Narendra Modi greeted as he alights in Dhaka on two-day maiden state visit to Bangladesh. A red carpet has been rolled out for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day state visit, his first to Bangladesh after assuming power. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed him near the VVIP Tarmac of the Hazrat Shahjalal ...
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Rabina Khan officially launches campaign for fairer Tower Hamlets
Bangla Mirror Desk: Independent Mayoral candidate Rabina Khan has formally outlined her manifesto commitments at a press conference held on 2 June which she says will build a ‘fairer Tower Hamlets for all.’ Speaking at the event, Rabina Khan said, “I’m standing for Mayor because our borough needs to move on from the past and build a fairer Tower Hamlets ...
Read More »Southall Mela set to celebrate Asian Culture in West London
Bangla Mirror Desk: Southall Mela is a free, family-themed event taking place on Sunday June 7 2015 in Southall Park, which coincides with and incorporates the Bangladeshi festival of Boishaki. Organiser and local businessman Shofiqul Alam had the vision of a free outdoor festival which would reflect Southall’s diversity and community cohesion, while celebrating the rich fabric of culture that ...
Read More »Cllr. Parvez Ahmed elected as Deputy Mayor of Brent Council
Bangla Mirror Desk: Cllr. Parvez Ahmed has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Brent Council. He has been elected by Labour councillor of this Labour controlled borough. Parvez Ahmed is the first Bangldeshi councillor who has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Brent. Parvez Ahmed is Councillor in Dollis Hill in the London Borough of Brent, having been elected in ...
Read More »Muslim Aid launches its annual Ramadan campaign
Bangla Mirror Desk: Prominent MPs and Minsters supported international NGO Muslim Aid to celebrate the launch of its 2015 Ramadan campaign. Key note speeches were delivered by John Penrose MP (Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office), Mary Creagh MP (Shadow Secretary of State for International Development) and Rehman Chishti MP (Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham). The event was also ...
Read More »Biggs joined by Chuka Umunna MP to launch : Labour’s pledges for Tower Hamlets
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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