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    Black Dragons-Newborn Warriors

    by st editor, Thursday 21st May 2009

    Ambia Khatun is a 14 year old high school student living in the North of England with her parents and 3 siblings. Ambia developed an interest in fictional writing at the age of 9, using the Harry Potter novels as her inspiration. Since then she has…

    This article is in category: Culture
    Tags: alliances,Arts,Author,Black Dragons,Books,creative writing,Culture,fictional writing,harry potter novels,magical secrets,new identity,school friendships,short story,smart young girl

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    A Special Visitor

    by st editor, Wednesday 20th May 2009

    Recently, the vice chairman of Biswanath Upazilla, Mr Gous Khan paid a flying visit to Oldham to meet with the people of Oldham and in particular to listen to suggestions from people who have orginated from Biswanath.  The event was facilitated by Abdul Malik, Oldham Bangladeshi…

    This article is in category: Community
    Tags: abdul jabbar,Bangladesh,bangladesh parliament,capable man,Community,gous,model town,montaz ali,nazmul,shahid,sports stadium,uddin

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    The 2009 Mayor of Oldham’s Annual Ball

    by st editor, Tuesday 19th May 2009

    At the recent mayor’s ball, organised by the mayor’s fund-raising committee, The Mayor of Oldham Cllr Shoab Akhtar, thanked everyone for supporting him and the charitable causes he was raising money for during this mayoral year. Over 500 people attended the evening which was a very…

    This article is in category: Community, Events, UK
    Tags: Al Amin,alom,bangladeshi businesses,charitable causes,Community,Events,fund raising committee,jyoti,local councillors,Oldham,raising money,shoab akhtar,UK

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    Bangladesh by Bike

    by st contributor, Tuesday 19th May 2009

    Twelve months ago, I looked at myself in the mirror, but was not happy with what I saw. I was putting on too much weight and most of it around my waist ! How can I lose this fat belly, and I thought of the flat…

    This article is in category: Sport
    Tags: Bangladesh,boiled eggs,british winter,Chittagong,Cox's Bazar,cycling in Bangladesh,energy drinks,flat roads,Health,Lifestyle,marathon bike,original group,rest houses,Sport,Sylhet,Travel,warm sunshine,World

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    Eco-Clinic

    by st contributor, Monday 18th May 2009

    At a recent event organised by Eco-Muslim at the House of Lords, Oldham based Mirzali architects were invited to present the project that they have been working on. The project is to deisgn a eco-friendly clinic which is to be build in Singerkach, Biswanath, Bangladesh. Anjub…

    This article is in category: Environment
    Tags: ambassadors,ashraf,Bangladesh,Community,effects of climate change,Environment,Health,house of lords,Lord,shamim,shiekh,solar panels,sulaiman,uddin,UK Governments,World

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    Scary Movie – Westwood style

    by st editor, Wednesday 13th May 2009

    Oldham musician and multimedia artist Angur Miah collaborated with actor Ahad U Shah to create the short fright-film “Ongokar” which could form the first act of a longer movie. The film was shot on the indie-friendly DV format and despite – or maybe because of being…

    This article is in category: Entertainment
    Tags: Angur,Cinema,dv format,Entertainment,Film,horror movies,ingenuity,low budget,miah,Movies,multimedia artist,scary movie,shoestring budget,style charm,UK,video

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    National Club Cup Cricket Championship 2009

    by st editor, Tuesday 5th May 2009

    The inaugural edition of the National Club Cup Cricket Tournament kicked off Wednesday, 29 April 2009 with Top Sports Club of Noakhali taking on Shishu Park Ekadosh of Bandarbans at the Noakhali Shaheed Bhulu Stadium. The 37-team knock-out competition is being organized by BCB Tournament Committee….

    This article is in category: Sport
    Tags: Bangladesh,champion team,champion teams,club cricket,cricket championship,cricket tournament,financial incentives,inaugural edition,jhenidah,league champion,local league,Sport,World

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