Zaman was born in Barisal,  Bangladesh. Most of her life, prior to coming to the UK just over 10 years ago, she lived, studied and worked in  Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. Her mother was always busy and cooking, cleaning and maintaining their home. Tanzila enjoyed her time in school.  In Dhaka she studied at the best institutions and later she worked for a corporation.  Her passion to excel in her career made her come to the UK. Her employer preferred her to get trained in Singapore. She chose London.  BRITISH EXPERIENCE ‘Most of the things you study in Bangladesh is about memorising things. It is not practical at all. In London you are flexible. In Bangladesh there are restriction, and lots of memorising. I don’t like memorising.’   ‘When I came to London my life changed (dramatically).  When I came to the UK, I started studying and Allah blessed

Hi everyone, I know it's a difficult time for everyone. We just have to play our part in such a time to help and support others who are less fortunate than us.  Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year (if you can) from BritBanglaCovid.  

Thank you on behalf of BritBanglaCovid for taking part in our fourth Public Meeting where we passionately spoke about minority communities, poverty and Covid-19 vaccines. We felt priveledged to listen to the feelings and responses of local campaigners, grassroots activists and East London Mayors and academics. No doubt we still have a lot to do to protect our communities in times the pandemic. BritBanglaCovid will play its part to support minority communities in times of difficulties. If you want to know more about BritBanglaCovid, please check here: www.britbanglacovid.com

We know that Covid-19 vaccines are shortly to be distributed in Britain sometime soon. The pandemic, however, has shown that we are not all in it together. Bangladeshis in Britain have seen a tsunami of their loved once die,  spend time in hospitals due to the virus, lost jobs and furloughed.  Covid-19 has also exposed the fragility of the Bengali community in comparison to the white British population. The  government and NHS data clearly demonstrate that Bangladeshis are vulnerable in the context of their health because t hey are more likely to work in shutdown sectors, live in overcrowded conditions, twice the risk of dying of the virus compared to the white population, and unemployment rate is much higher.  What can we do about it?  Prioritise the Bengalis who are more vulnerable in proportion to the while population to save Bengali lives.

Join BritBanglaCovid's next Zoom Public meeting on 13 December at 3pm. Link:  here We are seeing poverty level rising, minority communities losing jobs and dying . What can we do about it? Ask your questions and share your experience to those who have the chance to shape our communities. Guest Speakers: Bill Bowring - Criminology professor Phil Glanville - Mayor of Hackney Charlotte Hughes - Journalist and social media influencer IMA Miah - CEO of Asian Resource Centre Rokhsana Fiaz - Mayor of Newham Lilu Wheeler - NHS Project Manager

BritBanglaCovid has created this report to analyse the plight of  Bangladeshis living in Britain. This community has experienced tragedies and unique difficulties due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the likes of which are unprecedented within current living generations.   BritBanglCovid believes that this community needs protection by providing sufficient support and resources in its culture and language to prevent further isolation. Having explored the community through individual anecdotes via interviews and a survey, BritBanglaCovid was able to produce this report to protect the wellbeing of Bangladeshis in Britain. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Faster intervention by authorities in the language affected by minority communities to save lives.  2. Investment by authorities on specific language programmes to support vulnerable and excluded communities (beyond written word) such as use of spoken word voice recordings, telephone and face to face conversations because many Bangladeshis have no formal

  As part of the public awareness campaign on Covid-19, BritBanglaCovid has hosted a public meeting on 23 Aug 2020. The subject matter: Health & Social Care Crisis. Members of the panels were medical professionals, researchers and social care workers and carers. The purpose of the meeting was to share ideas from professionals, members of the public in ways to minimise deaths and to prevent spread of the virus in the Bangladeshi community in Britain today. Guest speakers: Farhana Rahman (GP) Julie Begum ( Adult Care Researcher and Social Care Workers) Shebul Khan (Carer and Disability Rights Campaigner) Shah Alam (Mental Health Researcher). The event was hosted by the founder of BritBanglaCovid - Ripon Ray

Due to the severity of Covid-19 amongst Bangladeshi communities in Britain, BritBanglaCovid has organised Health & Social Care Crisis Public Meeting on 23 August 2020 at 3pm.  You can hear from doctors,  care worker, carer and domestic violence sufferer and many more! Have your say on the subject matter in order for our government, councils and community activists to take action.  If you want to take part in the event, you must register on EventBrite and have your say. This is urgent! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-social-care-crisis-for-britbangla-tickets-115043678740

Shajida Ali lost her sister and brother-in-law to Covid. She feels anxious when people don't comply social distancing guidelines. EARLY LIFE OF SHAJIDA Shajida Ali's father came to the United Kingdom (UK) in 1962. When she was 7 months old, Shajida,  her mother and two brothers came to the UK in 1982. Three of her sisters remained in Bangladesh who were already married off. When they came to the UK they, at first, stayed in the East End. Later they moved to Berkshire for a year but she says: ‘My mum had to move back because there were no Bengalis and there was no community. We could not live like that; so we moved back to east London. I have been living in east London since then.’ Although Shajida has been living all her life in the UK, she goes back to Bangladesh to see her siblings. Her brothers talked about racism and being attacked when she was young. She remembers Canon Street Park where she played during her childhood. ‘Most of our neighbours were Bangladeshi. Even to thi