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RAHETID starts its journey in Dhaka

Royal Ascetical Hospital Education Training Institute Dhaka has started its journey in Bangladesh.  Rt Hon Desmond Swayne, the UK’s Minister for International Development inaugurated this hospital formally on 23rd August in Gulshan, Dhaka. Ministers, political leaders and activist from both the UK and Bangladesh were present at the event. Among other guests who were present at the inaugural ceremony included ...

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Cameron urged to act over refugees or risk UK being ‘pariah state’

Bangla Mirro Desk : David Cameron must allow more refugees into the country or Britain risks becoming a pariah state that will be ashamed of its inaction in Europe’s migration crisis, his opponents have said. Their comments came as s hocking photographs of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach were published by the Independent. Earlier, Mr Cameron ...

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‘National living wage’ dodgers face higher penalties

Bangla Mirror Desk : Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron. The prime minister said the new pay policy would only work if it were “properly enforced” and that the government would be funding a new unit at HM Revenue & Customs to crack down ...

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Zero-hours contracts rising alarmingly

Bangla Mirror Desk : THE number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by almost a fifth to 744,000, new figures show. People on a zero-hours contract in their main job represented 2.4% of all those in employment in April-June, compared with the same period a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said. The new figure will fuel fresh ...

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Disused spaces in Whitechapel to be transformed for businesses

Ambitious plans have been launched today by Tower Hamlets Council to open up empty or underused space in Whitechapel. The council’s Enterprising Whitechapel intiative will identify currently empty or underused buildings in Whitechapel and bring them back to productive use by providing workspace for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This is part of the Whitechapel Vision regeneration project. Support ...

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Preserving Indian Classical Music in Bangladesh and the UK: Analysis

By Piya Mayenin Classical music, Indian and Western have been preserved from about the 15th and 16th century respectively which demonstrates the timeless appeal of classical music as opposed to ‘quick fix’ pop music. One could use the analogy of a gourmet meal being the former and fast food, the latter that simply doesn’t last long. The world of Indian ...

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GCSE results celebrated in Tower Hamlets

Pupils across Tower Hamlets have celebrated as they received their GCSE results, confirming our reputation as a borough of educational excellence. The provisional result for Tower Hamlets is that 64.7 per cent of GCSE students earned five A* to C grades including English and Maths. There is no national comparator at this stage as it can only be worked out ...

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Afsana Begum Shumi receives five A stars and six A’s

Afsana Begum Shumi  of Ashfield Street in East London has received five A Stars and six As in her GCSE exam this year.  She was born in a respected family in the UK on 10th of November 1998.  She wants to do her A levels on Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths.  She wished to study medicine at University and wishes ...

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Bangladeshi man arrested in suspicion of killing

A  Bangladeshi man was under arrest in hospital on Tuesday on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man, believed his family member and the stabbing of three children in their family home in Bethnal Green. Suluk Ahmed, 31, was charged following the incident. He was also charged with two attempted murders in the terraced council house. Ahmed, who appeared ...

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Businesses using illegal immigrant face 48-hour closures

Bangla Mirror desk  :: Powers for 48-hour shutdowns of businesses suspected of employing illegal workers are to be included in a new immigration bill designed to create a “hostile environment” for undocumented migrants in Britain. The new package of measures will also include powers to remove the trading licences of late-night takeaways, pubs and off-licences which fail to comply with ...

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