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Poplar and Limehouse MP calls for money from corruption and economic crime by members of Sheikh Hasina’s discredited government to be returned to the people of Bangladesh Apsana Begum MP has written to the National Crime Agency (NCA) probing what steps have been taken to investigate and freeze all UK-based assets owned by Mr Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, the former Land Minister ...

  Bangla Mirror desk:   The general meeting of UK Bengla Reporters Unity, one of the organizations representing reporters in Bengali media in Great Britain, for the welfare of British Bengalis and their unity, was held in a restaurant in east London. After extensive discussion on various issues, important decisions were taken. The meeting was held on Tuesday (24 September ...

  20 September 2024: EastHands Charity is proud to announce the successful distribution of 40 high-quality mobile phones on Friday, 20 September, in partnership with the Good Things Foundation. The giveaway event took place at the London Bangla Press Club Office, in the presence of community activists, EastHands volunteers, and trustees. The initiative aims to support financially struggling individuals and ...

By Muhammed Shaheed Rahman :   Sensational murder of British Bengali businessman Atek in East London, United Kingdom: no accused has been caught in 30 years, daughter’s press conference demanding justice. The girl has been demanding justice for her father’s murder for three decades. On September 18, 1994, British-Bangladeshi businessman Shah Ateq Hossain Salim was killed in front of his ...

  London: Bangladesh Human Rights Commission England and Bisshobangla Foundation have expressed concern over the arrest of human rights activist, journalist Shahriar Kabir in Bangladesh. At the same time, have appealed the Interim Government of Bangladesh to the to release him. In a press release, the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission and Bisshobangla Foundation believe that apart from political and ideological ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Bangladeshi expatriates from all over the country living in Britain Last Monday September 16, at six o’clock in the evening London time, in front of the British Parliament House of Commons, sang the national anthem of Bangladesh “Amar Sonar Bangla Ami Tumay Val Basi” in a united voice. Organized by cultural personalities Smriti Azad, poet ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Grand Miladunnabi Conference was held in London, the capital of England, on the occasion of Miladunnabi (PBUH), the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (peace be upon him). On Sunday (September 15) at The Atrium Conference Hall, London, Anjumane Al Islah UK president Shaikhul Hadith Allama Nazrul Islam presided over the grand conference, ...

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, “was a monster” enabled by a system that “pervaded” the London store, a lawyer for his accusers has said. The late Harrods owner was described as a “sexual predator” who assaulted staff and threatened them over a 25-year-period, barristers representing dozens of women told a press conference in London on Friday. Dean ...

British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) Discusses Challenges and Collaborative Opportunities with Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) held a significant meeting today with The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, at Hyde Town Hall, Cheshire. The event, organised by Mizanur Rahman Mizan, President ...

A London borough has u-turned on plans to send homeless families more than 90 minutes outside the capital after public outcry. Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman had proposed putting households in temporary accommodation outside out of London and the home counties in a bid to save money. But the plan prompted one of Mr Rahman’s independent Aspire councillors to quit ...