According to numerous doctors, the many hours spent behind the wheel are causing cabbies health problems. The 45 000 cab drivers can't even pause to use a public restroom. more>

Those living in Jamaica dub it as the future "little Bangladesh". If the current growth of Bangladeshi businesses and residences continues, the area could soon become home to the largest Bangladeshi-American community in New York. more>

Brought illegally into the country when young children, as young adults they face dire consequences, including deportation, when attempting to enter college or the workforce. more>

Memorizing the verses of the Holy Quran is nothing new in the various boroughs of New York. The practice has been quietly happening for a long time within the well over 100 mosques in the city, a significant number of which are run by Bangladeshis. more>

Preying on their eagerness to come to America, unscrupulous individuals in Bangladesh and the United States have found a way to demand money from visa lottery winners by tapping into their personal information.

AUDIO :: Among the 300 million people living in America are hundreds of thousands who won green cards through a lottery run by the State Department. NPR brings you the story of two such people. more>

Western methods of disciplining children are seldom used by Bangladeshi parents. However, such measures often constitute child abuse in the US. more>

The issue, deeply emotional and sensitive, has prompted community leaders to call on large organizations, like the Bangladesh Society and the Consulate of Bangladesh, to come forward and take an initiative to reduce the anxiety of the community. more>

In a global climate of economic downturns, Jackson Heights, the commercial hub for Bangladeshis in New York, is beating the odds by thriving and expanding its economic market. more>

Thirteen thousand Muslims attended a convention held by the Islamic Circle of North America in May, where Islamic thinkers gathered to deliberate the present and future challenges facing Muslim communities. more>

"There was no indication to make us think that Congress would pass an immigration bill that would benefit all of the 14 million undocumented immigrants, despite President Obama having spoken on the issue more than once," said DRUM Executive Director Monami Maulik. more>

In light of the allegations made by Muslim communities in Michigan and California that their mosques were being watched by the FBI, Brooklyn Muslim devotees sought reassurance from the authorities here. more>

Compounding the stress of the economic downturn, Bangladeshi shop owners now face ICE and IRS scrutiny. more>

Last year from Riker Island prison alone, 7,000 immigrants were handed over to the immigration authorities, according to ICE statistics. more>

Anjali Mehta’s life was turned upside down after immigration officials deported her husband back to his homeland, Bangladesh. Now, Mehta, 23 and an American citizen who was born in India, has to work more than 60 hours a week to make ends meet. more>

Since State Attorney General Anne Milgram issued an order last summer that allows NJ state police to ask about the immigration status, immigrant communities live in fear. In last six months, NJ police have handed over 8,874 persons to Homeland Security authorities. more>

The family and children were loved and thought to be good people by neighbors and friends, but nothing of this good life remains. Their lives have turned into a nightmare, says Florida Immigration Coalition spokesperson, Suvash Katil. They are victims of a sort of political persecution. No one is listening to their appeal. more>

After years of community work to get TPS protection for Bangladeshis, two recent natural disasters that struck Bangladesh, which left many dead and food and water shortages, could help both documented and undocumented immigrants get the help they need. more>

For more than seven years, Mohammad Liaquat Ali, a Bangladeshi food vendor, has been making his living selling hotdogs and other foodstuff from a cart parked outside City Hall. But in early January, the New York police, in collaboration with an organization called Liberty Plaza Greenmarket, confiscated his goods. more>

“In our society, men think of women as inferior,” said Ali Anwar, professor at Rajshahi University and a recipient of the Bangla Academy Award. In Bangladesh, he said, more than 90 percent of women don’t sign their marriage registration because they don’t understand the value of doing so. more>

More than 50,000 Bangladeshis are currently in the process of being deported from the United States. If they are deported now, they would face a more vulnerable situation in Bangladesh, which was recently battered by Hurricane Sidr. more>

15 Bangladeshis sold all of their possessions to pay human traffickers $22,000 a head to get them into the United States. Failing to reach their destination, these men now face great financial hardship. more>

According to surveys of community-based organizations, hate propaganda against Muslims in 2006 decreased as compared to the previous year. Yet leaders of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that incidents of attacks on mosques never ceased. more>

Hilsha fish, tomatoes and onions, have increased at a considerable rate, something not seen in decades in the United States. more>

Many Bangladeshis spend their days worried, and some are changing their addresses to avoid arrest. Many now work 20- to 22-hour days, figuring that if they are deported, they can take some cash with them. more>

Sold inside the ubiquitous water bottles, “dahl,” an addictive cough syroup, is the drug of choice for frustrated immigrant teens. more>

While detained, passengers from Muslim countries were asked to evaluate the present political situation in Iraq. They were held for more than six hours. more>

Twenty-five years ago, mosques, halal meat, live fish or betel nuts couldn’t be found. Now, the neighborhood is a center of Bengali life. more>

Without hope of getting help from immigration legislation, increasing numbers of Bangladeshis are calling it quits on the American dream. more>

More than 65 percent of marriages in the Bangladeshi-American community are made possible through ads. more>

Under “Operation Refusal” the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission detained, suspended and canceled hundreds of driver’s licenses, between 1999 and 2000. Now it will pay millions in harassment charges. more>

Many view the attack as another racial bias act against Muslims. There are about 600,000 Muslims who live in Michigan. more>

With a $100 million grant proposal, the “707 Special Battalion for Counter Terrorism” will be trained and later supervised by U.S. authorities. more>

On November 8, cars parked within the premises of the North Penn Mosque, in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, were riddled with bullets. Despite Bangladeshi contribution to the community, many still ask: How long will these hate crimes last? more>

With the skyrocketing cost to rent in New York City, Bangladeshi immigrants, unable to meet expenses, are moving to less expensive cities. Over the last three years, there have been at least 5,000 domestic migrants – and the number will continue to increase. more>

According to a survey, at least 10 percent of Bangladeshis in the New York area would not be able to pay their application fees for a green card, and 20 percent would be unable to return to Bangladesh to see their families due to a shortage of money. more>

Federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, raided the Darul Ulum Shady Brook, a Madrasha (an Islamic institution) run by Bangladeshis, located at Connecticut, in search of a common Asian vegetable that resembles the opium poppy. more>

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) threatened to go on strike if fares were not increased to meet the rising price of gasoline. Of the 42,000 taxi drivers in New York City, 10,000 are members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance; close to 6,500 taxi drivers are Bangladeshis. more>

Many people in New York’s Bangladeshi community believe the arrest of the prominent businessman will lead to other startling news. more>

Stricter immigration policies and higher government scrutiny have triggered a flurry of changes in jobs and residence of many Bangladeshis. more>

Two groups of taxi drivers are in a heated competition to be considered the most professional organization; resorting to dirty tricks has had a destructive effect on the Bangladeshi community, who make up the majority of the cabbies. more>

A business enclave blooms on Broadway. Hundreds of Bangladeshis have set up perfume shops near the Flower District. The pioneer is Naful Islam Panna, who has nurtured his countrymen to open their own shops in the last decade. more>

St. Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal has great strategic importance not only for regional politics but also for the geopolitics of Asia. Even before the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the United States has fixed their eyes on the island, planning to set up a military base there. more>

“I live in America. I am just like a money tree to my relatives in Bangladesh. Their demands have to be fulfilled right there and then. No one understands what a struggle for survival one has to endure here.” more>

Blanket branding of Muslims as terrorists is as the root of this growing trend in Bangladesh. more>

A growing trend within the community of favoring apartment living has caused many rental homes owned by Bangladeshis in Astoria, Jamaica, Ozone Park and Brooklyn to remain empty. Homeowners are hesitant to rent to blacks and Hispanics fearing they could be problematic tenants. more>

Although the number of pilgrims going to Mecca is impressive, there is less enthusiasm in the community to make the trip this year due to immigration scrutiny and airport hassles. more>

Republican members of Congress have introduced a bill that seeks to rescind the Diversity Visa program, which provides visas for those immigrating from countries with low immigration rates into the United States. Democrats vehemently oppose it. more>

Bangladeshi feminist Talisma Nasreen – the recent target of an assassination attempt – has caused tongues to wag for asserting that "Women should also rape men," after a notorious rapist was executed in Calcutta. more>

The senseless death of a promising young man has brought the community together to unite against crime. more>

Mayhem broke out on a busy commercial street in Jackson Heights on July 11, when two German Sheppards attacked a group of Muslim youth who were preaching their religion. The owner of the dogs, a white woman who resides in the neighborhood, expressed anti-Muslim sentiments during the incident. All activity came to a standstill, while panic filled the air. more>

Amidst thunderous applause, Kerry said he would push for legislation that reunified families, gave working undocumented immigrants legal status and raise the minimum wage to $7 an hour. more>

The newly elected City Council of Hamtramck, Michigan passed legislation on April 27, allowing for Muslim mosques to call the devoted to prayer (Azan) five times a day using loudspeakers. The bill, which now awaits the mayor’s signature, has provoked both death threats and praise for the council members. more>

Amnesty’s three-day conference on upholding human rights brought together 1,100 advocates from 10 different countries. Some claim little focus was given to Muslim issues in the United States. more>

March is a life-or-death month for 40,000 yellow cab drivers in New York City. If the proposal to raise the fare is not approved, their livelihood will be in jeopardy. more>

Fifty-two years ago on February 21, the Bangladeshi people took to the streets to demand the right to speak their mother tongue. In 1948, Pakistan’s leadership declared Urdu the official language, leaving the Bangladeshi people silent. The revolt was an unprecedented incident in the history of the world. more>

Bangladeshi-American Muslim Misbah Uddin defeated Mark Rosenthal, a heavyweight candidate from the Jewish community, to become Treasurer of the Municipal Union District Council 37. Uddin, a longtime leader in union politics in New York City, has made history in his community. more>

With only few days left before the second biggest religious festival of Holy Eid Ul Azha, every Muslim household is making preparations. But, with the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States, people are ambivalent. more>

Commercial activities on the eve of Eid, the Muslim festival concluding the month of Ramadan, did not meet expectations and were significantly lower than last year. The downturn has provoked widespread insecurity among shop owners and salespeople. more>

Bangladeshis forging relationships with politicians, but behind the scenes. more>

Locals say that this is the third such incident that has taken place in the area. This does not include the incident two weeks ago when Mian was coming back from prayer and outside the same high school some kids shouted out at him that he is Muslim and an enemy. more>

Mark Stroman, 33, killed a Pakistani, an Indian, and grievously wounded a Bangladeshi in three separate incidents after September 2001. more>

Bangladeshis in Stamford wonder if Nur Ali had no beard then perhaps the security guard would not have suspected him and called in the FBI. By the end of the night Ali would only have had to deal with a parking ticket. more>

The Council on American Islamic Relations has announced an initiative to register one million Muslim voters before the next election. more>

The volume of money remitted from the United States to Bangladesh continues to increase yearly. Even though Bangladeshi banking officials claim that the money, transferred legally, supports relatives of Bangladeshi immigrants, the FBI has sent a team to Bangladesh to discover if it is delivered into the hands of terrorists. more>

Since September 11th, the U.S. government has heavily scrutinized money transfer companies. New regulations require immigrants to show government- or employer-issued identification to send money home. As a result, undocumented Bangladeshis increasingly rely on illegally sending money by hand, which is known as “Hundi.” more>

Though the overall economic situation is sluggish, the construction business of Bangladeshis in New York is developing gradually. There was a declining trend in this sector after September 11th, but now business is taking off. more>

More than 1,000 Bangladeshis left America with enormous frustration and dismay about life. These Bangladeshis who were subjected to special registration and increased law enforcement, were undocumented aliens here. more>

Bangladeshis in the United States face tremendous problems because of economic recession, special registration and the war. Some say that all Bangladeshi businesses face the threat of closure—and driving businesses are no exception, according to our investigation. more>

City authorities began enforcing existing regulations about business signs with new vigor, Bangladeshi businesspeople say. The move comes at a time when Bangladeshi businesses are already suffering from the special registration program, which caused a drop in community business. more>

It was rejuvenating at the end of the day to gather with other Bangladeshis. Now, everything has come to a standstill. Everyone looks worried. more>

Many Bangladeshis were arrested from bus stands, hotels and border areas near Buffalo, Plattsburgh, and Detroit. There are several NGOs actively aiding immigrants near those three crossing points; they report congestion long delays. more>

The total number of attacks on Muslims in the USA was 1,452 last year. Since the eviction of the Taliban there had been significantly fewer attacks on Muslims in the United States. more>

In previous years, many Bangladeshis visited their native country to celebrate the Eid Festival, the greatest festival of the Muslims after Ramadan. However, according to travel agents and immigration lawyers, few are leaving the U.S. this year because of tightened immigration policies and the economic recession. more>

We’re in a fiscal crisis, and the government's measures seem focused on exploiting the poor. It is a great arrangement. Take the subway fare hikes and service cuts: Mayor Bloomberg, who travels by private plane, obviously would not understand why waiting an extra half hour for a train is a problem. more>

Bangladeshis in New York rallied for peace on Aug. 18 after the murder of renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman, who was killed by mob on Aug. 11 in Brooklyn. The sentiment was, “Mijan we have not forgotten you—we will never forget you.” more>

An award-winning Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed Sunday night by a group of Brooklyn men. According to an exclusive eyewitness account, four others were hurt by the mob, which then attacked Rahman. The community is outraged and mourning their loss. more>

Leasing a candy store is a small but profitable venture; it’s appealing to more and more Bangladeshis. Now Bangladeshis lease, run and work in most of the candy stores around the city. But the workers, who are mostly newcomers, make little and prefer to move to better jobs as soon as they can. more>

Since 1993, several hundred Bangladeshis have bought buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island through newly-licensed Bangladeshi real estate agents, and rented the buildings to tenants. But as the recession hits the Bangladeshi community, landlords face growing tenant delinquency and are selling their buildings in Queens, and relocating to comparatively cheap areas in Long Island, Brooklyn, Richmond, Staten Island and the Bronx. more>

Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and the rejection of his green card application. He was originally from Bianaibazar, Bangladesh. On May 26, Nurul Alam of Alexandria, Va., took his own life with a knife after fighting with family members about returning to Bangladesh. more>

Humayun Azad, controversial author, famous feminist, and professor of Bengali at Dakha University, came to New York to open the 11th Bangladeshi Book Fair on April 21. This was his first visit to the United States, and he was disappointed. “I already miss the America of my imagination,” he said. more>

Shahnaj Ahmed of the Queens Child Guidance Center gives a free-ranging interview about problems facing the growing Bangladeshi community in New York. more>

Concerned about rising tensions in Bangladesh and New York, Bangladeshis formed a new group to combat communal violence and inflammatory rhetoric. more>

students. Weekly Thikana, January 18, 2002. Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser. Twenty-three students and teachers at the City University of New York (CUNY) initiated a hunger strike Tuesday to protest the recently implemented tuition fee hike for undocumented immigrant students. Most organizations engaged in the movement immigrants rights expressed solidarity with the hunger strike. more>

Layoffs are affecting Bangladeshis across the country, and some fear that they are being targeted because of race or religion. more>

The “most painful” thing he’s done, a Bangladeshi-American in Tulsa, dropped Mohammad from his name. “I have been compelled to take this step lead a normal life,” said the man now named Reza Heyat. more>

“As the representative of peace-loving Bangladeshis, we want to contribute something, though it is a very small amount, just as a token to show that we stand beside the affected people,” said the General Secretary of the group. more>

Bangladeshis are sending home more remittances at a rate of $2 to $3 million a month. more>

The suspect said that he would accept the punishment, whatever it was. more>

Since 9/11 many people have not felt comfortable hiring Muslim contractors to work in their homes. Prior to then, Americans had confidence in Bangladeshi construction workers and contractors, often giving them house keys. more>