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Former Met officer jailed for theft from dead man

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months for stealing cash from a man who collapsed and died in the street. PC Craig Carter, of Harlow, Essex, stole about £115 from Italian filmmaker and actor Claudio Gaetani between 7 and 14 September 2022. A court previously heard how Carter took money from Mr Gaetani’s wallet after he ...

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Long march under the banner of Bengalis for Palestine / Protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in London.

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman: At the end of the long march of thousands of people, including Bengalis for Palestine, the sit-in program was completed in front of the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, London. Demonstrations in support of Palestine and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the Long March, were held to protest the genocide in Gaza. At 11am on Saturday (September 7), the leaders ...

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Apasen Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Care Conference and Awards: 50 Care Workers Recognised for Their Exceptional Contributions

    London, UK, 05 September, 2024– Apasen, a renowned UK charity established in 1984, marked its 40th anniversary with a grand Care Conference and Awards Ceremony held in East London. The event witnessed the enthusiastic participation of staff, trustees, care workers, regulatory authorities, and representatives from central and local government, along with various members of the community. The evening ...

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The BCA Annual Awards 2024 will be held on 28 October in Central London

Matiar Chowdhury:   Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA), the oldest organization of British Bangladeshi businessmen established in Britain in 1960, has announced the date of their annual award ceremony. On this occasion, at the five-star Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Central London at one o’clock in the afternoon on September 5, the organization’s President Oli Khan MBE and Secretary General Mithu Chowdhury ...

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Sreeramsi Genocide Day Commemorated in East London

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   September 1, 2024 – The Sreeramshi Welfare Association UK organised a solemn Milad and Dua Mahfil at the Brick Lane Jame Masjid in East London on 31 August 2024 to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Sreeramsi Genocide. The event honoured the memory of over 200 freedom-loving individuals who were massacred by Pakistani forces and their ...

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Man caught upskirting at British Museum by off-duty officer jailed

A man caught upskirting a woman at the British Museum by an off-duty police officer has been jailed for four months. Jake Verano Gomez, 33, was seen by the City of London officer, who was on his day off, secretly recording a woman on Aug 19. The officer detained the man with the help of museum staff and security before ...

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Diaspora voices support for state reform at London NRB Conference

    The Centre for NRB hosted its World Conference Series 2024, titled “Branding Bangladesh,” at a local hotel in East London. The event brought together prominent members of the Bangladeshi diaspora to discuss their role in the ongoing state reform process. Councillor Saif Uddin Khaled, Speaker of London Tower Hamlet Council, attended as the chief guest. Md. Mahmud Hossain ...

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