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Jubdol Uk Branch has been organised protest meeting

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi  Jubdol –Uk Branch  has been organised  protest meeting  at B N P office . Jubdol Secretary General S Karim yesterday said they will face their Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman’s conviction in a money-laundering case both legally and politically.The Protest meeting was special guest M A Malik president of BNP. “We’ve got disappointed and aggrieved by the High ...

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UK JASOD observes Taher Dibosh: Posthumous trial demanded

The UK JASOD had organised a meeting to commemorate 40th ‘Taher Dibosh’ on 27 July at the Montefiore Centre, East London. Taher Dibosh is observed to remember the political activism of Col Abu Taher (Bir Uttom) who was hanged to death on 21 July 1976 following a military tribunal inside the Jail. In 2011 the High Court overturned the judgement ...

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Brexit must not cost London its top science talent, says Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today said Brexit must not cost the capital its top scientific minds. He said it was critical that London continues to thrive as a global centre for life science research even after it has left the EU. Mr Khan, pictured, was speaking on a visit to the £700 million Francis Crick Institute in King’s Cross. The centre for biomedical studies ...

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New quicker and easier UK visit visa application form launched in Bangladesh

Customers in Bangladesh will now be able to apply for their UK visit visas, more easily thanks to a new online application form. The new form, called Access UK, offers customers a number of benefits including a shorter form, with questions ordered logically, a mobile friendly format and the ability to download a pre-populated Schengen visa form. The form will ...

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Amar Jonmobhumi to honour British Bengali journalists

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Nadeem Qadir, Minister Press at Bangladesh High Commission announced the launching of a project titled ‘Amar Jonmobhumi’ to honour British Bengali journalists at a Press Briefing held on July 22, 2016 in Café Grill, Brick Lane, East London. In announcing the scheme, the Minister for Press said while in post in London he realised the ...

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Poplar Baths is open for business!

Poplar Baths has re-opened to the public today (Monday 25 July) after nearly 30 years since it closed its doors. The grade II listed building has been lovingly restored to its former glory with a couple of new additions. The building, which has been refurbished by Guildmore, boasts an Art Deco entrance lobby, sports hall, new pools and a café. ...

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Indian army officer Maj Gen Cardozo honoured by UK Bengali diaspora

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: A Reception was given in honour of retired Indian army officer Maj Gen Ian Gen Cardozo on 26 July at the Bangladesh High Commission, hosted by the Acting High Commissioner Khondker Mohammad Talha in association with Swadhinata Trust and Curry Life Magazine on behalf of the UK Bengali diaspora. Maj Gen Cardozo in his address said. ...

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