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By Shahida Rahman Members of the Bangladesh National Party in Cambridge held a dinner on Thursday 19th March 2015, for Cambridge Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Julian Huppert to support his campaign for re-election in May 2015. Liberal Democrat Councillor for Romsey ward in Cambridge, Catherine Smart and Cambridge Liberal Democrat Chairman, Spencer Haggard were also welcomed as guests. The buffet ...

East London Jubo Dol organised a protest meeting of its activists demanding immediate reinstate of democracy in Bangladesh, withdrawal of all control measures on political activities imposed on former three times Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, free her from confinement, immediate return of missing Ilias Ali and recently missing Salauddin, stop all types of political killing and harassments of all media ...

Glyn Robbins (TUSC election candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow) met residents of a Spitalfields estate fighting demolition of their homes.  The Bernard, Brune and Carter (BBC blocks) and others comprising the Holland Estate off Toynbee Street were transferred from Tower Hamlets Council to East End Homes (EEH) in 2006.  Residents were promised works to improve the whole estate.  Now ...

Prominent journalist and Banglanews24 London representative Syed Anas Pasha’s mother Najma Khanom passed away (Inna … Rajiun).  She was 74 when died.  She has been suffering from cardiac and age related illnesses.  She died on 13th March at Bangladesh time 11.30 pm at her Baghbari residence in Sylhet.  She left her three sons, six daughters and numerous numbers of well-wishers.Hearing ...

Bhuyan Shafiqul Islam is an proficient Pen Warrior.  He is an ideal novelist, creative poet and wise researcher.  Bangladesh, its long struggle for freedom and patriotic inspirations has always been visible in his work.  Senior Journalist and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury said this in special state dialogue organised by Channeel I Europe where he uncovered six books by prominent writer ...

The annual general meeting of West London Bangladesh Welfare Association UK was held in a restaurant in South Harrow on 22 February.  The meeting was presided over by community leader Sheikh Yaor and conducted by Shohidul Islam.In the beginning, the speakers focused on the importance of International Mother Language Day.  In his speech, former councillor Selim Chowdhury said that people ...

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 ...