The Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre was purpose-built to meet the needs of the local community.

The Centre is a focal point for the local community and is OPEN TO ALL.

The aim of the Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre is to provide a safe, secure, well managed, attractive and convenient meeting place for the BAME and the wider local community in Sunderland to meet and engage in our activities and services. The Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre is a centre for culture, learning and diversity, a community hub and community anchor bringing diverse communities together to enable, empower and inspire to have a voice. Bringing social changes to our communities and cities. 

We educate and empower individuals and the wider community by promoting diversity, equality and justice for all…

The need for the centre was highlighted in the re- search carried out in 1989/90 by the Commission for Racial Equality where it was indicated that the Bangladeshi Community in Sunderland had a strong desire to see the development of a centre where they could meet and develop educational, cultural, social and related activities. The research also indicated that the Bangladeshi community were non-users of statutory and voluntary services because of the inappropriate- ness of available resources in terms of culture, style and language