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 ...
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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 »Brexit, Article 50 & new Immigration Rules
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 respected…The will of the British people is an instruction ...
Read More »Charity collection at Bangla TV Channels
Barrister Nazir Ahmed : The Bangladeshi Muslims living in the United Kingdom and Europe are very kind and generous in donating money at charity. They have proved their generosity and shown their apparent kindness in the last decade or so by donating millions of pounds through Bangla TV Channels’ charity collection programmes. The charity has a special status in the ...
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M H Mohamed (15 June 1921 – 25 April 2016) Dedicated leader for the cause of Muslim Ummah & to the service of the Sri Lankan Muslim Community Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed was born on 15 June 1921 to an illustrious family of Sri Lanka. He spent his long life for the service of Islam and his community ...
Read More »PLAIN TRUTH / Ramadan : The Month of the Qur’an
Dr. Mozammel Haque The Noble Qur’an was revealed in the month of Ramadan (Al-Qur’an, 97:1-3.). The Qur’an was sent down in the month of Ramadan on the Night of Power Lailatul Qadr. (Al-Qur’an, 91:1-3.). It is the month of Ramadan that Allah has honoured by revealing the Qur’an. Because of this strong relation between the Qur’an and the month of ...
Read More »DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS ABOUT EID UL-FITR
Rayhan Ahmed Topader : The day of Eid-ul-Fitr marks the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan and the beginning of the month of Shawwal.From this day,Muslims are absolved of their obligation to fast and can contin ue living as normal.To commemor ate the end of Ramadan,the feast of Eid-ul-Fitr lasts for three days, feast during which Musli m get ...
Read More »EU referendum: State Decision on our Shoulders with Unclear Murky Waters Ahead
Piya Mayenin Solicitor : The decision on exiting the EU is one of the most important state decisions the public has on their shoulders. Most people do not fully understand the workings and significance of the EU and yet carry the burden of helping make the decision on whether to stay or leave. The national row started by Nigel Farage ...
Read More »HAVEN FOR CRIMINALS?
F R Chowdhury I made a “google search” to see if there is any international instrument specifically against money laundering. I could not find what I was looking for but I found a list of three international treaties that relate to similar things. They are – 1. UN Convention against illicit traffic in Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988; 2. ...
Read More »TWENTY THIRD JUNE IS NOT JUST ABOUT OUT OR IN.IT SHAPES IDENTITY
Rayhan Ahmed Topader : Who do you trust?As we hurtle towards referendum day-it’s too late if you don’t register today-a poll suggests we will listen to family,friends,peers,colleagues first, followed by academics and heads of companies.Much lower down the list come journalists,and bumping along the bottom are politicians. It is cheering that we turn to family and friends, suggesting that we ...
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