Chancellor George Osborne has warned the UK has to “act now rather than pay later” ahead of this week’s Budget, with further spending cuts planned. He said the cuts would be “equivalent to 50p in every £100” of public spending by 2020, which was “not a huge amount in the scheme of things”. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show ...

By Piya Mayenin : ….Maa go tomar koley, tomar boley, kotoy shanti bhalobasha, aa mori Bangla bhasha…. People originating in the sub continent should know that in 1947 India and Pakistan was divided on the basis of religion solely. Moreover newly formed Muslim Pakistan consisted of East and West Pakistan which was nevertheless divided oblivious to the myriad linguistic and ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Cruel cuts to benefits for sick and disabled people will now go ahead, after Lords were forced to back down in their opposition to Government plans. Ministers were twice defeated by Peers over plans to slash Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) by £30 a week. But the measure was today pushed through the upper chamber, in ...

A wonderful evening was had by all who attended the Saree Soiree event on Sunday 6th March organised by Dr Momotaj Islam and Miss Tia Khanam, at the Osmani Centre. The ladies got into the spirit of it by coming in colourful sarees and there were just as many gentlemen to support them. During an evening of informative and moving presentations, ...

Bangla Miror Desk : The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by 104,000 to 801,000. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 2.5% of the employed UK workforce were on zero-hours contracts in the quarter to last December, up from 2.3% in the same period of 2014. The data showed there were around 1.7 million ...

By Ansar Ahmed Ullah : Following the death of Lord Eric Avebury, the UK Nirmul Committee (International Forum for Secular Bangladesh) organised a condolence meetingon Thursday 25 Feb, 6pm at the Montefiore Centre, East London in memory of the Lord who tirelessly worked for the betterment of Bangladesh. The meeting was chaired by Nirmul Committee’s central executive member Ansar Ahmed ...

  8 March 2016: International Women’s Day   By Piya Mayenin   International Women’s day (IWD), Mothering Sunday, Mothers Day are celebrated in 6th and 8th March respectively which are the official dates and time to remember Women and their contributions. However we do not remember women in the same way on those days. Whilst Mothering Sunday, Mothers day and ...

By Nabila Rafique , Legal  Advisor, AZURIST The Business Summit organised by British Bangladesh Chamber of Woman Entrepreneurs (BBCWE) at Crowne Plaza on the 24.02.2015 was a much needed concerted effort by a group of driven and passionate females. Lead by the awe inspiring yet graceful Dilara Khan the organisation is the flagship platform for British Bangladeshi woman to discuss, ...

 Bangla Mirror  Desk 2 March, 2016 Bangladesh reached in to the Asia Cup final defeating Pakistan by five wickets at Shere Bangla National Stadium in city’s Mirpur on Wednesday night.   This victory takes Bangladesh on India in Sunday’s blockbuster Asia Cup T20 final, leaving all other activities including two league games as mere academic exercise.   The tigers stunned ...

North West London Bangla Academy celebrated the International Mother Language day by organising a discussion meeting as well as hand-writing and drawing competition for the kids. The event was held on the 22nd of February at a venue in Colindale with the presence of Barnet councillor Zakia Jubairi as the chief guest. Convenor of North West London Bangla Academy Shah ...