Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, was today joined by Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP as he launched his key mayoral policies that will “benefit every corner of the borough.” Among an ambitious list of pledges, Labour’s candidate promised he would build the borough’s first new council homes in years, crack down on anti-social behaviour ...
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Eminent journalist A. N. M. Serajur Rahman has died today (1934-2015)
A .N. M. Serajur Rahman has died today,1st of June at around 11am in Royal Free Hospital London. He was suffering from critical medical condition last couple of months. He was Head of BBC Bengali Section. He served BBC for Long 34 years. He was the one who’s voice was eagerly waited by people to know about the liberation war ...
Read More »UK rail strikes suspended after 2% pay rise offer
Planned rail strikes by workers from the RMT union have been suspended after an offer of a 2% pay rise this year, the arbitration service Acas has said. A 24-hour strike by Network Rail workers was to have taken place from 17:00 BST on Thursday, followed by a 48-hour walk-out next week. Acas said four days of talks helped “formulate” ...
Read More »Boris Johnson: London stands ready to host the World CupFifa
London “stands ready” to host the World Cup if the contest which awarded it to Russia and Qatar five years ago turns out to have been “corrupted”, Boris Johnson said today. The Mayor also piled pressure on ’s sponsors to pull the plug on football’s world governing body “if they had any sense of honour”. He claimed there had been ...
Read More »Queens speech: Tax cut, welfare cap, and free increased childcare
Bangla Mirror Desk: The Conservatives have a “golden opportunity” to back working people in Britain, David Cameron has said, as his Queen’s Speech set out a series of measures to cut taxes, create jobs and cut immigration. Setting out his majority Conservative Government’s legislative programme, Mr Cameron vowed to use the next five years to “build something special” as he ...
Read More »Alleged benefit fraud by hundreds of Italian passport holder Bangladeshis
Banlga Mirror Desk : A charity trustee has been charged with a fraud offence after a huge benefits racket probe involving hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants with European Union passports. The racket is said to involve fraudsters making one-day trips from Italy to attend interviews at Jobcentres for National Insurance numbers. Families for Survival’s offices in Ilford, east London, were searched ...
Read More »Tulip Siddiq sworn in as MP
Ansar Ahmed Ullah : Tulip Siddiq was sworn in as Labour’s new MP for Hampstead and Kilburn on 20 May. Following completion of her first week in Westminster she wanted to thank all who supported her. She said, ‘I would like to convey my sincere thanks to everyone who put their trust in me on May 7th. The messages of ...
Read More »Restoring trust in tower hamlets top priority for John Biggs
Bangla Mirror Desk: John Biggs, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets, joined his three deputy Mayoral running mates on 22 May at a roundtable in Bethnal Green. At the meeting, John and his team answered questions and set out key priorities for the borough if elected on 11 June. As well as restoring the reputation of Tower Hamlets, Biggs pledges ...
Read More »We will continue with all popular works including town hall and graveyard: Rabina Khan
Bangla Mirror Desk: Independent candidate for the post of Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets Rabina Khan said that if she is elected, she will make sure that none of the popular pending works falls in risk including Whitechapel Vision, building of new town hall, graveyard and others. She also said that she will continue to work on all the popular ...
Read More »New UK BNP commttee formed
Bangla Mirror Desk : M A Malek has again gained the leadership of UK BNP and has been declared as President. Former President Shayesta Chowdhury Kuddus has been removed from the previous post and given the post of Chief Advisor. However, Koysor Ahmed is still holding the post of General Secretary. These were the highlights of newly declared committee of ...
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