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Five students from London Enterprise Academy make it to MENSA

Bangla Mirror Desk : The gifted and talented students of London Enterprise Acacemy took part in the UK MENSA IQ Test.  IQ or Intelligence Quotient is an attempt to measure intelligence. This generally means the attribute of intelligence refers to quickness of mental comprehension (or mental agility). Intelligence is often confused with knowledge, wisdom, memory, or other attributes and in ...

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Iftar Mahfil orgnaised by Banlgapost

Banglapsot, the famous newsweekly published from London, organised its annual Iftar Mahfil and discussion meeting on importance and significance of Ramadan. A huge number of community activist, political leaders, businessmen, journalists and members of the community took part in the meeting and Iftar Mahfil, which took place at a restaurant in East London on 19th June. The event was presided ...

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Is immigration really good or bad for Britain?

  Bangla Mirror Desk : Immigration! It’s the one topic that some rightwing presses likes to pretend we can’t talk about – even though much of the media never stops banging on about it. With the EU referendum now has taken place, things have gone into overdrive, with politicians on both sides talking about it at almost punishing length. And ...

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Leading doctors urge two-week absence before workers need to see GP

Bangla Mirror Desk : Staff who fall ill should be able to stay off work for up to two weeks before they need a sick note in order to relieve the strain on overstretched GPs, leading doctors believe. Leaders of the British Medical Association want the time an employee is off work because they have certified themselves as sick to ...

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Multi-million pound improvements and better ICT

  Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs and his cabinet members met on 19th June to approve a multi-million pound capital works programme. They also decided whether improvements to the council’s information and communications technology (ICT) provision are sufficient to avoid a change of service provider. The ambitious capital works plans aim to significantly improve the borough’s schools and health provision. ...

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80% of migrants say: “Vote Remain”

Remain campaign boosted as 80% of migrant community back EU membership New super poll from Telecoms giant Lebara, of its migrant customers in UK, follows concerns that EU referendum has made Britain seem “xenophobic” Part of ‘The Other Referendum’, a campaign standing up for UK migrants 21st June 2016 (London): Over 80% of Britain’s migrant communities have declared they want a ...

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Awami League’s Syed Ashraful Islam wants UK to remain in EU

    Senior Awami League leader Syed Ashraful Islam has urged expatriate Bangladeshis in the UK to vote for remaining in the European Union. Britons will vote on Thursday on whether to quit the 28-nation bloc amid warnings from world leaders, investors and companies that a decision to leave would diminish Britain’s influence and unleash turmoil on markets. “I will ...

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EU referendum: Cameron ‘was told migration target was impossible’

“Civil servants told David Cameron in 2012 that it was “impossible” for the government to meet its flagship immigration pledge, the PM’s former director of strategy has claimed. Steve Hilton said Mr Cameron was told “explicitly and directly” that EU free movement rules meant net migration could not be reduced below 100,000. The target featured in the Tories’ election manifesto ...

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Welsh universities firmly behind EU membership

Welsh universities have nailed their colours firmly to the mast in the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. They have received millions from the EU for research and new buildings. The representative body Universities Wales says this funding ultimately has huge benefits for the Welsh economy. But the Leave campaign say that universities and science would continue ...

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Jo Cox MP death: David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn unite in tributes

David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn have united to condemn the killing of MP Jo Cox as an “attack on democracy”. Speaking alongside the prime minister in Mrs Cox’s West Yorkshire constituency, Labour leader Mr Corbyn said Parliament would be recalled on Monday, and labelled the attack “an act of hatred”. Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in the street ...

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