Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in UK

Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in UK
ইউ কে বৃহত্তর সিলেট উন্নয়ন ও কল্যাণ কাউন্সিল
Abbreviation GSC
Formation 1993 (1993)
Type Voluntary charity
Purpose Social welfare
Headquarters 135 Commercial Street, Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England
Region served
 United Kingdom
Official language
 Bengali, Sylheti, English
Chairman
 Nurul Islam Mahbub
General secretary
 Syed A Q Kaiser
Treasurer
 Md Firuj Khan
Website www.gscuk.org

Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in UK (Bengali: ইউ কে বৃহত্তর সিলেট উন্নয়ন ও কল্যাণ কাউন্সিল; often abbreviated as GSC) is a British voluntary charity for the welfare of Sylheti Bangladeshi people living in the United Kingdom.

Premise

Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council (GSC) in UK is a voluntary organisation established in 1993,[1][2] representing Bangladeshis in the UK.[3][4][5] It is a nationwide charity working for the welfare of British Bangladeshi people living in the UK who originate from the division of Sylhet,[6] who make up 90%[7] of Britain's 500,000 Bangladeshis.[8]

The organisation is run by an elected National Executive Committee and is governed by a constitution. It has 13 regional committees working with the same charter of welfare for the Bangladeshi community living in various regions throughout the UK.[2] It works towards helping and raising money for charitable causes[9][10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Siddiqui, Tasneem (2004). Institutionalising diaspora linkage: the emigrant Bangladeshis in U.K. and U.S.A. International Organization for Migration, Regional Office for South Asia. p. 34. ISBN 978-9843212368.
  2. 1 2 "Home". GSC UK. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "East End novel insults us, say Bangladeshis". BBC News. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Roy, Amit (4 December 2004). "Ali's Brick Lane upsets community". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Mohaiemen, Naeem (4 August 2004). "Fundraising News: Bangladesh appeal prompts low response". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wellingborough Bangladeshi community marks the big day for homeland". Northamptonshire: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "British Bangladeshi “Power 100″". Alal O Dulal. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Matthew (3 December 2003). "Brickbats fly as community brands novel 'despicable'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Greater Sylhet Development & Welfare Council UK". London Online. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Forum will be voice for Bangladeshi community". Manchester: Manchester Evening News. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Plummer, John (4 August 2004). "Fundraising News: Bangladesh appeal prompts low response". Third Sector. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Vision Bangladesh Dinner with Brac Chair Sir Fazle Hasan Abed". Sylhet: The Sylhet Times. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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