Najrul Khasru   (Part 1) It was an evening in May 1978. A 25 year old Bangladeshi man was walking his way to the bus stop after finishing work as a textile factory worker in Brick Lane, East London. He was chased along Brick Lane by three young racist thugs and was stabbed to death near Aldgate Tube Station. His ...

by Imran Chowdhury : Curry business in the United Kingdom is the trade mark and signature traits of the sprawling Bangladeshi Bengali community. The architect of the business have been very successful in making the curry a life style food of the British nation. It has come a long way from it’s humble beginning in the mid fifties of the ...

Corporate governance has existed since antiquity, when tribal communes supervised the activities of tribal members to ensure that they conformed to tribal norms. In the agricultural communities that followed, family councils performed family-centric monitoring for the same reasons as the tribes. The Roman Empire appointed municipal bodies to manage public affairs and compel administrators to be transparent in order to ...

By  Piya Mayenin : The In out referendum is looming on our minds ,as we think which way to go, here are some things we can consider. 1. Immigration 2. Economic prosperity  3. Sovereignty 4. Security In a largely capitalist world , one needs to look after his own interest and that is why, after all there is the the ...

Bangla Mirror desk : The speakers at a round-tabel meeting at East Lonodn urged all community members to protest against the proposed Dual Citizenship Law 2016. The speakers mentioned this law as damaging and detrimental for the Bangladeshi people who are living abroad. If the law passes in Bangladesh Parliament, if a person becomes a dual citizen of another country, ...

Mayor John Biggs has issued a statement on the future of the council’s youth service. It follows a comprehensive review of the service that aimed to address historic delivery problems. Mayor Biggs said: “We are being open and honest about shortcomings in youth service delivery and taking immediate steps to resolve them. To address the issues identified, the council is ...

There is no doubt: ethnic minority Britons benefit from Britain’s EU membership   We are Labour activists and supporters of different ethnic backgrounds and generations. With roots that lie beyond Britain, we are all children of the Commonwealth too. Being a member of the European Union helps us amplify the ‘Great’ in Great Britain because our country is stronger, safer ...

Bangladeshi-origin Labour Councillor Nadia Shah has been officially appointed as the new Mayor of Camden in a ceremony at Camden Town Hall. Councillor Shah, who represents Regent’s Park ward, succeeds outgoing Mayor, Councillor Larraine Revah, as Camden’s new Mayor for 2016/17. The new Deputy Mayor, Cllr Richard Cotton was appointed at the ceremony which also confirmed Camden Council’s new Cabinet. ...

Cllr Parvez Ahmed has been officially appointed as the new Mayor of Brent for 2016/17 in a ceremony at Brent Civic Centre. The mayoral ceremony took place at the Grand Hall on 18th May evening. He acted formerly as the Deputy Mayor of the borough. He is the first person of Bangladeshi origin to be elected as Mayor of Brent. He ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :  The Immigration Act 2016 has received Royal Assent, introducing a range of measures to crack down on businesses that employ migrants illegally. The Government said the aim of the new rules is to “tackle the exploitation of low-skilled workers”. The Immigration Act 2016 makes a number of changes to the criminal offence of employing illegal workers. A Government factsheet on the ...