Home / 2019

Yearly Archives: 2019

Why only Kashmir for Muslims cry 

Fatema Miah: Kashmir is a political issue not Gazwa e Hind. Kashmir drew worlds attention surely not because of love of Muslims for Muslims only, and I am saying as such from the clear understanding of the political status or political conflict of India and Kashmir.  The Kashmir situation isn’t good, neither Modi governments movement about Kashmir these days praise ...

Read More »

Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests

Hong Kong, Aug 16 : Hong Kong’s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war. The territory’s financial secretary, Paul Chan, cut this year’s official growth forecast to 0 to 1%, which could be the worst performance since 2009 during the global financial crisis. ...

Read More »

Dispute between India and Bangladesh on Teesta river

  Rayhan Ahmed Topader: Teesta is the most important river in northeast of Bangladesh and is the fourth largest river of the country. It originates in the Sikkim valley of the Himalayan range within India. Sikkim reportedly has built five dams and is building 31 more on the upper region of the Teesta river in India. In May 2018, Indian ...

Read More »

Bengal – India, The History (August 19)

  Fatema Miah:   It’s 15th of August today, Sheik Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on this day and on the 11th of August  Adultescence Khuduram Bose was hanged to death in British India (is it India in correct term?). The forgotten, closed up  chapter, the History of Bengal is the key and fundemental aspect of opening chapter of,  Would I ...

Read More »

Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. But Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she ...

Read More »

A-levels: Record numbers in Wales get top A* and A grades

The proportion of students in Wales getting A* at A-level is at its highest since the top grade was introduced in 2010. Grades at A* and A were also up slightly to 27%, with 9.1% at the very highest grade. Wales outperformed all regions of England and Northern Ireland at A*. Education Minister Kirsty Williams said it showed the top ...

Read More »

Islamic Relief and East London Mosque distribute Qurbani meat to local residents on Eid Al-Adha London. 

For the Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha*, leading international relief charity Islamic Relief partnered with the East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre to distribute 100 bags of Qurbani** meat in the local community. Many recipients of the meat are from less fortunate backgrounds, including struggling families, single parents, as well as Kashmiri residents who are unable to return home ...

Read More »

Indian business ties underpin muted Arab response to Kashmir

Photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, gestures as he receives Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport in New Delhi, India. Dubai, Aug 15 : Gulf Arab countries have remained mostly silent as India’s government moved to strip the Indian-administered sector of Kashmir of its limited autonomy, imposing a sweeping military curfew in ...

Read More »

UK planning post-Brexit freight service for vital medicines

Photo: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with prison staff during a visit to Leeds prison, Northern England, Tuesday Aug. 13, 2019. London, Aug 15 : The British government wants to create an “express freight service” to ensure essential medicines are still available if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a divorce deal. The Department of Health said Thursday ...

Read More »