Celebrating 50 Years Of Bangladesh
Date of event/s
Sun, 7th November 2021
Location
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB
About this event
The celebrations continue with Freedom 50 Riders on the 7th November at the Hippodrome. The day will have stalls and cultural activities and for the evening we have live music and dance at the Hippodrome. The day is free and the evening headline is Khiyo with Sohini Alam. Tickets are only £10.00 follow the link below to book tickets.
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50 years on since Bangladesh has become a sovereign nation and we, British Bangladeshi, have had a footprint in the UK that stretches back four centuries. It started with the expansion of the East India Company in Calcutta in the 17th-century, with merchant seamen known as ‘Laskars’. They were recruited to serve the ships and on occasions, they would jump ship in one of Britain's ports. There were also ‘ayas’ – servants and cooks brought back by returning employees of the East India Company, however, this was in very small numbers and there is little account of their presence in the UK.
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