Conservative Party candidate for Barking Mina Rahman has expressed her sincere gratitude towards voters and supporters.  She has also congratulated Labour Party candidate Margaret Hodge for winning from Barking and Dagenham.  In a press release sent to newspapers she said that, Barking and Dagenham has always been known as a place of working class people and an area not free ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :  Following the amazing win by three Bengalis, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq & Tulip Siddiq, in the UK 2015 general election the East End Bengali community spontaneously celebrated the victory of the three. Following Jumma prayer at the Brick Lane Mosque on 8 May local people gathered at a community centre in Banglatown to celebrate the victory ...

This year’s Boishakhi Mela will take place in Victoria Park at Grove Road on Sunday 17th May. The once in a year Baishakhi Mela will have a multitude of food stalls, rickshaw rides and colourful floats to welcome the Bengali New Year. The Mela committee has invited everyone at the Baishakhi celebrations in London with family and friends where Bengali ...

AS one of three enterprising brothers who came to the UK from Bangladesh as children and created a wealth of £205 million pounds seafood processing, restaurant and cash and carry empire, it’s no surprise that Iqbal Ahmed has been featured as 466th with his family on Sunday Times’ 2015 Rich List. Iqabal Ahmed’s Seamark Group, a £125 million Manchester Based ...

NRB bank opens its 13th branch in Dilkusha NRB Bank recently opened its 13th branch in Dilkusha Commiercial Area in Dhaka.  Chairman of the Bank, Iqbal Ahmed OBE formally inaugurated the Dilkusha branch.  Among other who were present in inaugurating ceremony included Bank’s Managing Director and CEO Mukhlesur Rahman, Bank’s directors, senior officers and local guests.

Bangladesh’s points in Test rankings slightly improved despite their 0-1 loss to Pakistan in the two-match Test series after the International Cricket Council completed its annual update on Monday. The Tigers, who are distantly ninth in the rankings, began the series with 32 points and gained just one point thanks to their come-from-behind draw in the first Test match in ...

Abahani in their bid to regain the title saw another setback when they were forced to share points with lowly Farashganj Sporting Club  in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday. After the draw, Abahani managed to earn 14 points from eight outings with only four victories and two draws and suffered two defeats. Abahani in fact had their tough ...

Farashganj 0 – 0 Abahani Sk Russel 2 – 1 Feni Soccer Title contenders Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved to second position in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier league after coming out with a 2-1 victory against Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Having shrugged off the disappointment of a 2-2 draw against Farashganj, the former champions played ...

Bangladesh are likely to host the bilateral series between India and Pakistan after the two archrivals are closer to break the ice of their cricketing relations. Last time the two countries played a bilateral series was in 2007 when India hosted Pakistan. The current series might be comprised of several ODIs, Tests and Twenty20 matches as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ...

A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake. At least 37 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar and sent thousands of panicked residents on to the streets on the capital, Kathmandu. It ...