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Bangladeshi Migrant Fights Eviction from Retirement Home

1/14/2026

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Shahidul Haque, a 59-year-old Bangladeshi migrant, faces eviction from a Reading retirement home.
He moved his wife and twin daughters into his single-room flat without permission.
Southern Housing cites numerous complaints about noise from Haque's family.
The case has adjourned multiple times, and Haque invokes Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Story summary

Shahidul Haque, a 59-year-old Bangladeshi migrant, faces eviction from a Reading retirement home.
He moved his wife and twin daughters into his single-room flat without permission.
Southern Housing cites numerous complaints about noise from Haque's family.
The case has adjourned multiple times, and Haque invokes Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.