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  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Despite the objections of some human rights organizations and opposition parties, the criticized "Rwanda Bill" was passed by the British Parliament. As a result of the passing of this bill illegal immigrants who have received asylum in Britain will have to go to the Central African country of Rwanda. The bill was passed by the ...

State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shafiqur Rahman Choudhury MP has called on the UK government to ease visa conditions for Bangladeshi restaurant workers who want to work in the UK’s hospitality and catering sectors. Shafiqur Rahman Choudhury MP was speaking as a chief guest at a high profile dialogue hosted on Thursday by the UK’s All-party Parliamentary ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The Chhatak Education Trust UK executive meeting was held on April 22 in Birmingham. Under the chairmanship of President Mr Ruhul Amin, Joint General Secretary Monsuzzaman Mohan and Joint General Secretary Ananta Kasem Hizol, Chief Patron SM Sujan, Advisory Council President Mr Alhaj Bashir Miah Qadir, Senior Vice President Mr Alhaj Ghulam Azam Talukder, Vice President ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   24 April 2024 Expatriates welcomed Minister of State for Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury at Heathrow Airport. The state minister addressed everyone there and said that according to the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, all measures will be taken to prevent harassment of expatriates. Prime Minister is very sincere about expatriates. ...

Six people have been arrested at a St George’s Day event in central London, the Metropolitan Police has said. A man was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after “a police horse was targeted” in Westminster. Three have been held on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, one for suspected assault and one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   The London Bangla Press Club is a partner in establishing “Sylhet Shaheed Smriti Udyan” at Sylhet Cadet College-adjacent to Badhya Bhoomi. 35 lac is being paid with the support of honorable ordinary members and life members of the club. A check (symbolic) of Tk 35 lac was handed over at a function organized by the ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Eid in the Square returned to the capital on Saturday, 20 April. Following the end of Ramadan, the free annual celebration took place in Trafalgar Square and was hosted by Capital XTRA DJ Yasser Ranjha and comedian Ola Labib. Londoners and visitors were treated to the best of Islamic-inspired art, history and culture, with musical performances ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Bangladeshi-origin British social worker Shahanoor Khan has been awarded the UK’s oldest title ‘Freedom of the City of London’. The award was presented to Shahnoor Khan at London’s traditional Guild Hall on Tuesday. At that time, his family members and many famous people of British Bangladeshi community were present. The City of London Corporation has been ...

The policing minister has said he is “deeply concerned” after a Met Police officer described an antisemitism campaigner as “openly Jewish” during a pro-Palestine march. Gideon Falter, chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull-cap when he was stopped in the Aldwych area of London and threatened with arrest on 13 April. Mr Falter was told by police ...

Three men in their 20s who died after their car crashed down an embankment and hit a footbridge in north-west London have been named by police. Mohamad Zeidani, 21, Mohammed Ghazzi, 21, and Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, were killed in the crash at Staples Corner retail park, Brent Cross, on Sunday night. The Met Police said the car they were travelling ...