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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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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