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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Income poverty affects third of UK population

Bangla Mirror Desk: Almost a third of the UK population experienced income poverty in at least one year between 2010 and 2013, official data shows. The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday, show that approximately 19.3 million people had a disposable income of below 60% of the national median at some point during the four-year ...

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Baishakhi Mela celebration in East london

Bangla Mirror Desk: Thousands of the UK’s Bangladeshi community members and members from other communities celebrated Bengali New Year 2015 on 17th May with live music and performances on stage together with various stalls offering food and drinks in Victoria Park, London. Glamour’s costumes and traditional food were among the highlights at Bengali New Year celebration in East London. The ...

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Rushanara to fight for Deputy Leadership

Bangla Mirror Desk: Rushanara Ali, the first Bangladeshi origin member of the House of Commons, has become a candidate in the position of Deputy Leader in the Labour Party, the Opposition in the UK parliament. Daniel Hassel, Labour Councilor of the Bromley South ward of the Tower Hamlets Council and Syed Mansur Uddin Shikhon, media adviser of Rushanara Ali have ...

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Rabina Khan wants to keep up the best of position of Tower Hamlets in Housing

Bangla Mirror Desk: Independent candidate Rabina Khan has said that if she is elected, she will continue the provisions of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), free school meal, free home care service and council tax freeze and prioritise to keep the top position in housing league table. Supported by the former Mayor of Tower Hamlets LutfurRahman, Rabina Khan said this in ...

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