When Kawsar Amin Howlader woke up on Monday morning his mobile phone was inundated with messages from strangers offering their property for him to rent or buy. The messages came after the Bangladeshi businessman, who has been living here for 15 years, described how he considered leaving the country after being repeatedly turned away by prospective landlords because he is “a Muslim man and a third-country national”. Less than 24 hours after Times of Malta published his story, Amin Howlader settled on an agreement for an apartment. “Someone contacted me after the article was published, I met her, viewed the place and liked it. We settled on an agreement on Monday evening,” he said. Amin Howlader, who is eligible for Maltese citizenship next year and also speaks fluent Maltese, was looking for an apartment to rent with his wife who is moving to Malta soon. He is the owner of the popular St Julian’s Indian restaurant Suruchi and also runs an association for the Bangladeshi community and describes himself as Maltese ‘by heart’. On Monday, over 40 people reached out to him with offers of their properties. “My mobile has not stopped; people keep messaging me and calling me, so much so...