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Bangla Mirror Desk :: The Bangla Mirror Group, publishers of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held a press conference on Thursday 22nd October 2015 at the London Muslim Centre, to announce the launch of the much anticipated 2015 publication. The official launch of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2015 publication and award is being held in the prestigious Meridian ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: The prospects of an interest rate rise from the Bank of England this year is disappearing after a recession in manufacturing and the biggest slump in construction output in three years slowed the UK economy by more than expected in the third quarter of 2015. City analysts said news that the economy’s rate of expansion eased ...

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing 233 people – 200 in Pakistan and 33 in Afghanistan – and injuring thousands, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range area where the quake was ...

Shahena Uddin, found dead at her home last year had “suffered a regime of brutality and extreme punishment” at the hands of her family for years, a court heard today. The body of Shahena Uddin was found in the bathroom of her house in Leavesden Road, Watford, by paramedics shortly before 9.30am on Saturday, October 11, 2014, after a brother ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance benefits has dropped dramatically across East London boroughs over the last year, figures show. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS),Tower Hamlets has seen a 36.6 per cent decrease in Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants since September 2014. In real terms, there are 2,299 less claimants within ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: Bangladesh’s migrant workers toil in foreign lands for longer hours compared to peers from other countries, but they earn much less as they lack skills and face a language barrier, depriving themselves of a better future and the country of remittance. Experts on Wednesday called on the government to equip aspirant migrant workers with the right ...

The chancellor, George Osborne, is under renewed pressure over his £4.4bn plans to cut tax credits as the government’s independent social security advisers urged the Treasury to set out the full impact of the policy. The chairman of the government’s independent social security advisory committee, Paul Gray, told the Guardian ministers had still not set out the full impact of ...

This week, local residents joined the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Swan Housing Group and the Greater London Authority to celebrate the first wave of new homes from the £300 million Blackwall Reach regeneration project. The properties in Camellia House and Blashill Court have now been handed over to residents, many of whom were previously living on the adjoining Robin Hood ...

The foodie and Curry Industry professional, all gathered in one place on last Sunday, October 11, at the annual British Curry Life Chef Awards and gala dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel. The UK may have a soft spot for old favourites like bangers and mash and fish and chips but the British appetite for curry remains unrivalled. The Curry ...

  capital Dhaka after the murder of two foreigners A series of deadly attacks in Bangladesh has alarmed the international community – and there is little clarity on who carried out the attacks. BBC Bengali’s Akbar Hossain examines the key questions behind the killings. The shooting dead of two foreigners in recent weeks has raised new security questions in Bangladesh. ...