Biswanath 8UK Est. 2015
Finally dredging has started in the section of Basheay River flowing through Biswanath Bazaar. Most of the dredging before and after the Bazaar has already been completed but due to objections from different people who have built on the river side this section was delayed until now. Basheay River once a mighty river flows through the centre of Biswanath and
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In December 2017 my family and I took a direct flight from Heathrow to Sylhet on a Biman Bangladesh Airline flight. At Heathrow Airport the flight schedule clearly showed the flight will depart from London Heathrow as planned and will arrive in Sylhet Osmani International Airport the next morning. Everything went smoothly at Heathrow and we boarded the flight without
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The arbitrary cruelty of the ‘hostile environment’ stretches beyond any one community. Brexit will only make it worse
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Dozens of candidates pull out, claiming ruling Awami League rigged country’s first contested election in a decade
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Your parents gave you everything and not just brought you into this world. They cared for you, fed you, protected you and gave up their dreams for you. These are just few things most parents provide and, in some cases, give up bringing up their children. So, it’s only natural when they become old and dependent that you would do
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Gender equality has stalled, says WEF, as women globally are paid 63% of what men get
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According to Human Rights Watch recent news article Bangladesh security forces have been arresting and intimidating opposition figures and threatening freedom of expression in advance of national elections on 30 December 2018. A report published by Human Rights Watch focuses on the Secret Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. Since 2013, law enforcement authorities in Bangladesh have illegally detained scores of opposition
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The right to live offline, to self-define, to choose, to a healthy planet … as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, leading authors reimagine it for today
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A networking meeting was held on Monday 12th November 7.30pm at the Monsoon Restaurant in Brick Lane London chaired by Alhaj Monir Khan and attended by S.I Khan, Azad Khan, MD Nanu Miah, Enus Ali Somir, Kodor Uddin, Habibur Rahman, Monir Ali, Aklaqur Rahman, Motosir Ali, Faruk Ali, Kamal Uddin, Sirajul Islam, Rashidul Islam, Nurul Islam, Rahmot Ali and Shamsuddin
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World Development Report dismisses concern about growing income inequality, say critics
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