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In the pursuit of Bangladesh’s progress, a momentous dialogue was convened in London on Thursday to foster greater integration with the British-Bangladeshi community. The event, chaired by Councillor Saima Ahmed of Ilford Town and the Redbridge Labour Group, extended a warm welcome to Dr. Mashiur Rahman, the economic affairs advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh who graced the occasion ...

  Speaking at RMT’s rally (Thursday 13 July) in Kings Cross as part of a National Day of Action against ticket office closures, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse said: “Taking away the safety and accessibility of public transport from people who rely on it is just unacceptable. “These proposed closures will make life hard for everyone.  They are ...

      A high-profile parliamentary roundtable on “Bangladesh-UK Climate Accord: Priorities for COP28,” hosted by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the UK House of Lords on Thursday proposed creation of a parliamentary caucus on climate change ahead of the COP28 in Dubai in November 2023. UK Ministers and parliamentsfrom the House of Lords and the House of Commons along ...

    British Bangladeshi Community Voice in collaboration with 53 other Bangladeshi Community Organisations held an open discussion and dialogue meeting on the BBCV ‘Biman Lootilar Campaign, the meeting was held at the East London Harkness House community centre. The main purpose of the meeting was to work in collaboration with BBCV to increase the impact of our ‘Biman Lootilar ...

    Bangla Mirror desk :   The UK expatriates wanted a referendum on the demand of the division called Cumilla. Collection of 10,000 public signatures in the United Kingdom on the demand of Cumilla Division Comilla-6 Constituency Member of Parliament AKM Bahauddin Bahar said again about the demand to name the division after Comilla. He said, asking for Cumilla ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman :    A discussion meeting was held in London with the aim of establishing Chilaura College in Jagannathpur and continuing various development activities on the initiative of the larger Chilaura people living in the UK. Recently, at a discussion meeting in a restaurant in Whitechapel, East London, under the chairmanship of Anwar Uddin (Anwar Miar) and ...

By Matiar Chowdhury: London: At midnight on Thursday 6th July, caterers leader and prominent community figure and European ambassador of Bangladesh Human Rights Commission and father of Mohammad Shahidur Rahman, joint general secretary of West London Awami League, in memory of late Alhaj Abdul Matlib, organized by West London Awami League and Human Rights Common England branch, held a meeting ...

  Arden University, renowned in the United Kingdom and Berlin, Germany, will soon be electing its new President for the Arden University Student Association. Anwar Shahjahan is among the candidates running for this prestigious position. The final round of voting, scheduled from July 10th to July 12th, will span three days, determining the outcome. Anwar Shahjahan tweeted about the Arden ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: The Conservative Friends of Bangladesh (CFoB) held its Annual General Meeting on 5th July at the House of Commons. The meeting was jointly presided by President Muquim Ahmed and Parliamentary President Bob Blackman, CBE MP. The members congratulated Bob Blackman for receiving CBE for public and political services. The members also congratulated Cllr Atiqul Hoque, Lord Mayor ...

Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a briefing session at the Mission’s Bangabandhu Lounge on Monday for the Bangladeshi workers who have been recruited for the first time under the UK’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. A British international recruitment company, Regency Recruitment Ltd, hired these workers for a British farm and arranged their travel to the UK, according to a ...