Palbasha Siddique
Meet Jordan Alam – A Bangladeshi American social activist, performer and writer
At 27 years old, Jordan Alam has built a solid resume thus far in their life, the kind that takes decades to build -- social activist, writer, performer, facilitator and counselor, therapist in training...
UW Bengali Student Association hosts first ever Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) celebration
For several years, Bengalis in and around Seattle have celebrated Pohela Boishakh, Bengali New Year, with their friends, families and at smaller community gatherings and at events organized by non-profit organizations such as Projonmo...
Nasima Parvien – A proud Bangladeshi mom and first-generation immigrant shares her story
Nasima Parvien has lived in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood for 22 years and has had a successful career at Goodwill for the past 20 years in the customer service department. Her two kids, a...
Self-taught master Bangladeshi chef Salah Uddin of Bengal Tiger shares his success story
For the past 10 years, Chef Muhammad Salah Uddin has been at the helm of one of Seattle’s most popular and loved Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants, Bengal Tiger, located in the Roosevelt neighborhood of...
Sahana Bajpaie brings Bengali music to Seattle
With around 261 million native speakers, Bangla/Bengali is the primary language of Bangladesh and few states of India. A big part of the Bengali culture is the arts, music and dance and with the...