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Brexit: Theresa May to meet Sir Graham Brady amid calls to resign

Theresa May is to meet the chairman of an influential committee of backbench Tory MPs, Sir Graham Brady, amid calls for her to set a firm resignation date. It follows a request from the 1922 Committee for “clarity” on the issue. No 10 insists the meeting is routine, but pressure is mounting on the PM, with local Tory associations confirming ...

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Have a healthy fast this Ramadan

  Muslims in Tower Hamlets are being encouraged to have a healthy Ramadan when it starts on 5/6 May. People with long-term health conditions such as diabetes are advised to speak to their GP to understand if fasting will impact on their condition, how to manage their medication and what they can do to prevent any adverse reactions. Muslims are ...

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Is Sudan headed towards democracy

Rayhan Ahmed Topader: The untrammelled exercise of power, without legal, political or moral restraint is the bane of many countries across Africa. That is why the abuse of power tends to manifest itself in a more grimly way amongst our peoples. It is not that politicians in other societies are not wilful or whimsical, but there are other institutions that ...

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Council and communities mark Altab Ali Day

Residents, community leaders, voluntary and anti-racist organisations came together at Altab Ali Park on Saturday 4 May to commemorate the death of Altab Ali in 1978. Tower Hamlets council hosted the ceremonial event, which included wreath laying and speeches by community leaders. Altab Ali, a 25-year old leather garments worker had recently arrived in the UK from Bangladesh prior to ...

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Justice Sinha’s “Broken Dream” is the Death Knell of the 16th Amendment Judgment

  Najrul Khasru: Judicial impartiality is a fundamental component of natural law. It is universally recognised that without judicial impartiality, justice cannot be done, the rule of law loses its potency and the public confidence in the judiciary erodes. To safeguard against that the common law countries, which include Bangladesh, have developed the concept of the rule against bias. This ...

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What is the matter with Asia Bibi ?

Afzal Sayed Munna: I was thinking not to write something about it as it has got a mix flavour of religion with it. Religion was and is always a sentimental issue to discuss, especially in public. However, after reading all the dailies published internationally and locally and also by listening to the television news I could not resist myself from ...

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The UK marked the end of First World War

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: The UK paid its respects and offered thanks to the generation that served in the First World War on Sunday, 11 November. The day was more poignant this year as it marked the 100thanniversary of the signing of the Armistice and so the end of hostilities on the Western Front. Soldiers of the First World War looked ...

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Brexit: Ministers told ‘judgement day’ looms for decision

Ministers have been told “judgement day is coming” over Brexit as the UK and EU strive for a deal within 48 hours. Officials are trying to hammer out an agreement on the terms of the UK’s exit by Wednesday to enable EU leaders to agree it by the end of the month. Downing Street said talks had gone on through ...

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Co2 and Trees -Climate  and Bangladesh.

Fatema Miah: Co2 caused from burning trees and trees are in extinction. Where one of the main concerns in climate change about co2 Carbon dioxide emission is lessening of its phosentesis natural process to  produce oxygen for our earthy living beings, and  here I am talking  about the trees. The main and largest photosynthesis capacitation after corals is the large ...

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Election Schedule: Basically, all matters are run by Scripts.

    By Shah Alam Faruk: People in power are proceeding as it was predicted! In the middile, in the name of dialogue, one and a half drama was staged.In national dialogue, which is an important matter, food items came in front, who is intaking what food, food was brought from where etc. Publication of the supplied food items, became ...

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