Taryn Khanam
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Taryn Khanam is the director and co-founder of BritBangla and a policy advisor for the Department of Health
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in Environmental Science
from Brunel University
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In 2003, she co-founded BritBangla with Shirin Hussain. BritBangla is a social and professional networking organisation
set up specifically to highlight the achievements of British Bengalis. It provides a platform for Bengalis
to voice their views and aspirations, and it also brings together like-minded people through social and charitable events. Khanam organises social, educational and fund-raising events, as well as promoting BritBangla by establishing links with businesses, NGOs, government, education, arts and media.
In addition, she was invited by the US Embassy in London to participate in their International Visitors Leadership Programme aimed at fostering greater understanding between foreign nations and the people of the United States. She has played key roles in important ministerial briefings, including the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings
and the 2004 Asian tsunami.
Health department
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their own...
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Education and career
Taryn Khanam has a Master's degreeMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Environmental Science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
from Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
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In 2003, she co-founded BritBangla with Shirin Hussain. BritBangla is a social and professional networking organisation
Professional network service
A professional network service is a type of social network service that is focused solely on interactions and relationships of a business nature rather than including personal, nonbusiness interactions.Notable examples include LinkedIn, Viadeo, XING and Wisestep.com.-See also:* Business...
set up specifically to highlight the achievements of British Bengalis. It provides a platform for Bengalis
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
to voice their views and aspirations, and it also brings together like-minded people through social and charitable events. Khanam organises social, educational and fund-raising events, as well as promoting BritBangla by establishing links with businesses, NGOs, government, education, arts and media.
In addition, she was invited by the US Embassy in London to participate in their International Visitors Leadership Programme aimed at fostering greater understanding between foreign nations and the people of the United States. She has played key roles in important ministerial briefings, including the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
and the 2004 Asian tsunami.
See also
- British BangladeshiBritish BangladeshiA British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...
- List of British Bangladeshis
- Professional network serviceProfessional network serviceA professional network service is a type of social network service that is focused solely on interactions and relationships of a business nature rather than including personal, nonbusiness interactions.Notable examples include LinkedIn, Viadeo, XING and Wisestep.com.-See also:* Business...
- Business networkingBusiness networkingBusiness networking is a socioeconomic activity by which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities. A business network is a type of social network whose reason for existing is business activity...