The new & exciting network for dynamic, talented and enterprising British Bengalis. BritBangla aim to raise the profile of BritBengalis and celebrate the achievements made by British Bengalis.
Patron: The Baroness Uddin
BritBangla’s continual aim is to raise the BritBengali profile, highlight up and coming and inspirational BritBengalis. Profiles of some successful British Bengali achievement stories are now on the website at: http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html. It includes award-winning playwright Tanika Gupta, musician Farook Shamser of JOI, Sam Zaman of State of Bengal, world kick boxing champion Jacko Ali.
News
on our members:
Fashion photographer Enamul Haque’s short movie on its
futuristic Japanese fashion is currently touring around the world as part of
the Ondedotzero8 film festival.
Pasha Razzo the talented fashion designer will be showcasing
his brand new collection at the London Fashion Week from 19-23 September, earlier
this year top footballers were on the catwalk with Pasha’s designer fashion.
Pasha’s clients include footballers Deon Burton and Ijhah Anderson. (www.pasharazzo.com)
Dishad Husain, film director, won another award at Portobello
Film festival - best comedy for ‘Holly Bolly’ which already won
Best Short film at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival, Raindance East Film
festival London, and the UK Shooting People Network film Festival. Catch it
at the following venues coming up: The Asian Film Season at the Watershed Theatre
Bristol 3rd – 5th September www.watershed.co.uk
or Bite the Mango Film Festival in Bradford from 24th – 30th September
www.bitethemango.org.uk or check
out the film yourself at www.imotion.com.
Monshur
Alam’s short film ’Movies’ (www.alambrothers.co.uk)
has come runner
up in the UK Songwriting Contest which is one of the prestigious music competitions
of the year.
State of Bengal’s Sam Zaman, leading DJ and producer
in the Asian club scene, was among the urban Asian artists who played in the
mainstream Glastonbury festival that dedicated an Asian stage for the very first
time this year.
The Bangladesh
Flood Appeal charity fundraiser:
BRITBANGLA supported Pride of Asia’s fundraising dinner on Tuesday 3rd
August at Queen Mary & Westfield University. Dignitaries/special guests:
Baroness Uddin, GLA Member Murad Qureshi, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Ex-Camden
Mayor Nasim Ali, George Galloway MP, media and business community attended.
The event also showcased some of the best Bengali musicians including Kaya,
Krishno, Alaur Rahman and a Bangladeshi rock band ‘Purple Blue’.
The Flex FX productions young talents dazzled the audience with their dance
showcase (Artistic Director Naz Choudhury has already worked with top Bollywood
stars). Thanks to all those who attended and for sending cheque donations to
'Bangladesh Emergency Flood Appeal' set up by the Baroness Uddin.
BB member Kashem Ali, has
raised £2315 so far from his company Accenture for the Bangladesh flood
appeal. Also BB members in Luton raised £20,000 to purchase water purifying
tablets from a pharmaceutical company and successfully transported it over to
Bangladesh.
Virtual
Networking - BritBangla Forum:
Networking
is a crucial part for BritBangla professionals and young business people but
if you don't have the time to get out and about to attend BB events then "Virtual
Networking" is the next best thing! The BritBangla Forum is here create
a virtual interactive community, use the BB forum to share ideas, discuss topics,
ask advice, look for jobs and meet new professional contacts. Place job vacancies
and share them with other members. To register on BB Forum: http://www.britbangla.net/forum/
AURORA:
Women’s Network advancing women’s career and businesses
Event: LONDON: 21 September 2004
Aurora Women-Owned Business Expo & Networking Forum
When: 21/09/2004, 18:00 - 21:30
Where: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ
Sponsor(s): BT, HSBC, Blackberry, Globix
Info: For further info, email events@auroravoice.com
or call +44(0)20 7653 1909
Click here
to register for this
event
Event attendance
is FREE for all delegates.
Laura Tenison had always felt that in the UK, women used to try to cover up their growing bump and wear unflattering baggy dresses whilst pregnant. So Laura created a company that celebrated a stylish pregnancy as a response to the lack of fashionable and affordable maternity wear available in the UK. From a profile in The Sunday Times Business Section in 1999 to receiving the MBE for Services to Business in the 2004 New Year’s List 2004, Laura is expertly qualified to share her insights with you.
EXPERT BUSINESS
PANEL: Mick Hegarty, ICT General Manager, BT, HSBC, a Senior Financial Expert,
Blackberry, a mobile communication expert
BB Update
>>BritBangla supported the Top Careers Leadership in
Women (June 2004). Many of our female members benefited from this networking
event and career recruitment fair.
>>BritBangla's Brick Lane Charity lunch event raised
£2000 for orphanage in Bangladesh
>>The Summer Boat Party (July) was a great success!
>> Pride of Asia Bangladesh Flood Appeal raised £3000.
>> BritBangla sit on Bangladesh Emergency Flood Appeal (BEFA) Working
Group set up by The Baroness Uddin. If anyone interested in the minutes or update
do contact taryn@britbangla.net or
if you want any issues to be raised at 8th September meeting.
Bangladesh
Giving Network (charity no: 11039):
BGN is trying to develop ways for British Bangladeshis to contribute to development
in Bangladesh on a more pro-active long-term basis. Its purpose is to develop
and support projects for the relief of poverty and promotion of education in
Bangladesh. BGN's inviting new members and trustees and developing a structured
volunteer programme to directly involve more British Bangladeshis in enhancing
the regular flow of money and skills to Bangladesh. If interested in joining
the network contact Niaz Alam at Niaz.Alam@eiris.org
Forthcoming Events
Winter
Ball @ Radisson Edwardian: 7.30pm, Saturday 27th November 2004
This will be the main highlight and the glamorous event of the year! So don’t
miss it!
For more details contact the team at: britbangla@britbangla.net
Any interested sponsors do get in touch.
Leadership in Action (Graduates), Central London: 27 November 2004
BritBangla is supporting the Leadership in Action, open to applications from
both men and women, is the next London Top Career Forum and will be taking place
in November. Top companies will be exhibiting.
New Forum
details will be available on this website from September at www.topcareers.net/forums/
Members
get involved!!
Get involved in any aspect of BritBangla's work (charity, events, on-line magazine
etc) and gain some new skills and a great way to make new contacts/colleagues..
If you wish to contact the BB Team Shirin/Rumiya/Taryn/Syed then mail at britbangla@britbangla.net
The BritBangla Team look forward to hearing from you and will see you at the next event!
Best Wishes
The BritBangla
Team
W: www.britbangla.net
E: britbangla@britbangla.net
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