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Job market woes: Why many Bangladeshi immigrants struggle in UK

Underdeveloped and developing countries, including Bangladesh and other Asian nations, have seen an influx of individuals migrating to the United Kingdom through various visa categories such as care visas, work permits, and student visas. These newcomers are adapting to the British lifestyle, but Bangladeshis, in particular, face significant challenges, particularly in the job market. To shed light on the reasons ...

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Teenage boy found shot at a house in Brixton, South London

A teenage boy has been found shot at a house in South London. Police were called by paramedics following reports of a shooting in Fairmount Road in Brixton. A 16-year-old boy was found at a residential address and treated at the scene before being taken to a south London hospital. In a statement police said: “Police were called by LAS ...

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Virgin Group wins $250 mln London court battle over brand reputation

LONDON, Oct 12 : British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group on Thursday won a $250 million London lawsuit against U.S. train operator Brightline over a cancelled branding deal. Virgin Group sued Brightline after the latter cancelled a deal to use the Virgin brand in 2020, just over 18 months after it was signed. Brightline said it terminated the deal because ...

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Recognition of Bangladesh Genocide at UN conference in Geneva

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Geneva, 10 October 2023: Speakers at the United Nations side event on 10 October called upon the governments and international institutions, including the UN agencies, to recognise the Bangladesh genocide committed by Pakistan in 1971. They said silence is complicity and opined that every genocide and every crime against humanity deserves to be recognised to give ...

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Geneva: BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami dubbed as “collaborators of terrorism”

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A demonstration and banner campaign was held during the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Bengali diaspora in Europe gathered at the monumental sculpture ‘Broken Chair’ in front of the United Nations in Geneva to condemn the religious extremism and terrorism perpetrated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami in ...

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Sadiq Khan reassures Londoners over France problems : Bedbugs

London mayor Sadiq Khan says everything is being done to ensure the bedbug infestation seen in France will not spread to the city’s transport system. In Paris, the insects have been reported in schools, trains, hospitals and cinemas. Mr Khan acknowledged it was a “real source of concern” for people that it may spread to London. He told PoliticsJOE Transport for London (TfL) was ...

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UK’s Hindu community lauds PM’s role in establishing secular Bangladesh

Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Association, representing Bangladesh-origin Hindus in the UK, praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visionary leadership for the remarkable economic development and her pragmatic steps to establish a secular and oppression-free democratic Bangladesh. They made the remark while called on Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen led by the association chairman Proshanta Datta Purokayastha in London on ...

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Bangabandhu Shikka O Gobeshona Poreshod UK special seminar completed in London.

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Bangabandhu Shikka O Gobeshona Poreshod UK recently organized a special seminar at the Micro-Business Center in East London. Its main theme was “Bangabandhu the visionary and architect of Bengali nation and independent Bangladesh”. It was chaired by the president of the organization, teacher and researcher Dr. Mohammad Abdul Hannan. Migrant Voice and former Chief Executive – ...

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