Italian courses for adults: CPIA schools, volunteer schools and the A2 test
Speaking Italian is the key to almost everything: a better job, the EU long-term residence permit (which requires…
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Mestre: the school where almost every pupil is Bangladeshi — and mediators are missing
At the two nursery schools of the "Giulio Cesare" comprehensive institute in Mestre, only three children had an…
Venice: the Bangladeshi community wants a mosque in Mestre; the mayor says no
Venice's Bangladeshi community has threatened a strike or a large demonstration if the city keeps refusing permission to…
A "bidesh" called Italy: forty years of migration from Bangladesh
In Bengali, bidesh means "foreign land". For thousands of Bangladeshi families, for forty years that land has been…
Phaim Bhuiyan and the "Bangla" generation: Tor Pignattara on the big screen
When Bangla came out in 2019, many Italians discovered for the first time the everyday life of Bangladeshi…
Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year: colour, music and the year 1433
On 14 April Bangladesh celebrates Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the year in the Bengali calendar. In…
21 February: International Mother Language Day was born in Bangladesh
Every 21 February the world celebrates International Mother Language Day. Few know that it was born in Bangladesh:…
Cricket: Italy win their first T20 World Cup match — a story born on migrants' pitches
On 12 February at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, Italy beat Nepal by 10 wickets: the national team's first win…
Tor Pignattara votes: the Rome neighbourhood following Bangladesh's election
Almost 38,000 Bangladeshis with residence permits live in the Rome metropolitan area — 19.4% of the whole community…