Nargis Rahman

How one Bangladeshi family’s lifeline of support was disrupted by the pandemic

At 62 years old, Shelly Begum, like many other Bangladeshi women, has to balance being both caretaker for her family…

3 years ago

Tag-team approach to health care reaches older adults in Bangladeshi community during COVID-19 pandemic

How health care providers battled language barriers and other hurdles to treat and serve older patients in the Bangladeshi community.

3 years ago

How women in Detroit’s Bangladeshi communities cope with mental health stigma — and fight it

For members of Detroit’s Bangladeshi and Bengali, communities, even talking about mental health can be a challenge.

4 years ago

Hamtramck aims to build park access with tiny city lot in just the right spot

The plan intends to leverage the park as a space to celebrate the city’s multiculturalism, a place “where residents of…

4 years ago

Metro Detroit teacher-parents’ back-to-school options leave them scrambling and stretched thin

“Many people tell me I’m lucky to be a teacher, but they don’t understand that after trying to teach and…

4 years ago

Services are on hold at this Detroit mosque during coronavirus crisis, but their soup kitchen still feeds families of all faiths

Though Ramadan traditions have been challenged by stay-at-home precautions, the Muslim Center is making iftar meals to-go -- and serving…

5 years ago