By Professor Raihan Ahmed Topader :: Bangladesh is a developing country that is classified as a next Eleven emerging market and one of the Frontier Five.According to a recent opinion poll,Bangladesh has the second most procapitalist population in the developing world.Between 2004 and 2014,Bangladesh averaged a GDP growth rate of 6%.The economy is increasingly led by export -oriented industrialization.The Bangladesh ...

By Ferdousi Kabir Helaly :: When I started menstruating I wasn’t allowed to get out from the home that week because as I was bleeding, some bad souls would cast bad eyes on me and I would have heavy cramps and etc. It was not my mother’s fault though, she had been taught that way. Third world countries are full ...

Barrister Nazir Ahmed ::   The UK based Indian catering industry is a unique and flourishing British industry that is worth around £4.5bn and employing more than 100,000 people.  This industry has been contributing approximately £1.5bn every year towards the British economy.  With this industry more than a million people are directly or indirectly involved. The Indian curry outlets in ...

Sunamgnaj Sadar Association organisation organised its General Meeting in a restaurant in East London on 16th November.  The members unanimously decided to provide financial help to former employee of Sunamganj Government Jubilee High School for his sickness.  The Association also decided to organise eye camp for the poor and destitute people of Sunamganj Sadar. President of Sunamganj Sadar Association Abdul ...

Leaders in a meeting organised to express their reactions on hanging of Al-badar leader Mojahid and War Criminal Saka Chowdhury demanded the Ban of politics of Jamat and confiscate the property of war criminals. The speakers also said that even though there is a freeze on social networks in Bangladesh, some conspirers are airing falls information thorough social networks. These ...

By Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: A community event titled ‘Bangladeshis in the UK: Research on Integration, Health and Wellbeing’ was held in Newcastle’s Beacon Centre on 29 November to provide an opportunity for Bangladeshis in the North East of England and London to learn about and discuss the research Durham University is conducting within the community. The primary goal of ...

As many people will be aware, MPs were given the opportunity to vote on whether the UK should extend military action to Syria last week. 397 parliamentary colleagues voted for the motion to 223 who voted against. On this occasion, I found myself in the majority. I was and still am in favour of extending our efforts to Syria. Given ...

Tower Hamlets Council today, alongside 37 other local authorities, expressed disappointment with the government’s plans to change its approach to funding for schools. Under plans that were set out in the Autumn Statement, Tower Hamlets could see a large proportion of its funding for schools cut. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets said: “A good education can transform lives. It opens ...

Women were invited to a unique networking event in a bid to try and integrate people from all backgrounds into the local economy. The White House Hall, in east London hosted the 3rd Meena Bazar on Sunday, December 6. The community gathering organised by Tribute Production Ltd aimed to provide a pathway linking women with businesses and promoting more female ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: M A Mannan, state minister of Bangladesh for Finance and Planning, said that the expatriates’ remittance played a significant role in the economy of Bangladesh during the recent global recession. He also reassured the expatriates about the safe and sound environment for investment in businesses. Mr M A Mannan made the above-mentioned comments during his visit ...