Dr. Mozammel Haque Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Head of the Presidency of the Haramain came to the United Kingdom and visited The Islamic Cultural Centre & The Regents Park London Central Mosque, in the first week of June 2015. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques & the Imam of the Masjid Al-Haram ...
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Milk in a Bottle is Milk, Milk in an Ocean is Nothing: Demystifying Bengali Identity in the UK.
Piya Mayenin BA (Hons) Econ, PGD Law ‘Manush dekhte eshechilelam bhobe‘ ( I came to this world to experience humanity) Fakir Lalon Shah. What is Identity Identity needs to be as clear as milk in a bottle. If that milk is spilled into an ocean, the milk will not be traceable. Throughout our lives we often ponder on who ...
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By Israfil Khosru Connectivity is a must to facilitate trade and enhance it too, but the conditions should not be lop-sided to the extent that it does not become mutually beneficial As I write this piece, the mania surrounding Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka would have died down a bit. It was no doubt a whirlwind affair and had all ...
Read More »Greece debt crisis: PM Tsipras defiant as bank controls bite
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a defiant speech as cash withdrawal limits begin to bite for Greek bank customers. Mr Tsipras promised Greeks their pensions and wages would be safe. Earlier he put new proposals in a letter to eurozone partners, accepting most of what was on the table before talks collapsed, but with conditions. Germany says talks ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets top of class in London Awards
Tower Hamlets schools have more Healthy Schools London awards than any other London borough, as recognised at the Healthy Schools and Healthy Early Years Celebration Event on Monday, June 22 at the Excel Centre. Opened by the new Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs, the Healthy Schools London Awards celebrate the work being done to improve the health and wellbeing ...
Read More »UK Nirmul Committee paid tribute to Jahanara Imam on her death anniversary
The newly appointed Press Minister of Bangladesh at London High Commission office Mr Nadim Kadir said that they need to progress ahead with Jahanara Imam’s torch of spirit in order to complete her unfinished works. Mr Kadir was speaking at a discussion meeting on Jahanara Imam at a restaurant in Brick Lane on Friday, the 26th of June which was ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Council proudly supports the first London-wide HIV prevention campaign
A unique London-wide campaign to cut HIV infection across the capital is being supported by Tower Hamlets Council. ‘Do It London’ is the public face of the London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP) which promotes people, especially from black African backgrounds or gay and bisexual men, to regularly test for HIV and protect themselves from HIV and sexually transmitted infections by ...
Read More »Nicki Chapman launches the ‘Time to Live’ Breast Cancer Now rose at the HTA National Plant Show
This year’s HTA National Plant Show, held today and yesterday at Stoneleigh Park (23 and 24 June), was delighted to host the launch of the Breast Cancer Now ‘Time to Live’ rose. Julie Robinson was introduced by HTA Chief Executive, Carol Paris, who opened the launch discussing her personal experiences with breast cancer and how it has affected her and ...
Read More »The Met Office have issued a level 2 heatwave warning this week as temperatures are expected to rise up to 35C degrees in some parts of the country. Heatwave conditions are set to build from 12noon on Tuesday, June 30 to Wednesday July 1, as the hottest day of the year so far. Mayor John Biggs said: “With summer season ...
Read More »British Bangladeshi ‘Family of 12 may have gone to Syria’ say police
Bangla Mirror Desk : A British Bangladeshi family of 12 has disappeared amid fears they have travelled to Syria. The group from Luton, which reportedly includes a baby and two grandparents, failed to return home from a holiday in Bangladesh. Police said they are investigating and that “there is a suggestion that the family may have gone to Syria”. Bedfordshire ...
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