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  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

    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 ...

Three G tech dependant full HD TV channel SA Television celebrated its two years completion by organising a colourful event in SA TV’s own office in East London on 19 January. Director Shirin Akhtar Samantha gave the welcoming speech.  In her speech she said that SA TV is building bridge between the homeland and the UK.  This channel is already ...

Labour councillors, backed by local MPs Jim Fitzpatrick and Rushanara Ali, have tabled an emergency motion for Tower Hamlets Council meeting, 21 January, calling on Mayor Lutfur Rahman to rethink his waste management procurement process to prevent a waste crisis in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Mayor Rahman has already pulled a Cabinet paper detailing the process for commissioning ...