Bangla Mirror Desk: Independent Mayoral candidate Rabina Khan has formally outlined her manifesto commitments at a press conference held  on 2 June  which she says will build a ‘fairer Tower Hamlets for all.’ Speaking at the event, Rabina Khan said, “I’m standing for Mayor because our borough needs to move on from the past and build a fairer Tower Hamlets ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Southall Mela is a free, family-themed event taking place on Sunday June 7 2015 in  Southall Park, which coincides with and incorporates the Bangladeshi festival of Boishaki. Organiser and local businessman Shofiqul Alam had the vision of a free outdoor  festival which would reflect Southall’s diversity and community cohesion, while celebrating the rich fabric of culture that ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Cllr. Parvez Ahmed has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Brent Council.  He has been  elected by Labour councillor of this Labour controlled borough.  Parvez Ahmed is the first  Bangldeshi councillor who has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Brent. Parvez Ahmed is Councillor in Dollis Hill in the London Borough of Brent, having been  elected in ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Prominent MPs and Minsters supported international NGO Muslim Aid to celebrate the launch of its 2015 Ramadan campaign. Key note speeches were delivered by John Penrose MP (Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office), Mary Creagh MP (Shadow Secretary of State for International Development) and Rehman Chishti MP (Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham). The  event was also ...

Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, was today joined by Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP as he launched his key mayoral policies that will “benefit every corner of the borough.” Among an ambitious list of pledges, Labour’s candidate promised he would build the  borough’s first new council homes in years, crack down on anti-social behaviour ...

A .N. M. Serajur Rahman  has died today,1st of June at around 11am in Royal Free Hospital  London. He was suffering from critical medical condition last couple of months. He was Head of BBC Bengali Section. He served BBC for Long 34 years. He was the one who’s voice was eagerly waited by people to know about the liberation war ...

Planned rail strikes by workers from the RMT union have been suspended after an offer of a 2% pay rise this year, the arbitration service Acas has said. A 24-hour strike by Network Rail workers was to have taken place from 17:00 BST on Thursday, followed by a 48-hour walk-out next week. Acas said four days of talks helped “formulate” ...

London “stands ready” to host the World Cup if the contest which awarded it to Russia and Qatar five years ago turns out to have been “corrupted”, Boris Johnson said today. The Mayor also piled pressure on ’s sponsors to pull the plug on football’s world governing body “if they had any sense of honour”. He claimed there had been ...

Islamism in the Horn of Africa Dr. Mozammel Haque : A discussion on the topic “Islamism in the Horn of Africa” took place at Chatham House, London, on Wednesday, 13th of May, 2015, where following speakers participated and spoke: Dr. Harry Verhoeven from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Sideq Osman, Sudanese Affairs Researcher; Professor Justin Willis ...

By Fatema Miah <> This is Shaban 8th Lunar Calendar Arabic Month; the month before Ramadan. Month of Shaban is the gateway month to Ramadan. Ramadan when Muslims do fast for a month from daybreak to sunset. Informative factors for Muslims and non-Muslims; Shaban is an important month before Ramadan; Muslims usually will be busy with preparations for the month ...