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To discuss mutual economic benefit through enhancement of investment at the entrepreneurial scale UKBCCI leaders recently held a breakfast meeting with the British High-Commissioner His Excellency Robert W Gibson CMG at an aristocrat restaurant in the diplomatic area in city. Their talk included market expansion for Bangladeshi products in the UK besides investment possibilities and finding ways to mitigate trade ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Tower Ham lets Council took an unprecedented step to honour borough’s unsung heroes and heroines to recognise them for their generosity, commitment and dedication at the annual Tower Hamlets Civic Awards Ceremony, which was held last week in Town Hall in Mulberry Place. This year, the Annual 2015 Civic Award went to Md Gulam Kibria for ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Rushanara Ali officially launched her campaign for re-election in Bethnal Green and Bow at a local event attended by a host of fellow Labour colleagues, members and supporters, with former Labour leader Lord Kinnock giving the keynote address.   Her Labour colleagues Lyn Brown, Margaret Hodge and Frank Dobson also gave speeches to a packed auditorium ...

“I send my best wishes to everyone in India, Britain and around the world celebrating Baisakhi. “I know this is an incredibly important time for the Sikh community as families and friends come together to commemorate the birth of the Khalsa and give thanks. From Southall to Sunderland, from Ottawa to Amritsar Sikhs around the world will be marking Baisakhi ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk : Four weeks today people of the UK will be going to the polls on May 7 to place a cross on the ballot paper to elect the 56th parliament and the end result has never been so uncertain. As former Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said ‘a week is a long time in politics’, and ...

Tony Blair has given his “100%” backing to Ed Miliband as he attacked David Cameron’s pledge to hold a referendum on Britain’s EU membership. The former prime minister praised the Labour leader, saying he was “his own man”, and he wanted Labour to win “for the future of our country”. Mr Blair said Mr Cameron had put “exit on the ...

The official start of the new tax year has sparked a fresh battle between Labour and the Conservatives over their respective economic plans. The Tories claim 94% of working households are better off under the tax and benefit changes coming into effect. Labour’s Ed Balls claimed average families were £1,100 a year worse off since 2010, including Monday’s changes. Both ...

Plans for a freshwater natural pool in which people will be able to swim alongside wildlife in central London have been unveiled. The pond is scheduled to open in King’s Cross in May – and is designed to be kept clean through “natural processes”. The project – called “Of Soil and Water: King’s Cross Pond Club” – is being undertaken ...

The UK’s party leaders have clashed in the first TV election debate on a range of issues including the NHS, immigration and the deficit. It is the only time David Cameron and Ed Miliband will appear together on TV ahead of 7 May’s polling day. The Conservative and Labour leaders, as well as the leaders of the Lib Dems, UKIP, ...

In celebration of Women’s month Pearl Advertising hosted the Women’s Day Bazaar 2015 on Saturday the 28th March at the Montefiore Centre in East London. The aim was to help women promote their skills and businesses under one roof, which was certainly the case with more than 30 stall holders and over 300 women, men and children attending the free ...