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  International Relations Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Professor Dr. Gowher Rizvi while speaking as the chief guest at Bangladesh High Commission, London’s commemorative event on the 48 th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Mourning Day 2023, said, “Bangabandhu's assassination on August 15, 1975, was aimed to thwart ...

The British government on Saturday announced a new partnership between law enforcement and social media companies to crack down on online content encouraging migrants to arrive in the UK illegally using small boats. The Conservative government, struggling in the polls a year before the general election, has promised to end dangerous cross-Channel journeys from northern France in small boats but ...

The British government has said that low-skilled workers will not get UK visas after Brexit. They urged employers not to rely on “cheap workers” from Europe but to focus on retaining workers and developing automation technology. The British Home Office has said citizens from the European Union and outside the UK who want to come to the UK will be ...

Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, hanging huge sheets of it from the roof as they stepped up their campaign against his government’s policy on drilling for oil. Four protesters used ladders to get onto the roof of the constituency home in Yorkshire, northern England, where they said they ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Sylhet City Corporation’s newly elected Mayor, Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, said he would develop short-term and long-term goals for making Sylhet a greener, smarter and more developed city. He was speaking at the Bangladesh High Commission London at an interactive dialogue titled ‘A Smarter and Greener Sylhet: Agenda 2028’ on 29 July 2023 when he further requested suggestions ...

Bangla Mirror desk : UK Bangla Reporters Unity Media Award was completed in the presence of High Commissioner, Mayor-Speaker and dignitaries. UK Bangla Reporters Unity is working with social responsibility towards the society and community by presenting objective news along with highlighting the language and culture in Great Britain which is famous for third Bengali which is really worthy of ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, as he pledged to be “pragmatic and proportionate” about achieving net zero in an interview published Saturday. The stance is set to intensify criticism from environmental campaigners, who accuse the British leader of backtracking on green policies to pander to voter unease at their ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A seminar titled “Economic Development and International Trade “was held in the UK Houses of Parliament on 18 July at the initiative of the Conservative Friends of Bangladesh. Parliamentary Board President Bob Blackman MP with the support of Sujit Sen, Deputy Chair of Conservative Friends of Bangladesh moderated the seminar. Guest speakers and panellists highlighted the ...

The Bangladesh-UK relationship is transitioning to a deeper economic, migration and security partnership, while helping to protect Bangladesh’s development gains, said the British foreign ministry. The UK’s development offer in Bangladesh aligns with the UK government’s Strategy for International Development (IDS) and government of Bangladesh’s strategies and plans, UNB reports. “Bangladesh is an increasingly important strategic partner for the UK ...

Ben Wallace says he will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job. He told the Sunday Times he would not stand at the next general election, but ruled out leaving “prematurely” and triggering a by-election. Mr Wallace has served as defence secretary under three prime ministers and has played a high-profile ...