By Rayhan Ahmed Topader : The government has sold a 13 per cent stake to institutions, and gifted its remaining 1 per cent stake to eligible Royal Mail staff, meaning the company is now fully privatised for the first time in its 500-year history.I think that decision was wrong because Royal Mail is not only profitable business. It’s very helpful ...
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British Bangladeshis Have Come of Age – Should Bangladesh Take Notice?
Najrul Khasru (Part 1) It was an evening in May 1978. A 25 year old Bangladeshi man was walking his way to the bus stop after finishing work as a textile factory worker in Brick Lane, East London. He was chased along Brick Lane by three young racist thugs and was stabbed to death near Aldgate Tube Station. His ...
Read More »CURRY BUSINESS ; WHY I AM A PROUD OWNER OF A CURRY HOUSE
by Imran Chowdhury : Curry business in the United Kingdom is the trade mark and signature traits of the sprawling Bangladeshi Bengali community. The architect of the business have been very successful in making the curry a life style food of the British nation. It has come a long way from it’s humble beginning in the mid fifties of the ...
Read More »How Corporate Governance practice in Saudi Arabia and Anglo-American model
Corporate governance has existed since antiquity, when tribal communes supervised the activities of tribal members to ensure that they conformed to tribal norms. In the agricultural communities that followed, family councils performed family-centric monitoring for the same reasons as the tribes. The Roman Empire appointed municipal bodies to manage public affairs and compel administrators to be transparent in order to ...
Read More »Which way in the In Out Referendum?
By Piya Mayenin : The In out referendum is looming on our minds ,as we think which way to go, here are some things we can consider. 1. Immigration 2. Economic prosperity 3. Sovereignty 4. Security In a largely capitalist world , one needs to look after his own interest and that is why, after all there is the the ...
Read More »Mirpur Union Welfare Trust UK organises meeting
The long-established Mirpur Union welfare Trust UK recently organised its work committee meeting in Micro Business Centre in East London. Organisation’s President Alhaj Master AmirUddin Ahmed presided over the meeting and General Secretary Angur Ali presented it. Guests who addressed the audience included Treasurer Ansar Ahmed, Vice-President Moktar Miah, Shishu Miah, Abul Hossain, Kamal Hossain, Abdul Ahad Khan and Faruque ...
Read More »Mohammod Shohidur Rahman appointed as the Ambassador of European Union BHRC
Prominent community activist , General Secretary of Probashi Mowlvibazar Kensel Rise Association and President of Human Rights Commission England branch Mohammod Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh Huamn Rights Association European Union. He will be acting on his new role as well as serving as the President of BHRC England branch. Secretary General of Bangladesh Human ...
Read More »Chatok Municipality Mayor Kalam Chowdhury in London
Mayor of Chatok Municipal Corporation Abul Kalalm Chowdhury and 20 other Municipality Mayor have arrived in London for one week government visit to the UK. They arrived at Heathrow Airport on 9th of May afternoon. A number of community leaders and activists were in Heathrow to welcome the Mayors. These included Deputy Leader of Independent Group of Tower Hamlets Council ...
Read More »Eden Care hold Volunteers Award Ceremony 2016
Emdad Rahman : Eden Care, Muslim Burial Fund, Emergency Aid & Sylhet Aid launched 18 months ago and has created a seismic impact in the community within a very short period of time. Under the banner of 13 Rivers Trust each project has gone from strength to strength. The project commenced in January 2015 with a zero budget and with ...
Read More »Locals unite for Iftar 1000 food campaign for Syria
Emdad Rahman : In a sign of community unity local people of different faiths, beliefs, gender and ethnicities have come together to deliver an innovative support campaign for impoverished Syrian citizens. The Iftar1000 volunteer team have been working flat out with charities Aid Convoy, Isra UK and Crescent Relief to pack 10,000 food parcels for the needy as well as ...
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