Nargis Rahman

1 week ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman |Bre'Anna Tinsley

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the last story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman’s series Shustho. The four-part series explores the barriers Bangladeshi women face in accessing high-quality health care, and efforts to bridge those gaps. Michigan is home to the third largest population of Bangladeshis in the U.S., most living in the metro Detroit area.

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Sascha Raiyn |Nargis Rahman

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the third story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman’s series Shustho. The four-part series explores the barriers Bangladeshi women face in accessing high quality health care, and efforts to bridge those gaps. In this story, we visit the Health Unit on Davison Avenue (HUDA) — the largest free health clinic in Wayne County — to learn about the services it provides to members of the community without health insurance.

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Sascha Raiyn |Nargis Rahman

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the second story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman’s series Shustho. The four-part series explores the barriers Bangladeshi women face in accessing high quality health care, and efforts to bridge those gaps. In the second story, we meet several Bangladeshi American health care professionals working to provide culturally competent care to women in their community.

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

The Embassy of Bangladesh returns to Michigan for another mobile consular services pop-up. Plus, the City of Detroit is hosting the Detroit Senior Olympics. Read on to learn more. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Embassy of Bangladesh pop-upThe Embassy of Bangladesh is returning to Michigan for another mobile consular services pop-up. The next one will be held May 31 through June 1 at the Al Ihsan Islamic Center in Warren.

4 weeks ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

The Michigan Global Talent Initiative released a report saying Michigan is on track to add 125,000 college-educated immigrants to the state’s job market as part of the state’s Sixty by 30 goal. The goal aims to have 60% of Michigan’s workforce to obtain a post-secondary degree or professional credential by 2030. Steve Tobocman, executive director at Global Detroit, says the state has added nearly 55,000 new college educated foreign born individuals, or immigrants, to the job market since 2019.