By Advocate Md Halim Bepari, London Introduction: Green Card is a lawful officially granted permanent resident. A Green Card holder is someone who has been granted authorization to live and work in the Country. As proof of that status, a person is granted a permanent resident card, commonly called a “Green Card.”Green Card called ‘Carta di Soggiorno’ in European ...
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Brexit must not cost London its top science talent, says Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today said Brexit must not cost the capital its top scientific minds. He said it was critical that London continues to thrive as a global centre for life science research even after it has left the EU. Mr Khan, pictured, was speaking on a visit to the £700 million Francis Crick Institute in King’s Cross. The centre for biomedical studies ...
Read More »New quicker and easier UK visit visa application form launched in Bangladesh
Customers in Bangladesh will now be able to apply for their UK visit visas, more easily thanks to a new online application form. The new form, called Access UK, offers customers a number of benefits including a shorter form, with questions ordered logically, a mobile friendly format and the ability to download a pre-populated Schengen visa form. The form will ...
Read More »‘Rush hour hell’ faced by Londoners on capital’s most overcrowded train lines
The “rush-hour hell” faced by hundreds of thousands of rail commuters was laid bare today, with new figures showing that more than four in 10 are forced to stand on their way to work on some services. Thameslink’s 0700 Brighton to Bedford service was the busiest peak train in the capital in spring last year. It reached its most crowded point with ...
Read More »Poplar Baths is open for business!
Poplar Baths has re-opened to the public today (Monday 25 July) after nearly 30 years since it closed its doors. The grade II listed building has been lovingly restored to its former glory with a couple of new additions. The building, which has been refurbished by Guildmore, boasts an Art Deco entrance lobby, sports hall, new pools and a café. ...
Read More »Indian army officer Maj Gen Cardozo honoured by UK Bengali diaspora
Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: A Reception was given in honour of retired Indian army officer Maj Gen Ian Gen Cardozo on 26 July at the Bangladesh High Commission, hosted by the Acting High Commissioner Khondker Mohammad Talha in association with Swadhinata Trust and Curry Life Magazine on behalf of the UK Bengali diaspora. Maj Gen Cardozo in his address said. ...
Read More »Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith warns of ‘Right-wing darkness’ if party fails to unite
Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has warned that if his party fails to unite it will open the door to “forces of radical, Right-wing darkness”. Mr Smith said a divided party would mean Labour was out of power for “a long time” and could even “disappear”, leaving the way clear for the political Right. He claimed Jeremy Corbyn lacked the strength ...
Read More »UK economic growth sped up ahead of Brexit vote
The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to the end of June, as economic growth accelerated in the run-up to the vote to leave the EU. Second-quarter gross domestic product grew faster than expected, and was up from 0.4% growth in the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Any uncertainty ahead of the referendum seemed ...
Read More »How can Gulshan-like killing be prevented from reoccurring?
Gulshan killing tarnished our image as a nation. We are normally considered as a peace loving moderate nation. If this type of atrocity continues to occur, it may pose a question in future as to how we continue to work as a peace keeper of the nations by being employed as peace keeping force by the UN. As such this ...
Read More »SYRIAN CHILDREN SHOT DEAD BY TURKISH BORDER GUARDS
Rayhan Ahmed Topader : EIGHT SYRIANS, most of them women and childr- en, have been killed by Turkish border guards while fleeing their war-torn homeland.The group was trying to cross into Turkey via a mountain smuggling route at the western end of the frontier when they were pushed back by Turkish forces firing live rounds.Mobile phone footage obtained by the ...
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