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Anwar Shahjahan Running for President of Arden University Student Association

  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 ...

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EU-Bangladesh seeking to expand further cooperation

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Brussels: Bangladesh and the EU seek to expand their cooperation beyond trade into areas such as climate change, security, connectivity, migration, and the blue economy. The EU and Bangladesh have agreed to initiate negotiations for a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) this year to strengthen their partnership said Ambassador Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Ambassador of the Embassy ...

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Conservative Friends of Bangladesh AGM held

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 ...

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UK provides £11.6 million additional humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees and communities affected by disasters across Bangladesh

  The UK is providing an additional £11.6 million (160 Crore Taka) of humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees and communities affected by disasters across Bangladesh. This new package of UK support will provide food, water, and sanitation to Rohingya refugees, and child protection services to refugees and neighbouring host communities. It will also provide support to communities across Bangladesh affected ...

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Bangladeshi workers recruited for the first time under UK’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme

Bangladesh High Commission, 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. The recruitment of the ...

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Congratulations of Redbridge Community Trust to Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury who won the Sylhet City Election

  The President of Redbridge Community Trust (RCT) and other officials have congratulated Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, joint secretary of the United Kingdom branch of Awami League, for being elected mayor in the Sylhet City Corporation election. On behalf of Redbridge Community Trust (RCT), President Alhaj Mohammed Ohid Uddin, General Secretary Shaheen Chowdhury, Treasurer Anamul Haque, Vice President Afsar Hossain Anam and ...

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Lord Ahmad praises Sheikh Hasina’s leadership and reassures UK’s support for Bangladesh

    The UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations Lord Tariq Ahmad praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s outstanding leadership in driving Bangladesh’s significant economic growth and expressed satisfaction at the enhanced and strengthened Bangladesh-UK relations under her visionary leadership. Speaking at the roundtable on ‘Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook and emerging partnership ...

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British High Commission celebrates the Official Birthday of The King and the Coronation in Dhaka

    The British High Commission celebrated the Official Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III and the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen on 21 June 2023 in Dhaka. Md. Tazul Islam, MP, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh, graced the reception as the guest of honour. A wide range ...

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UK Nirmul Committee’s decision to observe the death anniversary of Shaheed Janani

By Matiar Chowdhury:   London: Coming 26th June 2023 Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam’s death anniversary has been decided to be celebrated by the United Kingdom branch of Ekatterer Ghatok-Dalal Nirmul Committee. This decision was taken at a special meeting of the executive committee at Bo-Business Center in East London at 19 June London time six pm, According to the decision, the United ...

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Amaravati visits Shaheed Smriti Udyan in Sylhet

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Dr Khurshida Tahmin Shimu and Ahmed Jinnun Dara, of the Sylhet Chapter of Amaravati, said that the Bangladesh Shaheed Smriti Udyan authority has allocated trees on the connecting road for ‘Amaravati’. The news is as good for Amaravati as it is a milestone.  They thanked Colonel Abdus Salam Bir Pratik under whose leadership the memorial ...

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