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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, Abdul Latif (restaurateur), Abul Fateh, Ajmal Masroor, Anwara Ali, Anwar Choudhury, Boyan Chowdhury, British Bangladeshi, Dino Shafeek, Enam Ali, Ghulam Sarwar, Gouri Choudhury, Hannan Majid, Iqbal Ahmed, Iqbal Wahhab, Jayasree Kabir, Kaniz Ali, Khatun Sapnara, List of British Bangladeshis, Lucy Rahman, Lutfur Rahman, Monica Ali, Muhammad Abdullah Salique, Muhammad Abdul Bari, Muquim Ahmed, Nurul Islam (broadcaster), Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Rabina Khan, Ragib Ali, Rezia Wahid, Rizwan Hussain, Rowshanara Moni, Ruhul Amin (film director), Runa Islam, Rushanara Ali, Sadik Ahmed, Serajur Rahman, Shamim Azad, Shelim Hussain, Syeda Amina Khatun, Syed Ahmed, Tipu Aziz, Tommy Miah, Wali Tasar Uddin. Excerpt: A British Bangladeshi (Bengali: ) is a Person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis. Large numbers of Bangladeshis emigrated to the UK, primarily from Sylhet, located in the north-east of the country, mainly during the 1970s. The largest concentration is in London, primarily in the east London boroughs, of which Tower Hamlets has the highest proportion, making up approximately 37% of the borough's total population. This large diaspora in London leads people in Bangladesh to refer to British Bangladeshis as "Londonis." Bangladeshis also have significant communities in Birmingham, Oldham, Luton and Bradford, with smaller clusters in Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rochdale, Cardiff, and Sunderland. Bangladeshis form one of the UK's largest immigrant groups and are also one of its youngest and fastest growing communities. The population of Bangladeshis in Britain has grown steadily over the years. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, 154,362 Bangladeshi-born people were resident in the UK, and there were a total of 283,063 residents of Bangladeshi ethnicity. By 2007, the ethnic Bangladeshi population in England only was estimated to be 353,900. Estimates suggest there are about 500,000 Bangladeshis residing in the UK. Bangladeshis form a largely homogeneous community. Rates of unemployment are typically high, there is overcrowding, and some health problems. The latest generation of Bangladeshis, however, form a thriving community who are beginning to establish themselves in the mainstream of commerce and politics. A high number of British born Bengali's are starting to establish themselves with young professionals going to University and finding top level graduate jobs in industries such as law, accounting, engineering and medical fields. It has been predicted in 1-2 generations time, people from
