Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Bangladesh ODI and T-20 skipper, reportedly will fly to Singapore for the treatment of his baby boy. Sahel Mortaza, Mashrafe’s 10-month-old boy has been sick since 2015 World Cup. Since then the baby’s sickness is not coming round that made Mashrafe forced to take this decision. Meanwhile, local doctors repeatedly have failed to diagnose his disease. Mashrafe ...

Locals who helped to champion residents’ health and wellbeing in Bethnal Green were celebrated at an event this weekend. The volunteers who worked on the Well London Old Bethnal Green programme were presented with certificates by Dr Somen Banerjee, the Director of Public Health, at Tower Hamlets Council. Dr Banerjee said: “It was a fantastic opportunity to congratulate the local ...

The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Safety Expo in Chittagong that ended yesterday received spot orders for garment export worth $15 million. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) organised the expo in the port city for the first time with an aim to showcase the garment products to the international buyers and familiarise the entrepreneurs with the latest safety equipments ...

The Bangladesh government must apprehend the killers of blogger Niloy Neel, who was hacked to death recently in his own home in Dhaka, said Shahriar Kabir, Acting President of Nirmul Committee at round table discussion on 8 August in Cafe Grill restaurant, Banglatown, East London. The discussion was chaired by UK Nirmul Committee’s Acting President Ishaque Kajol and conducted by ...

Telecommunication minister Tarana halim has said that this present government is working actively towards a prosperous Bangladesh. This present government has given the voting rights to non-resident Bangladeshis.  She has also urged all expats to come forward and invest in country’s telecommunication sector. Tarana Halim MP said this in a meeting at the house of President of Sheffield Awami League ...

Stevenage Borough council and community innovation and creative enterprise Pod53 organised an Indian and Bangladeshi curry cooking training for children and young adults aged between 11 and 19.  The training session was held on 6th August at Pod53 hall room.  Around 50 children and young adults took part at the training session and quiz competition. Celebrity Chef and BCA central ...

The community is being urged to voice their concerns about crime at a Residents’ Question Time on Tuesday, August 18. Tower Hamlets Safer Neighbourhood Board is hosting the second in a series of events, where residents can ask questions of Tower Hamlets Council’s Community Safety team and police. Cllr Shiria Khatun, Deputy Mayor and cabinet member for community safety, the ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: UK unemployment ticked up to 1.85 million in the April to June period, a rise of 25,000 on the previous quarter. It is the first time in two years that there have been two consecutive rises in the number of people out of work. But over the last 12 months employment levels are still markedly higher with ...

Emdad Rahman Volunteers and charity workers for the Rural Development Foundation Global (RDF Global) enjoyed a weekend at the Lake District as the charity announced it’s latest plans in the run up to the opening of a maternity hospital in Bangladesh. RDF Global is a non-profit charitable foundation established in 2006, with an aim to develop maternity and women’s healthcare ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Hundreds of runners took part in a most popular fundraising event Muslim Charity Run 2015 from over 20 charities at Victoria Park, Bow, East London on Sunday 9 August. This year’s run evolved from the previously successful Run 4 Your Mosque. On a gloriously sunny day with temperatures peaking at 25 degrees, runners – young and old ...