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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...