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Manchester UK Bangladeshi Woman in UK Newspaper
***Today Saleha, from Longsight, is a skilled communicator, not only in written and spoken English but also with computers and she in turnnow teaches others.
***7 am delighted with my life. Racism often stems from ignorence and people should know that there is help availableo-Saleha
Readers might like to know that one of my colleagues Saleha Khanam Choudhury, is tn today's Manchester Evening News (a mq/or regional UK newspaper);
lan Dempsey ian&gmba. demon, co. uk Gtr Manchester Bangladesh Assn. UK:
Saleha Choudhury knew that she was at a disadvantage. At'18. after spending most of her childhood in Bangladesh, she returned to Manchester with her widowed mother unable to speak any English and facing an uncertain future. But the resourceful teenager was determined not to let that dis-
Bangladesh Association and the courses they ran and decided to join. I was given tremendous support and encouragement not only from the association but also from my mother who cannot speak much English. She did not want me to face the difficulties she had.”
After a crash language course she studied Information Technology before spending another year perfecting her languages skills. She now teaches computing for the association.
And she said: "1 am delighted with my life. Racism often stems from ignorence and people should know that there is help available. I am a bit embarrassed to have been
advantage turn into discrimination.
Today Saleha. Wrom Longsight. is a skilled communicator. not only In written and spoken English but also with computers and she in tumnow teaches others.
Her achivements were made possible by the Greater Manchester Bangladesh Association which provides advice, training and education and community back-up.
Today the association's work and Saleha's success were singled out by Home office minister Timothy Kirkhope who praised Manchester's record on racial integraion. He said "Manchester is a premier city for its commitment to stamping out racism."
As minister with special responsibility for community relations he visited the association and met Saleha who told him her story. She said:
singled out - it is the association that deserves praise for what It does."
The Minister said Saleha’s story demonstrated the vital importance of such organisations in tackling disadvantage and giving people the skills to help themselves in their own communities. „
He said: "I believe that the UK can be proud of it's records on race relations which fa significantly better than that of most comparable countries. We have a comprehensive framework of laws to deal with racial discrimination. He cited the new criminal offence of intentional harrassment, intended to end the torment that made some people's lives a misery and high; lighted that a racial! motlvi in .i violent attack now justifies an increased sentence.
He added: "But laws are not enough on their own.
1 was born in Swinton, but when 1 was just six years old my parents returned to Bangladesh. Twelve years later, following the death of my father the family returned to Bratain. I was 18 but could hardly speak a word of English'.
"I knew I had some difficult decisions to make. 1 could try and do something about it or just get a Job In a factory. I heard almut the
Communities must also help themselves - they can and they do as the people of Manchester have shown me."
The Minister also praised the work of the Tung Sing (Orient) Housing Association which is providing good quality homes.
It also helps with language problems which can make simple tasks such as paying a bill or making a doctor a appoint nwnt difficult