Bangla Stories

• 1: Home
• 2: About the project
  • 2.1: Who we are
  • 2.2: The locations
    • 2.2.1: Dhaka
    • 2.2.2: Dinajpur
    • 2.2.3: Newham
    • 2.2.4: Oldham
    • 2.2.5: Satkhira
    • 2.2.6: Syedpur
    • 2.2.7: Tower Hamlets
    • 2.2.8: Other British Bengali Communities
  • 2.3: The interviews
    • 2.3.1: Background to the interviews
    • 2.3.2: Classic Migrant: Tasarul Ali - Oldham
    • 2.3.3: Child Migrant: Kamal Hossain - Oldham
    • 2.3.4: Student Migrant: Rimi - Newham
    • 2.3.5: Accidental Migrant: Mazharul Islam - Tower Hamlets
    • 2.3.6: 'Twice Migrant': Imtiaz Ahmed - Newham
    • 2.3.7: Reluctant Migrant: Tonima - Newham
    • 2.3.8: Bengali Hindu Migrant: Ashim Sen - Bradford
    • 2.3.9: Illegal Migrant: Jakia Chowdhury - Tower Hamlets
    • 2.3.10: Migrant Bride: Laila Rahman
    • 2.3.11: Migrant Groom: Polash - Oldham
    • 2.3.12: Writer Migrant: Ahmed Ilias - Dhaka
    • 2.3.13: Child of Migrants: Vicky - Dhaka, Town Hall Camp
    • 2.3.14: 'Maldoiya' Migrant: Bibi Hawa - Dinajpur
    • 2.3.15: Well-Connected Migrant: Abdul Rahman Biswas - Ranishankhoil, Dinajpur
    • 2.3.16: Migrant Bride’s Mother: Ajbuda Khatun – Chamra Godown Camp, Syedpur
    • 2.3.17: Railway Worker Migrant: Nizam Chacha - Syedpur
    • 2.3.18: Two Brothers: Wazed & Elahi– Kalinchi and Satkhira
    • 2.3.19: Migrant Landowner: Abu Hussein Sardar - Satkhira
    • 2.3.20: Commander Monsur Ali - Syedpur
  • 2.4: Migration Themes
    • 2.4.1: Connections: Thinking about Home
    • 2.4.2: Generation
    • 2.4.3: Marriage
    • 2.4.4: War
    • 2.4.5: Work
    • 2.4.6: Religion
  • 2.5: What it's like to be a researcher
  • 2.6: Interviewing your own family
  • 2.7: Recording Memories
• 3: The Bengal Diaspora
  • 3.1: History
    • 3.1.1: The Mughal Empire
    • 3.1.2: The Battle of Plassey, 1757
    • 3.1.3: The Great Indian Rebellion of 1857-8
    • 3.1.4: The East India Company
    • 3.1.5: Hindu-Muslim Relations in Bengal
    • 3.1.6: Ayahs, Lascars and Princes
    • 3.1.7: Two World Wars
    • 3.1.8: Gandhi (1869-1948)
    • 3.1.9: Independence and Partition
    • 3.1.10: Post-War Migration (1945-61)
    • 3.1.11: Language Martyrs
    • 3.1.12: Voucher Migration (1960s)
    • 3.1.13: Bangladeshi Independence
    • 3.1.14: Families Reunited
    • 3.1.15: New Migrants (1990s Onwards)
  • 3.2: Geography
  • 3.3: Religion
  • 3.4: Politics
  • 3.5: Culture
  • 3.6: People and Populations
  • 3.7: Economy
  • 3.8: Timeline
• 4: For Teachers
• 5: For Researchers
  • 5.1: Further study
• 6: Home & Away
  • 6.1: London
  • 6.2: Journeys
  • 6.3: Bangladesh
  • 6.4: Where is 'Home'? Where is 'Away'?
  • 6.5: Journey Stories
    • 6.5.1: Abida
    • 6.5.2: Amina
    • 6.5.3: Fayed
    • 6.5.4: Habiba
    • 6.5.5: Sharmin
    • 6.5.6: Tanhaz
• 8: Links
• 9: Contacts

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