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Pandemic leads to mental health crisis in Britain's Bangladeshi community

Business as usual in East London's Bangladeshi community amid the COVID pandemic

Business as usual in East London's Bangladeshi community amid the COVID pandemic Source: Getty

Higher death rates and job losses due to coronavrisu have hit the UK's Bangladeshi community hard and that's taken a toll on people's mental health - particularly men.


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By Nalini Sivathasan (BBC)

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Higher death rates and job losses due to coronavrisu have hit the UK's Bangladeshi community hard and that's taken a toll on people's mental health - particularly men.


This story was first produced for the BBC World Service.

For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus


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