Health beliefs and folk models of diabetes in British Bangladeshis: a qualitative study. by Greenhalgh, T, Helman, C, Chowdhury, A

“…OBJECTIVE: To explore the experience of diabetes in British Bangladeshis, since successful management of diabetes requires attention not just to observable behaviour but to the underlying attitudes and belief systems which drive that behaviour. …”

Prevention of type 2 diabetes in British Bangladeshis: qualitative study of community, religious, and professional perspectives. by Grace, C, Begum, R, Subhani, S, Kopelman, P, Greenhalgh, T

Big is beautiful? A survey of body image perception and its relation to health in British Bangladeshis with diabetes by Greenhalgh, T, Chowdhury, M, Wood, G

Childhood environment influences epigenetic age and methylation concordance of a CpG clock locus in British-Bangladeshi migrants by Reinhard Stöger, Minseung Choi, Khurshida Begum, Gregory Leeman, Richard D. Emes, Philippa Melamed, Gillian R. Bentley

“…Here, we analysed features of DNA methylation in young, adult British-Bangladeshi women who experienced different environments during their childhoods: a) migrants, who grew up in Bangladesh with exposure to comparatively higher pathogen loads and poorer health care, and b) second-generation British-Bangladeshis, born to Bangladeshi parents, who grew up in the UK. …”
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Story-based scales: development and validation of questionnaires to measure subjective health status and cultural adherence in British Bangladeshis with diabetes. by Greenhalgh, T, Chowdhury, M, Wood, G

“…In conclusion, this study has produced two important outputs: (a) easy-to-administer, story-based questionnaires that measure well-being and cultural adherence, which are specific to British Bangladeshis with diabetes; (b) a general method for developing story-based instruments to quantify the subjective experience of illness and adherence to cultural norms, which potentially has applications beyond the study population.…”

Analysis of colorectal cancers in British Bangladeshi identifies early onset, frequent mucinous histotype and a high prevalence of <it>RBFOX1</it> deletion by Sengupta Neel, Yau Christopher, Sakthianandeswaren Anuratha, Mouradov Dmitri, Gibbs Peter, Suraweera Nirosha, Cazier Jean-Baptiste, Polanco-Echeverry Guadalupe, Ghosh Anil, Thaha Mohamed, Ahmed Shafi, Feakins Roger, Propper David, Dorudi Sina, Sieber Oliver, Silver Andrew, Lai Cecilia

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Analysis of colorectal cancers in British Bangladeshi identifies early onset, frequent mucinous histotype and a high prevalence of RBFOX1 deletion. by Sengupta, N, Yau, C, Sakthianandeswaren, A, Mouradov, D, Gibbs, P, Suraweera, N, Cazier, J, Polanco-Echeverry, G, Ghosh, A, Thaha, M, Ahmed, S, Feakins, R, Propper, D, Dorudi, S, Sieber, O, Silver, A, Lai, C

“… BACKGROUND: Prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the British Bangladeshi population (BAN) is low compared to British Caucasians (CAU). …”

Genome analysis of colorectal cancers in British Bangladeshis identifies early onset and a high prevalence of rbfox1 deletion compared to Caucasians by Sengupta, N, Yau, C, Sakthianandeswaren, A, Mouradov, D, Gibbs, P, Suraweera, N, Cazier, J, Polanco-Echeverry, G, Ghosh, A, Thaha, M, Ahmed, S, Feakins, R, Propper, D, Dorudi, S, Sieber, O, Silver, A, Lai, C

Is the prevalence and level of astigmatism different in indigenous Bangladeshi children compared with first-generation children of Bangladeshi origin born in the United Kingdom? by Fatima Mangera

“…Aim: To compare the prevalence and level of astigmatism in indigenous Bangladeshi, first-generation British-Bangladeshi and indigenous white British children. …”
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Multiculturalism’s categories and transnational ties: the Bangladeshi campaign for independence in Britain, 1971 by Fazakarley, J

“…The transnational mobilisations, by bringing British Bangladeshis into increased contact with mainstream institutions, have often assisted rather than frustrated integration. …”

Ethnic differences in reading and mathematical test performance in primary schools in England by Alexey Bessudnov

“…In 2018, British Bangladeshi and Black African pupils performed at a similar or slightly higher level compared to their White British peers. …”
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Globalization, class, and immigration: an intersectional analysis of the new East End by Aziz, Abdul

“…At one level, it is first a study of a repeat study from 1957 and 2006, examining the disconnection between history and methodology in locating the British Bangladeshi communities’ past social story in today’s shifting landscape. …”
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A history of symbolic violence: a spatial temporal exploration of the cultural capital legacy of Bengali pedagogy by Aziz, Abdul

“…This study explores historic class-based obstacles in the dispensation of secular pedagogy in the Bengal region with the objective of presenting a better understating of the present pedagogical positioning of the British Bangladeshi diaspora of Tower Hamlets. This study charts the visitation of symbolic violence in the historical development of pedagogy under colonial rule and continues into the East Pakistan period. …”
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Italian-Bangladeshis in London: Onward Migration and Its Effects on Their Linguistic Repertoire by Francesco Goglia

“…Bengali also represents a marker of identity for the Italian-Bangladeshi community as opposed to the larger Sylheti-speaking British-Bangladeshi community.…”
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How has the Olympic legacy transformed the heart of East London? Understanding socio-economic exclusions and disproportionate COVID-19 impact on minoritised communities through a r... by Farjana Islam

“…This research paper explores the experience of British-Bangladeshi and Black African Caribbean communities living in the areas surrounding London's Olympic Park, in terms of how they are appropriating the legacy-led socio-spatial changes, applying Lefebvre's right to the city perspective. …”
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How Do People Become W.E.I.R.D.? Migration Reveals the Cultural Transmission Mechanisms Underlying Variation in Psychological Processes. by Alex Mesoudi, Kesson Magid, Delwar Hussain

“…We used a battery of psychological measures previously shown to vary cross-culturally to compare the social orientation and cognitive style of 286 residents of East London from three cultural backgrounds: (i) 1st-generation British Bangladeshi immigrants; (ii) 2nd-generation British Bangladeshis raised in the UK to Bangladeshi-raised parents; and (iii) non-migrants whose parents were born and raised in the UK. …”
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Rare variant contribution to cholestatic liver disease in a South Asian population in the United Kingdom by Julia Zöllner, Sarah Finer, Kenneth J. Linton, Genes and Health Research Team, David A. van Heel, Catherine Williamson, Peter H. Dixon

“…Abstract This study assessed the contribution of five genes previously known to be involved in cholestatic liver disease in British Bangladeshi and Pakistani people. Five genes (ABCB4, ABCB11, ATP8B1, NR1H4, TJP2) were interrogated by exome sequencing data of 5236 volunteers. …”
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Childhood environment influences adrenarcheal timing among first-generation Bangladeshi migrant girls to the UK. by Lauren C Houghton, Gillian D Cooper, Mark Booth, Osul A Chowdhury, Rebecca Troisi, Regina G Ziegler, Hormuzd A Katki, Robert N Hoover, Gillian R Bentley

“…Earlier work with British-Bangladeshi migrant women suggested that environmental conditions experienced before adrenarche influence adult reproductive function. …”
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Watching the International Crimes Tribunal from London by Benjamin Zeitlyn

“…In many cases these are related to or inspired by Islamic political movements that have become influential among British Bangladeshis.…”
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A Shahid Minar in Lisbon: Long Distance Nationalism, Politics of Memory and Community among Luso-Bangladeshis by José Mapril

“…The literature on what could be called a Bangladeshi transnational public sphere has grown significantly in the last few years and has focused mainly on translocal political activities and ways of belonging for British Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi immigrants in the UK. …”
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