Plans are underway to stage the largest celebration of the Bengali New Year in Europe with preparations for Tower Hamlets’ Baishakhi Mela in full swing. This year’s mela will be take place on Sunday 31 July at Weavers Field in Bethnal Green. Following the termination of the contract with the Boishakhi Mela Community Trust (BMCT) the council has stepped in to ensure the ...

Jeremy Corbyn has denied Labour is in crisis after Ken Livingstone was suspended for comments made defending an MP accused of anti-Semitism. The party leader said there were “grave concerns” about language used in a BBC interview by the former London mayor. But he said: “There’s no crisis. Where there is any racism in the party… it will be rooted ...

Labour has suspended MP Naz Shah over comments she made about Israel. The Bradford West MP has been heavily criticised over the Facebook posts, including one suggesting Israel should be moved to the United States. In a Commons statement she offered a “profound apology” for the posts, which were made before she became an MP. Earlier party leader Jeremy Corbyn ...

27 April,2016 Campaigners have staged a dramatic “die-in” as part of an air pollution protest involving up to 250 people outside the Department for Transport this evening. The crowd gathered in Horseferry Road, Westminster, at 5pm with some carrying placards and wearing face masks. They were joined at the demonstration by Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry and transport campaigner Tom ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the cross-border road network improvement project involving an estimated cost of Tk 2,472.93 crore, aiming to ensure uninterrupted and safe regional and sub-regional road communication systems. The approval came at the 28th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year held at the NEC conference room with Prime Minister Sheikh ...

Seamark is delighted to announce the opening of their stand at the Seafood Expo Global exhibition in Brussels on 26th April 2016.  This is the 23rd year of our participation. This year we have been honoured with Her Excellency the Ambassador of Bangladesh, Mrs. Ismat Jahan who formally opened our stand. Seamark has 18 members of the team at the ...

Britain’s most famous clock tower is to fall silent so that urgent repair work can be carried out at a cost of £29m. Parliament says it has no choice but to stop the chimes of Big Ben, after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, to prevent its mechanism from failing. The Elizabeth Tower, which houses it, will also be repaired ...

The first all-out doctors’ strike in the history of he NHS has begun in England with ministers admitting it is a “bleak day” for the health service. But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt again reiterated that the government would not back down and halt the imposition of the new contract. Junior doctors walked out of routine and emergency care at 08:00 ...

It could take Britain 10 years to negotiate a trade deal with the US if it votes to leave the EU, Barack Obama has said. Speaking to the BBC at the end of his final visit to the UK as president, Obama said: “It could be five years from now, 10 years from now before we’re actually able to get something done.” ...

Emdad Rahman : A compendium of star faces took part in a special meet and greet with football fans as the 5 Times Official Liverpool Legends Euro Winners was held  at the Liverpool Hilton. The event included a meet and greet with the legends, autographs, photos and show, which was followed by post event entertainment by Marc Kenny. Former Liverpool ...