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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Boris Johnson crashed out of the Tory leadership today after being sensationally “knifed” by key ally Michael Gove. The former Mayor of London abandoned his dream of becoming Prime Minister at 11.53am, seven minutes before the deadline for nominations. After setting out what would have been his manifesto for the Tory leadership, he said: “That is the agenda for the ...

Britain may not leave the EU because no prime minister will want to preside over the break-up of the UK which would follow such a move, according to an expert on the UK constitution. Dr Jo Murkens, an associate professor of law at the London School of Economics, said the EU referendum could be interpreted as a 2-2 draw because ...

Sadiq Khan today held urgent talks with the Government’s Brexit czar about London remaining in the single market. The Mayor met Tory Oliver Letwin, in charge of negotiations with the EU, to discuss keeping the doors open for London-based firms. City Hall insiders said “nothing was off the table” at the Downing Street talks to protect the capital’s status as a financial ...

Ayesha Qureshi MBE was appointed a Justice of Peace JP for the East London Local Justice Area with courts sitting at Stratford and Thames Magistrates’ Courts. Ayesha took her Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath at a swearing-in ceremony held on Tuesday 28th June 2016 held at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Ayesha is the founding editor of the prestigious British Bangladeshi ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk : The number of alleged hate crimes reported to a police website have risen by 57% after the UK voted to leave the European Union. The 85 reports to True Vision between Thursday and Sunday came as the Prime Minister called for racially-motivated attacks in the wake of the vote must be “stamped out”. Gwent Police ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk: Labour MPs are expected to announce a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership after a motion of no confidence in him was supported by three-quarters of the parliamentary party. Two possible candidates are the party’s deputy leader Tom Watson and ex-shadow business secretary Angela Eagle. But Mr Corbyn has said he would not “betray” his supporters by ...