A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has defended his family’s ownership of offshore companies, saying the family has done “nothing wrong”. Leaked documents show that three of Mr Sharif’s children were linked to offshore companies that owned properties in London, local media say. Some opposition leaders have called for Mr Sharif to be investigated over his family’s “wealth ...

Myanmar’s parliament has passed a bill that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a role similar to that of prime minister. The Lower House passed the bill to create the post of “state counsellor”, which now requires only presidential approval to become law. Unelected military representatives holding a quarter of parliamentary seats boycotted the vote, calling the bill unconstitutional. Ms Suu ...

A Swiss secondary school has caused uproar by allowing two Muslim boys not to shake hands with women teachers – a common greeting in Swiss schools. The boys had told the school in the small, northern town of Therwil it was against their faith to touch a woman outside their family. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said shaking hands was part ...

‘Panama Papers’ reveal offshore havens of rich and powerful; govts begin probe Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful yesterday after a leak of four decades of documents from a Panamanian law firm that specialised in setting up offshore companies. Agencies The “Panama papers” revealed financial arrangements of global politicians and public figures ...

Bangladeshi High Commission in London has celebrated the 45th Independence Day with due respect and dignity.  High Commissioner Md Abdul Hannan hoisted the flag on the morning of 26th March at High Commission office in the presence other High Commission officials.  This was followed by reading the messaged of Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Foreign Minister. The High Commission ...

One of the largest community organisations in the UK, Golapganj Education Trust UK celebrated 45th Independence and National Day. The event took place at Cannon Street Children Community Centre on 28th March.  President of Golapganj Education Trust UK Fajlul Haque Fajlu presided over the meeting and General Secretary Makhon Miah conducted it. Guest and organisation leaders who addressed the audience ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah : Former students of Madan Mohan College Sylhet residing in the UK celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of the College on 20th march 2016 at the Royal Regency, East London. Madan Mohan College is one of the oldest colleges of Bangladesh established in 1940 and is still a very popular and a respected educational institution.  Because of historical ...

Hundreds of men, women and children took part to celebrate 45th Independence and National Day in a community centre in Hove on 29th March.  Alhaj Bashir Miah presided over the celebration event and Joint Treasurer Badiul Alam and Executive Member Royal Miah jointly conducted it. General Secretary Mahir Hossain Chowdhury gave the welcoming speech.  Other Guest speakers were Vice-President Milik ...

Tower Hamlets Independent group organised a press conference on 25th of March in a restaurant at Whitechapel where the councillors questioned about the competency of the Mayor in delivering this year’s budget.  They also mentioned that even though he had 242 pounds for this year and reserve 71 million pound, yet he completely failed to deliver a budget which reflects ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : EU authorities in Brussels will unveil long-awaited proposals to overhaul  European asylum rules, following the arrival of more than 1.1 million refugees and migrants last year. The rules, known as the Dublin regulation and dating back to the 1990s,  require refugees to seek asylum in the first country they arrive in. This system has been under ...