Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Pall of gloom falls over Bangladeshi community after two commit suicide because of unemployment, immigration problems. VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and the rejection of his green card application. He was originally from Bianaibazar, Bangladesh. On May 26, Nurul Alam of Alexandria, Va., took his own life with a knife after fighting with family members about returning to Bangladesh. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and the rejection of his green card application. He was originally from Bianaibazar, Bangladesh. On May 26, Nurul Alam of Alexandria, Va., took his own life with a knife after fighting with family members about returning to Bangladesh. Islams body was discovered on the morning of May 12, after his wife, Sadia Murad, left for work. Islams brother, Irman Ali, noticed that the door to his room was closed. Upon hearing no response to his knock, Ali called the house owner, Shamshuddin Ahmed, who unlocked the door and found Islam, who had hung himself. Someone called the police, who made a preliminary report and locked the room. At this point, the news spread throughout the community, and people rushed to give consolation to the family. Murad, his wife, returned from work that afternoon to discover the scene. She said they had been married for five years. Murad is a United States citizen and had sponsored Islam for a green card, but his application was rejected. Murad could not explain why his green card was rejected. Ali said that Islam also had a wife in Bangladesh who suffers from mental illness. Islam came to the United States 10 years ago, and had never had a green card. Before September 11th, Islam held a good job at the World Trade Center, but had been unemployed since. Neighbors said he had become obsessed with his unemployment situation. He was diagnosed with heart disease and also suffered from stomach pain. Islam is also survived by a son and a daughter, who live in Canada. Alam had worked at the Bangladesh Mission in Washington, D.C., for five years, under the the previous government. He had been unemployed for about one year, and wanted to return to Bangladesh against the wishes of his wife and children. A family source said his daughter, who graduated from George Washington University, and his son, who is in college, did not want to go. The Mission did not comment on the position Alam held there. <i>The report about Nurul Islam also appeared in Thikana, an IPA member publication.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 390 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pall of gloom falls over Bangladeshi community after two commit suicide because of unemployment, imm 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-17