Bangla Mirror Desk : Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron. The prime minister said the new pay policy would only work if it were “properly enforced” and that the government would be funding a new unit at HM Revenue & Customs to crack down ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : THE number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by almost a fifth to 744,000, new figures show. People on a zero-hours contract in their main job represented 2.4% of all those in employment in April-June, compared with the same period a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said. The new figure will fuel fresh ...

Ambitious plans have been launched today by Tower Hamlets Council to open up empty or underused space in Whitechapel. The council’s Enterprising Whitechapel intiative will identify currently empty or underused buildings in Whitechapel and bring them back to productive use by providing workspace for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This is part of the Whitechapel Vision regeneration project. Support ...

To make the new generation British-Bangladeshis more interested to Bangladesh, they need to maintain the connection with their homeland. Similarly, the non resident Bangladeshi should invest more in Bangladesh, so that their next generations are more interested in Bangladesh.  Dewan Gazi Jafar Sadek (Koyes Gazi), Vice-president of Sylhet Awami League, told this in a view exchanging meeting organised by Nabiganj ...

UK Bandhu Shomabesh organised an “Anondo Adda (pleasure gathering) 2015” at the Banqueting Hall of Water Lily in East London on 26 August. Organisation’s President Taraj Uddin presided over the meeting and General Secretary Faruq Miah and poet Mijanur Rahman Miru jointly conducted it. Guest who addressed the audience included Professor M Tanbir Ahmed, Advocate Fajrul Haque Enam, Kamrul Islam, ...

In a ceremony held on the week commencing the 9th of August 2015, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Robert W Gibson CMG, formally handed over specialist forgery detection equipment to the Bangladesh Special Branch, in an effort to tackle immigration crime. This equipment will be used by immigration officers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to detect false and counterfeit ...

Deputy Mayor of London Stephen Greenhalgh has committed to provide help to the young entrepreneurs. He was answering to the questions from the guests attending at the business launch event of Al-advisory Management Services Ltd. The Deputy Mayor inaugurated this recently established Mortgage, Insurance service and legal services advisory organisation on Saturday 29th May. Other guests who were also present ...

On Friday 28th August, Muslim Aid officially launched its Qurbani/Udhiyah campaign for 2015. Muslim Aid’s Qurbani programme will take place in more than 29 countries this year to reach those most in need. In 2014, more that 1 million vulnerable people received Qurbani meat in 40 countries the number of beneficiaries is expected to increase this year. The programme offers ...

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif can return to cricket this week following five-year spot-fixing bans, but age and public hostility mean the pair face a hard road to redemption. On Wednesday they will join left-arm quick Mohammad Amir, whose own ban was relaxed by the International Cricket Council six months ago, in being free to ...

The Socceroos have been dealt another injury blow on the eve of their World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan, with star goalkeeper Mat Ryan the latest player to be ruled out. Ryan picked up the minor knee injury during the 1-1 draw and will not make the last minute dash to Perth for the match against Bangladesh. His place ...