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GCSE results celebrated in Tower Hamlets

Pupils across Tower Hamlets have celebrated as they received their GCSE results, confirming our reputation as a borough of educational excellence. The provisional result for Tower Hamlets is that 64.7 per cent of GCSE students earned five A* to C grades including English and Maths. There is no national comparator at this stage as it can only be worked out ...

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Afsana Begum Shumi receives five A stars and six A’s

Afsana Begum Shumi  of Ashfield Street in East London has received five A Stars and six As in her GCSE exam this year.  She was born in a respected family in the UK on 10th of November 1998.  She wants to do her A levels on Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths.  She wished to study medicine at University and wishes ...

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Bangladeshi man arrested in suspicion of killing

A  Bangladeshi man was under arrest in hospital on Tuesday on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man, believed his family member and the stabbing of three children in their family home in Bethnal Green. Suluk Ahmed, 31, was charged following the incident. He was also charged with two attempted murders in the terraced council house. Ahmed, who appeared ...

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Businesses using illegal immigrant face 48-hour closures

Bangla Mirror desk  :: Powers for 48-hour shutdowns of businesses suspected of employing illegal workers are to be included in a new immigration bill designed to create a “hostile environment” for undocumented migrants in Britain. The new package of measures will also include powers to remove the trading licences of late-night takeaways, pubs and off-licences which fail to comply with ...

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Bangladeshi President in London

President of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Md Abdul Hamid has arrived in London on 23rd August for treatment of his eye-problem and health checkup. President Hamid is scheduled to have eye treatment at Moorfield Eye Hospital and heart checkup at Bupa Cromwell Hospital. The President was received by Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Md Abdul Hannan, President ...

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Air express promises five star service for Umrah passengers

Bangla Mirror Desk :: After a successful 23 years of serving in travel and tourism industry, British Bangladeshi enterprise Air Express opened up a new project specialising in Umrah.  The inauguration of this new project ‘gohaji.com’ was held in LMC Hall in East London on Friday 21 August.  Senior officials from Al-Hosam, the Saudi associate company of Air Express and ...

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Indian restaurants to lobby David Cameron for short-term work visas

Bangla Mirror desk :: Indian restaurant owners have called on David Cameron to introduce short-term work visas so that they can fly experienced staff to the UK to plug a curry chef shortage that is forcing closures across the country. Enam Ali, who founded the British Curry Awards 10 years ago, is preparing a submission to the Prime Minister and ...

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Kamrun Nahar Runu’s poetry reflects the real picture of the society

Poet Kamrun Nahar Runu’s poetry reflects the real picture of modern day society.  She has vividly portrayed the picture of today through her poetry, at the same time, she depicted the past efficiently and provided the guidance for the future. Speakers attending the publication event of Botamkhola Bihsnna Bikel’ expressed this view. The publication event was held in a restaurant ...

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Events to help Tower Hamlets residents find jobs

Skillsmatch, the award-winning recruitment service run by Tower Hamlets Council, is hosting two events to help residents find work. On Thursday, August 27, there will be a Tower Hamlets Homes apprenticeship event, taking place from 10am and 1pm at the Skillsmatch office next to Poplar DLR station. It will attempt to place young people into work with the many organisations ...

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Kamrul Hassan Rubel dies while body building

One youth named Kamrul Hassan Rubel died at a gym in Birmingham while lifting weight.  He was taken to hospital with a head injury and died after seven days. His Namaje Janaja was held on 22nd August at Coventry Jame Masjid in Birmingham. Rubel’s brother Khairul Hasan told that Rubel went to a local leisure centre for exercise on that ...

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