We are proud to announce our short film #Dawat. Featuring an all Bengali cast, we showcase an intergenerational tale between a mom and her adult daughter. It’s our turn to tell our stories and we ask you to help us tell it, any amount will go a long way : https://t.co/p9fbyupKbv
Bangladeshi-American novelist @hiwildflower on her name change: "I wanted to find a meridian between identities that honor where I’ve come from and where I am headed." Ready her story at @them. https://t.co/Dc1pGiS21o
"What can the international community do to help the teens in Bangladesh against the ongoing government killings and oppression?" Thread on @Reddit at /r/AskReddit. https://t.co/bzngqwcQDh
"Perhaps [my father] knew what life as a brown person, as a Muslim in America, would be like during my lifetime... When asked, he first dismisses the thought. Eventually he concedes: 'Yes, maybe I did want you to fit in.'" —@Jenn_Chowdhury https://t.co/HpbZNNXfwU
Bangladeshi photographer Jannatul Mawa on her series about domestic maids and their employers: "This is about closeness and distance. Those who work as domestics bend down to dust for us, but do we care about them, when they go to bed?" https://t.co/Mg68ks4ymD
"Boasting 4.9 million followers on her Instagram, [Bangladeshi-Japanese] @RolaWorLD is not someone you should take lightly. She goes beyond her Insta-famous status and has dabbled in almost every form of media, from print to screen." https://t.co/gDh46E8b5O
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American architect called the "Einstein of structural engineering" for his contributions to the development of the skyscraper, including the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center. https://t.co/GYVWqHAx18
According to @BuddhaBabulanam, the Bangladeshi-Swedish art director of @oddravenstudios, the aesthetics of the virtual reality adventure game Carly and the Reaperman is heavily influenced by his impressions of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. https://t.co/5R7IvNj6wf
Bangladeshi-American @ziadtheactivist is a 19-year-old at @Yale. He's the founder of @weredefy and the CEO of @JUVConsulting. In this @TEDxTeen talk, he discusses the need for better communication with one another to improve both our own and others' lives. https://t.co/tYUH45OcYb
Did you know there are Bangladeshi films on @Netflix? For instance, check our Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's critically acclaimed Television and support high quality productions from the Bangladeshi film industry! https://t.co/aiZSLZhREs
Prominent Bangladeshi-American freethought activist Rafida Bonya Ahmed's powerful and personal TED Talk about her recovery from an Islamist terror attack is online now: https://t.co/ofKlDY6gtb
PSA: Flyers for the AMRA event I am organizing on behalf of my work at @NYCImmigrants, in collab w/ @Sapna_NYC. Please share w/ Bangladeshi women, especially in the Bronx, who would like to attend. Feel free to print flyers to distribute & promote the forum w/ community! 🇧🇩✨