On Wednesday 30 August, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke hosted a send-off event for the cricket team which will shortly represent Bangladesh in the Street Child Cricket World Cup in Chennai. The team is comprised of children who were all rescued from a life on the streets, and now live at the LEEDO Peace Home in ...
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British High Commissioner to Bangladesh presents 21 new Chevening Scholarships
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cooke, welcomed the next cohort of Chevening Scholars to her residence in Dhaka on Wednesday 30 August. Twenty-one young professionals have received awards for the coming academic year and will soon be leaving Bangladesh to begin one-year master’s degrees at some of the UK’s most prestigious universities. Presenting the awards, British High Commissioner ...
Read More »New Study Highlights Opportunities for Bangladesh in the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme
The British High Commission Dhaka launched a new study today highlighting the benefits of the new UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) for Bangladeshi exporters. The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke hosted a group of policymakers, researchers and private sector leaders to discuss the scheme at her residence. The DCTS replaced the UK’s old Generalised Scheme ...
Read More »New Committee of Jagannathpur Upazila Unnoyon Songsta , UK in London : President Chandan and Secretary Syed Ashfaq elected
Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Jagannathpur Upazila Unnoyon Songsta, UK biennial meeting and new committee have been formed in London in the presence of dignitaries. On Tuesday (22 August 2023) evening, a biennial meeting was held in a restaurant in East London under the chairmanship of the president of the organization Mujibur Rahman Mujib and the general secretary – Shafiul Alam ...
Read More »Employee Exploitation at Work
By Taslim Ahammad: The utmost extreme form of exploitation in employment at work is slavery. Maximum groups which are exploited in employment are underprivileged groups, such as indigenous populations, women, children, immigrants, the illiterate, the lowest levels of national social order, the aged, and the disabled. Such groups may not have the knowledge or other means to encounterthe exploitation ...
Read More »Exploring the Impact of British Bangladeshis on British Society
The Centre for British Bangladeshis (CfBB) is set to present this dynamic seminar on 24th August 2023 at 7 pm at the Kobi Nazrul Centre – 30 Hanbury Street, London E1, 6QR. The event will be featured by Dr Jamil Sherif, a prominent Research Analyst with a strong background in examining sociocultural dynamics. Dr Sherif’s research acumen and in-depth ...
Read More »British-Bangladeshis urged to strengthen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s hand in achieving Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla
International Relations Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Professor Dr. Gowher Rizvi while speaking as the chief guest at Bangladesh High Commission, London’s commemorative event on the 48 th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Mourning Day 2023, said, “Bangabandhu's assassination on August 15, 1975, was aimed to thwart ...
Read More »A student of class four, Juairiya Bint Saifuddin made an artwork on the National Mourning Day of Bangladesh.
Juairiya Bint Saifuddin from Dhaka, Bangladesh, a student of class four, age 10, Academia School, Lalmatia Campus, her hobby is painting. She have several paintings of her own and had two art exhibitions in Patuakhali and Dhaka, this year she made an artwork on the National Mourning Day of Bangladesh.
Read More »UK provides £250,000 for communities affected by flooding in eastern Bangladesh
The UK is providing £250,000 (over three crore and forty lacs taka) of humanitarian support to communities affected by largescale flooding in Chittagong Division. This will deliver vital assistance to over 18,000 people affected by flooding in Bandarban, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts. It will be allocated by Start Fund Bangladesh, working with Caritas Bangladesh and Action Aid Bangladesh. ...
Read More »Sufferings of car owners bearing driver offenses
By Taslim Ahammad: In Bangladesh, once accidents occur, it is a common practice for the authority to file a case against the private car owner rather than the driver who involved with it. This raises an important question: Should the blame be assigned to the car owner or the driver who is responsible for their offense/s? In all instances, ...
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