By – Barrister M. A. Muid Khan Prologue “We not only have a parliamentary democracy, but on questions about the arrangements for how we’ve governed there are times when it is right to ask the people themselves and that is what we have done…The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be ...
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Brexit, multilateral trade and Bangladesh
The United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to quit the European Union, known as Brexit, has spurred a new wave of debate on its impact on multilateral trading regime. Immediately after the referendum on June 23, 2016, when the majority wanted Britain to leave the EU, policymakers, experts and businesses across the world are getting increasingly engaged in the debate. Analysis of ...
Read More »Europe without Britain prone to accommodation with Russia
A Europe, minus Britain will be more prone to seeking accommodation with Russia. Will EU now consolidate itself in the growing concert of a multipolar world? Or will it begin to splinter? Saeed Naqvi asks BY THEIR Brexit vote, the people have administered a punch on the chin of the British establishment, leaving it rattled and dazed. Britons have now ...
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By Fatem Miah The truth is that, the establishment of Britain proposed to exit from EU not the working class Brits those voted out. A deeper analysis of the situation shows that the UK leaving the EU right now which might turn out to be favourable for the United States. In the given situation, when right-wing forces in almost all ...
Read More »Is there anything for Bangladesh to learn from the UK’s recent referendum onits EU membership and its aftermath?
Mr David Cameron was not bound to hold EU referendum. He did this because he felt as his party and country leader being prime minister of the UK that Britishpeople wish to have their says on rapidly changing EU matters. By understanding feelings of the country men he made a promise in last general election that British people would be ...
Read More »PLAIN TRUTH : The Last 10 days and nights of Ramadan Seek the Greatest Night of the Year
Dr. Mozammel Haque Makkah Al-Mukarramah: I still remember my childhood when an old man of 70 years, Abdul Jabbar, used to come from the district of Faridpur (now in Bangladesh) took the silent alleys of our village in the night, chanting and calling, to wake up Muslims for the last meal before another day of Ramadan fasting begins. Abdul ...
Read More »The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50% to tackle the global warming
By Fatema Miah A new dietary guidelines drawn up by China’s health ministry recommend that ‘the nation’s 1.3 billion population should consume between 40g to 75g of meat per person each day. The measures, released once every 10 years, are designed to improve public health but could also provide a significant cut to greenhouse gas emissions’. The Chinese Communist party ...
Read More »ZERO HOUR CONTACT:UNDERMINES LOYALTY AND CORRUPTS THE RELATION ALSO NO LEGAL DEFINITION
Rayhan Ahmed Topader : What are zero-hours contracts?There is no single agreed definition of what zero-hours contracts are.While some contracts are explicitly called zero-hours contracts,there are other definitions available and used in published statistics.The common element to the definitions is the lack of a guaranteed minimum number of hours.When developing the survey of businesses, we consulted on the definition to ...
Read More »Iftar Mahfil organised by Mirpur Union Welfare Trust UK
Long established Mirpur Union Welfare Trust UK of Jagannathpur Upozila organised a discussion meeting and Iftar Mahfil at a restaurant in East London on 2th June. Chairman of the organisation Alhaj Master Amir Uddin Ahmed presided over the meeting and General Secretary Angur Ali conducted it. Guests who addressed the audience included Editor of Monthly Darpan Rahmat Ali, General Secretary ...
Read More »Shahid Janani’s 22nd death anniversary observed in London
The 22nd death anniversary of Shahid Janani Jahanara Imam who spearheaded the movement seeking justice for the victims of Bangladesh War of 1971 was observed by the UK Nirmul Committee on 26 June. UK Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee organised a discussion and a Iftar Mahfil at Banglatown’s Shaad restaurant in observance of the 22nd death anniversary of its founder, ...
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