"The relationship between Bangladesh and Britain stretches as far back as 200 years and more. Once this was a relationship of the ruler and the ruled, now it is one of friendship and co-operation. Today a huge Bangladeshi community thrives in Britain: perhaps their second or even third generations are on their way to establishing themselves in the mainstream British business, commerce and politics. Like many other ethnic communitites, Bangladeshis also have numerous financial, social and cultural organisations of their own scattered all around Britain. We don't want to be known as immigrants any longer. Ofcourse we are citizens of this country. But at the same time we don't want to lose our Bangladeshi identity, heritage and traditions, for then we will become a rootless community. A community without an identity has no dignity and honour. It is a fundamental duty of organisations such as (the Greater Manchester) Bangladesh Association (GMBA) to keep our heritage and culture alive and to ensure that their unextinguishable flames keep burning amongst our present and future generations. We are British and we are also Bangladeshi."
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
A reknowned writer and journalist
10 January, 1994
Excerpts translated from the Bangla version (published in the GMBA booklet, 22nd January, 1994) by the author.
The largest commercial bank of Bangladesh which provides the following facilities to its customers :
For further information contact any of the following branches :
| Branches of Sonali Bank Throughout the UK | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Address | Telephone | Fax |
| London | 29/33 Osborne Street, London E1 6TD | 0171 375 1391 | 0171 375 2161 |
| 123 Commercial Street (1st Floor), London E1 6BH | 0171 247 1658/9 | ||
| 281 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8QF | 0171 278 8998 | 0171 278 8999 | |
| Birmingham | 380 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0SU | 0121 772 7240 | |
| Manchester | 77 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3LO | 0161 236 4213 | |
| Bradford | 84 Manningham Lane, Bradford BD1 3ES | 01274 720 200 | |
| Luton | 30a King Street, Luton IU1 2DP | 01582 391 429 | |
The first private bank of Bangladesh with a long standing experience in domestic and international banking. Its 53 branches in all the major commercial centres of the country and 152 correspondents worldwide provide proficient banking services to its customers.
For further information contact any of the following branches :
| Branches of Arab-Bangladesh Bank Ltd. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Status | Address | Telephone | Fax |
| Great Britain | Representative office | Unit 1.2.1, 75 Whitechapel Rd., London E1 | 0171 426 0723 | 0171 426 0723 |
| Bangladesh | Head Office | BCIC Bhaban, 30-31 Dilkusha B/A, Dhaka -1000 | +880 (0)2 240 312-6 | +880 (0)2 861 977 or 867 063 |
| India | Branch office | Nariman Point, Bombay (from Dec. 1995) | ||
| Hong Kong | Finance House, | AB International Finance Ltd, | ||
| Myanmar | Representative Office | 9 Gandamar Lane, Off. Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Thukawaddy Yankin, Yangoon | +951 1 58914 | |
Information supplied by :
Late Mizanur Rahman
Senior Vice President & Representative
Arab Bangladesh Bank Ltd, London Representative Office, UK.
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