Amar Bari, Amar Jibon: Stories of Bangladeshi ‘Probin’ in London

To coincide with a consultative event hosted by Tom Copley, the Deputy Mayor of London (responsible for housing and residential development) on 16 July 2025 at the GLA’s City Hall, the ‘Amar Bari, Amar Jibon’ team premiered this fantastic animation capturing the personal stories of four of the Bangladeshi ‘probin’ interviewed as part of this Vivensa Foundation funded research. 

If you found this of interest, find out more about the project Amar Bari, Amar Jibon’ (My home, my life): developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders, a pioneering 36-month long research project that focused on the entrenched housing and health inequalities of Bangladeshi elders (‘probin’ in Bangla) in East London.