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Baurbagh Development committee recently organised a general meeting and re-union at Darul Ummah Care Centre in East London.  People across the UK took part in the meeting and reunion. President of the organisation Lais Miah presided over the meeting and General Secretary Dilwar Hossain conducted it.  Other guests who addressed the audience included Joint Secretary Abdur Rashid Dalim, Treasurer Moynul ...

Nadeem Qadir: The Bangladesh High Commission in London is undergoing a major shake-up, much to the relief of the diaspora, who had made repeated complaints about a number of officers and staff serving at 28 Queens Gate. A highly placed government source told the Asian Age that the shake-up had started after a number of incidents, including the dishonoring of ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: UK visiting Chairman of  Sunamganj District Porishod  Nurul Huda Mukut has donated five Shotok land and five lakh taka for Sadharon Pathagar Syedpur in Syedpur in Jagannath Upozila. He declared his donation on 6th July in a meeting in Sunamganj in response to the request of library’s founder Mollik Shakur Wadud. The meeting was jointly conducted by Mosaddeq Kamali, ...

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has called on Network Rail to rethink its decision to inflict damaging rent increases on hardworking small businesses based in railway arches across the borough. Mayor John Biggs and Cllr Motin Uz-Zaman (Cabinet Member for Work and Economic Growth) have written to the Secretary of State for Transport and the Chief Executive of Network Rail ...

Former Tower Hamlets Councillor Shahed Ali who was imprisoned for housing fraud has been ordered to repay £180,000 or face being returned to prison. The Confiscation Order requires him to pay £110,000 to Tower Hamlets Council and the Government for money he made as a result of his fraud. He has also been ordered to pay the Council’s legal costs ...

Queens Awards winner and Bangladeshi owned mainstream business enterprise London Tradition has moved to its new address.  The office and Factory of London Tradition has moved to South Woodford of Walthamstow from Hackney.  The company organised a Milad Mahfil for this move.   At the meeting, Mamun Chowdhury of London Tradition Group addressed the attendees briefly.  In his speech he requested for Duwa and co-operation ...

  Talha Rahman: Pupils and staff at the London Islamic School in London E1 have become Dementia Friends after taking part in a special training programme at the school. The learning programme which was led by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman raises awareness of Dementia and equips participants to support friends, family and community members took place during a special ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Jalalabad Probashi Kalyan Porishad will be celebrating 30th December as NRB Day for the second time.  To make this day successful and to increase more community involvement,  the organisation organised a press conference on 3rd of July in a restaurant in Tower Bridge. President of the organisation Ashiqur Rahman presided over the press conference and General Secretary Moin Uddin ...

Beanibazar Welfare Trust UK’s Director’s gathered together for a meeting on 2nd of July in a hall in East London.  President of the Trust Md Delwar Hossain presided over the meeting and General Secretary Mahbub Ahmed Raju conducted it. Directors in the meeting decided that the inauguration ceremony for the newly elected committee will be held on 16th July Monday at 6.30 ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Leading financial city Canary Wharf honoured London Bangla Press Club (LBPC) on its 25th anniversary for its contribution to the community.  The Directors of Canary of told that Canary Wharf has been playing an important role for the growth of the local community.  LBPC is also playing a vital role in the community and hence all the stakeholders ...