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Bishshow Shahitto Kendro (BSK) has marked this year’s International Women’s Day in partnership with Idea Store by paying homage to a Bengali  woman, Anwara Bahar Choudhury (1919-1987) for her exemplary contribution in the educational,cultural and social emancipation of the Bengali speaking women of the then British Bengal (which included West Bengal and today’s Bangladesh) .To celebrate the occasion,BSK presented a ...

UK Jobo Dol has organised a protest meeting in front of European Commission office in Brussels on 16 March.  The protestors demanded the immediate reinstate of democracy in Bangladesh, withdraw all control measures from political activities of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and free her from confinement, immediate return of missing Ilias Ali and recently missing Salauddin, stop all types ...

The 7th March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will act as the inspiration chained and subjugated people of across the world.  The composer of Immortal Ekushe song, Journalist and Columnist, Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury said this in a meeting held in Monte fiore Centre in East London on 7th of March.  The meeting was organised by Agrani Research, a social ...

Sumaya Ashraf Mannan wants to be a Psychologist in future and wants to highlight Bangladesh to the world.  She passed her GCSE with Nine As and two AStars from Seven Kings School and as a recognigtion, Sumaya received the 2014 Student Achievement Award given by Bangladesh High Commission in London.  Sumaya has expressed her gratitude to the Bangladesh Government to ...

Grater Lamakazi Association UK organised a meeting on Sunday 4th of March to felicitate former Shadow Education Secretary and MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Rushanara Ali. The meeting took place at Impression Event Venue in East Ham. The meeting was presided over by President of the organisation Faruk Ali and General Secretary Sadequzzaman conducted it.  Organisation’s Founder President and ...

Habiganj Medical College and Agriculture University classes will be starting soon. Student’s admission will be taking place next year.   Medical classes will take place in the old hospital building until the construction of the new building is completed.   Advocate Abu Jahir MP said this in a meeting organised by UK Youth Association Habiganj to felicitate him. He also said that ...

Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the UK Mohammod Abdul Hannan said that,he hopes one day Britain will be lead by the British-Bangladeshi students. He also said British Bangladeshi students’ achievements are outstanding.  Muhammod Abdul Hannan said this in a meeting organised by Bangladesh High Commission to award eighty British Bangladeshi students who achieved outstanding grades in GCSE and A Level exam. ...

Tower Hamlets Council and its partners across the NHS are encouraging residents to be a ‘proud quitter’ on No Smoking Day, Wednesday March 11. This year’s national campaign is focusing on ex-smokers who share their reasons and motivations for quitting. Stop smoking advisers will be seen across Tower Hamlets providing free and friendly advice, information and support on local stop ...

Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) has helped to get 132 apprentices new training and work opportunities by teaming up with its Decent Homes contractors. Such has been the success of the programme that almost half of all the apprentices have been offered full-time work or further training with the contractors. Across the borough energetic Decent Homes’ apprentices are covering all aspects ...

Fact:    There are currently 650 total members of parliament in the UK. Fact: Only 148 are women. Fact: Of those 148 women, only 6 are Asian. But what is the reason for this poor representation – is it that politics is simply a sexist and racist space that no-one in their right minds wants to step into? Or are we ...