ASHA Charity Christmas Bazaar

ASHA Charity Christmas Bazaar!

A free, fun event for a worthwhile cause, with gifts to buy, entertainment for all the family, and great food!

1pm – 4pm, Sunday, 10 December 2017

Scout Hall, 81 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh

Join us at our Christmas Bazaar in support of the Hope for Girls charity (Meider Jonno Asha). Come and buy unique yet affordable handmade items made by the Asha sponsored girls – perfect as Christmas presents! Feast on authentic home-made Bangladeshi curries. Glam up for the festive season with a henna or glitter tattoo, or some pretty nail art. Bring the kids – we’ve got activities for the young ‘uns too!

Hope for Girls (Meider Jonno Asha) is a Scottish charity (SCO33691) which has been working to help the poor girls in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the last 20 years. The charity provides education, training, counselling and literacy skills. This valuable work is funded by events such as this Christmas bazaar, so please come along and support it.

Everyone welcome ! Spread the word ! No Booking required !

Event hosted by  Friends of ASHA charity and supported by Granton Parish Church, Granton & District Community Council, ELREC, Granton Scouts, North Edinburgh News,  Eastern Pavilion moiali.com, Shimmy N Shine Parties and many others.

Check out our event on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/events/292312447932353

For more information on ASHA, check out their website: www.mjasha.org.uk/asha-story

I would be grateful, if you could please share this invitation with your friends and families by word of mouth, via social networks.

Should you required more information please contact us.

Some important news links

Bengali News at ukbengali website:

Sylheti Adda Website, Channel S can be watched free on this website:

http://www.sylhetiadda.com/content/view/13/35/

Watch my news videos:

Lothian Life News:
http://www.lothianlife.co.uk/2008/03/chairman-award-for-mizanur/

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BCAS IMMIGRATION CONFERENCE 24 FEBRUARY 08

Bangladesh Samity Edinburgh

PRESS RELEASE

SAVE THE CURRY INDUSRTY IN SCOTLAND

To raise awareness on impact of new immigration law to the Bangladeshi restaurant business in Scotland, Bangladesh Samity (Association) Edinburgh holding a demonstration at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, 13 March 2008.

Place : Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh.

Time: 12.00pm – 2.00pm

There is 9,000 curry restaurants employing hundreds thousands staff mostly from Bangladeshi and this industry contributes 3.2 billion to the British economy every year.
Imposing new immigration law from 29th February will create a shortfall of kitchen staff which will severely affect restaurants businesses in Scotland. The staff shortages will restrict the ability of many restaurants to keep open during day time hours. Some owners are planning to serve pre cooked frozen curry rather than preparing fresh dishes. Many restaurateurs are thinking of removing items from the menu due to scarcity of kitchen staff with appropriate ethnic culinary skills. All these coping methods will have negative consequences on the curry industry in the near future.
New immigration law requires academic qualifications to work in restaurants under the ‘’skilled migrant” schemes where working experience and ethnic knowledge is not taken into consideration.
We, from Bangladesh Samity (Association) represent thousands of Bangladeshi families living across Scotland with most of them maintaining their livelihoods by working in the hundreds of curry kitchens.
With due respect to the government’s new immigration policy, which has been introduced in the national interest, we would like to request that the Scottish Government in collaboration with the Home Office finds an initiative that will furnish us with the opportunity to fill our kitchen vacancies with appropriate staff and save the industry. We also ask that action in this area be expedited in order to avoid as soon a financial catastrophe for many Bangladeshi families and businesses.

Note for the editor:

1. Please contact for any press information to Foysol Choudhury MBE, General Secretary, Bangladesh Samity, email: foysolchoudhury@aol.com, Mobile: 07830122778

2. Bangladesh Samity represents the Bangladeshi households living across the Edinburgh and Lothians.

3. It is proposed to hold a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament at 1200-1500hrs on Thursday, 13^th March 2008.

4. Chefs and restaurateurs will be present dressed in uniform and bearing pots and pans, banners etc to attract attention. Some food samples will be distributed.

5. A appeal will be presented to the First Minister by The Bangladesh Samity Edinburgh

6. A petition is being prepared for presentation at a later date

7. We expect 200+ to attend.

8. We are planning future action to highlight this crisis.

International Mother Language Day in Edinburgh

Channel S Reporter Award

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Please watch channel S news video

Mizanur Rahman Received Channel S Best Reporter Award

24 February 2008, London

Mizanur Rahman, Channel S reporter has been awarded ‘‘Channel S chairman award’’ for his outstanding professional excellence in TV media which has helped to promote Bangladeshi community in Scotland.
The Chairman award, launched this year by the “Channel S” television to honour broadcasting journalist working in the Bengali media within the UK and Europe. The award will be given annually for those who work for channel S as a reporter who personally and professionally inspires others also committed to personal development towards high standards of television journalism in Bengali broadcasting media abroad.
The award was presented on 24 February 2008 at the S banqueting hall in Walthamstow, London in front of fellow channel S reporters, news casters and news editors at a TV journalism workshop an audience including Mahi Ferdous Jalil, Founder chair, Channel S television; Syed Belal Ahmed, President, London Bangla Press Club; Syed Nahas Pasha, Editor, weekly Jonomot, Sueb ahmed , Chief executives, Channel I UK and ex president of London Bangla press club.
London Bangla Press Club member, Mizanur Rahman was born and brought up in Srimongol, Moulvibazar and began his journalistic career at the Srimongol-based local weekly Srimongoler Chiti in early 90s. He has also worked for Bangladeshi print media in the UK since 2003.
Channel S Scotland correspondent Mizanur Rahman said that, receiving the award was one of his proudest ever moments. He said: ‘‘I still don't think I can really believe it - I just feel so privileged and honoured. "I've always thought of these honours as the sort of things you report on, not that you actually receive."
"For me the greatest pride is that the citation is for services to the television journalism. I just consider myself ever so lucky to have been given the opportunity to tell the story of other Bengali people's lives and achievements.
Commenting on the award, president of London Bangla Press Club & Surma editor Belal Ahmed said “News reporters in Bengali media across the UK has contributed much to promote our community abroad for their commitment to Bengali community with great enthusiasm, Mizanur Rahman is one of them. I would like to congratulate him, it will encourage him to contribute more in future’’
Bangladeshi community in Scotland congratulated to Mizanur Rahman on receiving such prestigious media award. Foysol Choudhury MBE Secretary General of Bangladesh Samity said - ‘‘it is a great achievement for a member of our Samity to receive the honour we are proud of him. All the way he highlighted the Scottish Bangladesh community in a positive manner through media; it also helped to raise awareness among community in many important areas.
Race Equality worker Mr Mizanur Rahaman, came in the UK in 2003 for higher study, and awarded MSC in Sustainable Development from Stirling University. Earlier in Bangladesh he achieved MSC in zoology from MC College with distinctive order of merit. Began his career as life science lecturer in Modonmohon college, sylhet then joined in a Dhaka based environmental NGO centre for natural resource studies (CNRS) until arrive in the UK. He is older son of Md Faizur Rahman retired health inspector of tickria village, Srimongol.
Channel S (Sky 814), a London based Bengali television has started its journey three years ago with a mission to serve Bangladeshi community across the UK and Europe. Channel S has taken the drive to prepare audience for the most powerful digital electronic media which can act as their voice. It has been proven to be a real bridge between different sections within our Bangladeshi community through this television channel. To restore disaster stricken coastal region of Bangladesh in recent cyclone Channel S undertaken taken significant initiatives which is praised by mainstream media and global community.
Channel S Sylhet correspondent has also been nominated for the award this year. In his absence the award handed over to A Hye Ibne Safi, Mangaing Editor, Channel S.