Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering Opportunities {A chance to make a difference for yourself.}
Available placements…Administration
Teaching
Project Managing
Community Development
Mentoring
Retail
Youth Work
and much more. (Read on …)
Welcome to BIC
The Bangladeshi Islamic Centre (BIC) is a voluntary charity registered
organisation, main programme funded by the Sandwell Metropolitan
Borough council. The Centre was officially established in 1987.
Everyone at the Bangladeshi Islamic Centre (BIC) wish you a warm
welcome to our new website.
A New Opportunity for Learning
Family Learning
Learning Together Project
Bangladeshi and Pakistani school children are underachieving and are not
performing as well as their counterparts. This is despite the fact that
their families value education highly and expect them to gain worthwhile
qualifications.
With this disparity in mind, the Bangladeshi Islamic Centre has launched a
Lottery-funded programme to encourage parents to take an active role in
their children’s education and development. (Read on …)
Press Release (PCT)
June 2008
Reference: PH/08/
Press Release
Stop smoking success for Mr. Rahman
Mr. Shafiqur Rahman, a 75 year-old former heavy smoker is celebrating ‘healthy living’ after successfully kicking the habit with the help of his Community Health Development Worker Alamgir Khandoker. His success came after been encouraged by the health worker, to attend monthly stop smoking sessions at the Bangladeshi Islamic Centre in Smethwick funded by the Sandwell Primary Care Trust.
Speaking about his former 20-a-day habit, Mr. Rahman said: “I started smoking when I was 10 years old, so after 65 years of smoking, I’m relieved to say that I haven’t had a cigarette for over five months. Initially, I found it quite difficult to give up. I gained weight, and had to deal with high temper, but that has settled now and I’m back down to my normal weight.” (Read on …)
Unity Through Diversity
| March 27, 2008 | ||
| 1:30 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
The young and old celebrating different cultures! (Read on …)
A great example of Communities working together
The Bangladeshi Islamic Centre has thanked the Sandwell Irish Society
for raising over £136 for the Bangladeshi cyclone appeal. (Read on …)