Home / 2015

Yearly Archives: 2015

Justice Today

By Mohammed Khaled Noor :   Justice today is not just at all……. <> Alas, injustices spreading like bush fire to destroy the moral fabric of this human civilization. Shame! Do we need a new world order to save the dignity of human beings …., the plague of injustice, war, death and destructions across our lands? Justice means moral rectitude, ...

Read More »

Bangladesh and its confusion on democracy

By Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Everyone in Bangladesh claims that they need democracy. Even a party like Jamaat, which believes in theocracy, want to see democracy in Bangladesh. BNP joined the bandwagon too, despite having military origins, and they themselves ruled using undemocratic methods while in power. The most vocal section of our populace, the civil society, criticises how Bangladesh lacks ...

Read More »

Queens speech: Tax cut, welfare cap, and free increased childcare

Bangla Mirror Desk:  The Conservatives have a “golden opportunity” to back working people in Britain, David Cameron has said, as his Queen’s Speech set out a series of measures to cut taxes, create jobs and cut immigration. Setting out his majority Conservative Government’s legislative programme, Mr Cameron vowed to use the next five years to “build something special” as he ...

Read More »

Alleged benefit fraud by hundreds of Italian passport holder Bangladeshis

Banlga Mirror Desk :  A charity trustee has been charged with a fraud offence after a huge benefits racket probe involving hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants with European Union passports. The racket is said to involve fraudsters making one-day trips from Italy to attend interviews at Jobcentres for National Insurance numbers. Families for Survival’s offices in Ilford, east London, were searched ...

Read More »

Tulip Siddiq sworn in as MP

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :   Tulip Siddiq was sworn in as Labour’s new MP for Hampstead and Kilburn on 20 May. Following completion of her first week in Westminster she wanted to thank all who supported her.   She said, ‘I would like to convey my sincere thanks to everyone who put their trust in me on May 7th. The messages of ...

Read More »

Restoring trust in tower hamlets top priority for John Biggs  

Bangla Mirror Desk: John Biggs, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets, joined his three deputy Mayoral running mates on 22 May at a roundtable in Bethnal Green. At the meeting, John and his team answered questions and set out key priorities for the borough if elected on 11 June. As well as restoring the reputation of Tower Hamlets, Biggs pledges ...

Read More »

New UK BNP commttee formed

Bangla Mirror Desk :  M A Malek has again gained the leadership of UK BNP and has been declared as President. Former President Shayesta Chowdhury Kuddus has been removed from the previous post and given the post of Chief Advisor.  However, Koysor Ahmed is still holding the post of General Secretary.  These were the highlights of newly declared committee of ...

Read More »

Income poverty affects third of UK population

Bangla Mirror Desk: Almost a third of the UK population experienced income poverty in at least one year between 2010 and 2013, official data shows. The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday, show that approximately 19.3 million people had a disposable income of below 60% of the national median at some point during the four-year ...

Read More »

Baishakhi Mela celebration in East london

Bangla Mirror Desk: Thousands of the UK’s Bangladeshi community members and members from other communities celebrated Bengali New Year 2015 on 17th May with live music and performances on stage together with various stalls offering food and drinks in Victoria Park, London. Glamour’s costumes and traditional food were among the highlights at Bengali New Year celebration in East London. The ...

Read More »