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Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladeshis living in the UK and elsewhere in the world celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday to mark the declaration of independence. The country has made remarkable progress in a number of areas over the years after independence although there is a long way to go to attain advanced stage of development. Bangladesh’s independence ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Labour Party has introduced a special bus to help to run the campaign for its Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.  The campaign bus started its journey from Labour Party Head Office in central London on Tuesday 24 March with named ‘BAME Bus’. Around 45 BAME members, including seven of Bangladesh origin, are taking part in the ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Tower Hamlets Council has signed a 125-year long lease on a multi-faith burial ground.The new burial site in Sidcup in Bromley, just a short drive from the borough, will secure burial plots for the use of Tower Hamlets residents when the number of graves both nationally and locally is diminishing.  Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman visited the ...

Bomb throwers will also be tried like war-time criminals. ———- M A Mannan MP State minister for finance and planning MA Mannan MP has said, the present government is education- friendly government. The govt. is working to build up students as competent citizens of the country. He was speaking as chief guest at 15th Stipend Distribution Programme organized by Jagannathpur ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Property values around some Crossrail stations have surged since the east-west London line got the green light in 2008, with the fastest-rising jumping 82%, according to a new report.Along the length of the entire line from Maidenhead to Shenfield prices within a short walk of stations have risen only 5% more than the local market, gaining 43% ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: The chancellor claimed Britain was “walking tall again” after five years ofausterity while announcing the budget 2015 which has been dubbed as budget for savers.He also cut 1p from beer duty, 2% from cider and whisky and froze fuel andwine duty. Cigarettes will go up by 16p a pack as earlier planned.However, Labour leader Ed Miliband said ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a special event to observe Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 95th Birthday and National Children’s Day 2015. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Md Abdul Hannan started the day with placing wreaths at  the photo of Bangbandhu.  Messages from the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were then read out to the ...

The UK Home Office has declared sweeping changes to the country’s visa system to attract greater foreign investment, reducing red tape and cutting down processing times. The reforms will reduce the number of visa types available to foreign business travelers and performing artists from 15 to four from April this year. The changes will allow business travelers to take a ...

Three young British men who were stopped from travelling to Syria from Turkey and arrested have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police says. The three teenagers, two aged 17 and one 19, from north-west London were flown back to the UK on Saturday night. They were arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and have been bailed pending further ...

Three London teenagers who are believed to have been on their way to Syria have been arrested. One man, 19, and two boys aged 17, were held by officials in Turkey before being returned to the UK, according to Metropolitan Police.Scotland Yard revealed that the trio, all from north-west London, had been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.Counter ...