Julie Begum chairs discussion with Shahida Rahman at writeidea festival 2022. Shahida was born and raised in Cambridge, UK. Her late father, Abdul Karim moved to Cambridge from East…
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East End Tales in the Secret Chapel: Historic Headlines, Community Action & Memoirs of A Cockney Sikh Dates November 24, 2022 – November 24, 2022 Times 6:30 pm – 8:15…
Dear BritBanglaCovid friends, I am very grateful for registering and/or attending the BritBanglaCovid’s British Bangladeshi Women: Past, Present and Covid, a Zoom public meeting. It was such a joy to hear from…
Bengali Community Dinner at BBC Community Centre, Toynbee Street FREE COMMUNITY DINNER 25th March 2022, 4PM – 7PM! Join us, East End Homes and Swadhinata Trust to celebrate local Bengali heritage…
Happy new year! Our film launch event on Sat 22nd January at 4pm will be marketed via the university networks in Dhaka from this week (coordinated by our good friend…
This book of photography has been a long slow-burning project for the Swadhinata Trust, a volunteer led London based secular Bengali community group that works to promote Bengali history and heritage…
History begins at home, and as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, acclaimed artist Rahemur Rahman is working collaboratively with a group of artists as well as…
Swadhinata Trust took part in the Being Human Event marking the 50th anniversary of Stepney Words at Great Hall, People’s Palace, QMUL in a panel entitled ‘Grassroots’, on the grassroots…
Wednesday 17 November 2021 2pm at Altab Ali Park £8/£5 concessions It was SOLD OUT! The annual Banglatown walk and talk for anybody interested in Bengali migration and settlement in…