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Bangladesh PM Hasina & President Hamid congratulates three daughters of Bangladesh on their UK election win

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina & President Md Abdul Hamid has sent her warmest congratulations to Tulip Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq, the three candidates of Bangladeshi-origin, on their comfortable election to the British parliament. Hasina’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil told reporters about prime minister’s message on Friday afternoon. In a message, the prime minister said their victories ...

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Rushanara does it again

Ansar Ahmed Ullah Rushanara Ali MP first British member of parliament of Bengali origin elected in 2010 to represent Bethnal Green & Bow constituent has done it again. She won by 32,387 votes defeating, Conservative’s Matt Smith who got 8,070 and the Green Party’s Alistair Polson who came third with 4,906. The election saw 64.29 per cent voters turn out to decide who would be selected as MP for ...

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Tulip Siddiq wins!

Ansar Ahmed Ullah Tulip Siddiq the grand daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Sheikh Rehana’s eldest daughter won Hampstead and Kilburn seat defending a majority of just 42 in the seat formerly held by the famous actress Glenda Jackson. She received 23,977 votes, 44%, beating her near rival Conservative Party’s Simon Marcus who got 22,839, 42% of the votes. Tulip Siddiq ...

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Dr Rupa Huq becomes the second Bengali to enter UK parliament

Ansar Ahmed Ullah    Dr Rupa Huq has become the second Bengali to enter the Houses of Commons by winning  Ealing Central and Acton seat against present sitting MP Angie Bray of the ruling Conservative Party. Labour’s Rupa Huq fought a marginal seat ousting the Conservatives by just 274 votes. Rupa Huq received 22,002 votes and her rival Angie Bray got 21,728. The voting turnout ...

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