As the presents are wrapped, the food is prepared and the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end. I want to sen my very best wishes to Muslims at home and around the world celebrating Eid. I look at the things people are doing in Britain for the occasion – putting on special brunches for the lonely, giving presents ...
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Sadiq Khan’s £10 pollution ‘T-charge’ for older cars added to London’s congestion charge
Highly polluting vehicles, broadly registered before 2005, will be hit with the extra £10 charge Motorists driving vehicles belching out filthy fumes are set to be hit with a £10 “T-charge” to enter central London from next year. The new toxicity levy was part of a radical package of measures billed by mayor Sadiq Khan as the toughest crackdown on the most polluting ...
Read More »Theresa May clear favourite to be next prime minister as Tories begin voting for new leader
New poll puts the Home Secretary at the top of the pack of five candidates Theresa May has opened up a commanding lead in theConservative leadership race, as MPs begin voting in the first round of the contest. A new poll of Tory members puts the Home Secretary at the top of the pack of five candidates, and in a final ...
Read More »Brexit: Legal steps seek to ensure Commons vote on Article 50
4 July 2016 A law firm is taking action to ensure the formal process for the UK leaving the EU is not started without an act of Parliament. Mishcon de Reya, lawyers acting for a group of business people and academics, said it would be unlawful for a prime minister to trigger Article 50 without a full debate and vote in Parliament. ...
Read More »Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader after Brexit vote
Nigel Farage today dramatically quit as Ukip leader saying he wanted his “life back” following the historic Brexit vote. In a surprise announcement that will spark another leadership contest in British politics he said he could not hope to achieve more than the Brexit vote. Within seconds his move was greeted joyfully by one of his internal rivals Douglas Carswell ...
Read More »Bangladesh cafe attack: Japan, Italy and US mourn dead hostages
Twenty hostages were killed in the siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka that police ended by force on Saturday. They were construction consultants from Japan, Italian businesspeople in textiles and three students from American universities. Two of the students were studying at Emory University in Georgia: Faraaz Hossain from Dhaka and Abinta Kabir from Miami, Florida, who was visiting family ...
Read More »Conservative leadership election: ‘Six in ten Conservatives’ back Theresa May for next leader
Theresa May is racing towards victory with six in 10 Conservatives backing her to replace David Cameron, latest polling data has revealed. With levels of support stronger than the combined total of her four rivals, the Home Secretary appears to be on course to take the keys to No 10. Mrs May was backed by 60 per cent of Tory voters, ...
Read More »It is 27th Ramadan tonight!
By Fatema Miah All over the world People have completed reciting, and reading Quran over the month of Ramadan. Most have read complete Quran all over from the beginning to the end, and some have repeatedly done the same many times; more than once, twice, three times or more. May Allah accept our recitations, readings efforts and performances, Ameen. Ramadan ...
Read More »Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) elected as Chairman of NRB Bank Limited
Mr. Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NRB Bank Limited in its 39th Board meeting held on 27 June 2016. Prior to his new role, he was the Vice Chairman of the Bank. Mr. Rahman a seasoned businessman and well versed in a broad range of trade ventures around the ...
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