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LONDON, Oct 12 : British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group on Thursday won a $250 million London lawsuit against U.S. train operator Brightline over a cancelled branding deal. Virgin Group sued Brightline after the latter cancelled a deal to use the Virgin brand in 2020, just over 18 months after it was signed. Brightline said it terminated the deal because ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Geneva, 10 October 2023: Speakers at the United Nations side event on 10 October called upon the governments and international institutions, including the UN agencies, to recognise the Bangladesh genocide committed by Pakistan in 1971. They said silence is complicity and opined that every genocide and every crime against humanity deserves to be recognised to give ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A demonstration and banner campaign was held during the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Bengali diaspora in Europe gathered at the monumental sculpture ‘Broken Chair’ in front of the United Nations in Geneva to condemn the religious extremism and terrorism perpetrated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami in ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says everything is being done to ensure the bedbug infestation seen in France will not spread to the city’s transport system. In Paris, the insects have been reported in schools, trains, hospitals and cinemas. Mr Khan acknowledged it was a “real source of concern” for people that it may spread to London. He told PoliticsJOE Transport for London (TfL) was ...

Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Association, representing Bangladesh-origin Hindus in the UK, praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visionary leadership for the remarkable economic development and her pragmatic steps to establish a secular and oppression-free democratic Bangladesh. They made the remark while called on Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen led by the association chairman Proshanta Datta Purokayastha in London on ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Bangabandhu Shikka O Gobeshona Poreshod UK recently organized a special seminar at the Micro-Business Center in East London. Its main theme was “Bangabandhu the visionary and architect of Bengali nation and independent Bangladesh”. It was chaired by the president of the organization, teacher and researcher Dr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan. Migrant Voice and former Chief Executive – ...

    Tower Hamlets and Queen Mary unite to reduce the risks of nitrous oxide misuse “Nitrous oxide (NOX/N2O) can damage your spinal cord and cause serious, permanent disability” – that is the message to young people in Tower Hamlets as part of a programme to highlight the consequences of using the drug. ‘N2O Know the Risks’ is a new ...

      Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, responding to the announcement of Tower Hamlets refuse workers’ victory after more than a week of strike action said: “I applaud the bravery of the stand refuse workers in Tower Hamlets have taken and am delighted in their just and inspirational victory. “I know it has been tough. No one ...

    Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, addressing Tower Hamlets refuse workers on their picket line said: “I am proud to stand with striking refuse workers in Tower Hamlets today. “No one wants to have to take strike action. “It has been clear from the start that the way to resolve the dispute is to negotiate and reach ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Atiqul Hoque, represented our modern medieval City at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum on the 13-14 September 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; a country which has a unique connection to Salisbury. The invitation came from the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Lord Marland of Odstock. The prestigious ...