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Place, Social Protection and Migration in Bangladesh: A Londoni Village in Biswanath

Just discovered this article written by Katy Gardener and Zahir Ahmed from the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. It is quite interesting as it discusses migration and in particular focuses on an area of Sylhet that is close to my heart. In this working paper, which is based on a 2006 research in Biswanatt, Sylhet (in Bangladesh)

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Britain’s Muslims

The diverse origins of Britain’s Muslims is analysed by a BBC report produced earlier this year. According to this report most of the Bangladeshi Muslim community is originally from Sylhet district in Bangladesh. This is not surprising to most Bangladeshi residence living in the UK. This report looks at the Top 15 countries of origin for Muslims born outside the

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