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The government has recalled Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem, asking her to return to Dhaka immediately. The foreign ministry issued the notice on Sunday as part of an ongoing process to recall envoys appointed by the Awami League government. Saida has been the high commissioner in London since November 2018. Prior to taking up her ...

Hollywood actor Damian Lewis has taken part in an “eccentric” tradition dating back hundreds of years by herding sheep over the River Thames. The star joined more than 1,000 Freemen of the City who ushered their sheep along a historic trading route on Sunday. The Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor, who is himself a Freeman of the City, described ...

Ealing Advice Service (EAS) which provides help and advice to around 6,500 residents each year is to recieve an additional £73,000 from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to support its work in the borough. The service, which has been running for more than a decade, offers advice and legal help across a wide range of areas including welfare benefits, ...

Euston has erupted into travel chaos as all trains from the station has been suspended. Pictures from the concourse show crowds of frustrated passengers afters being informed their journeys have been delayed or cancelled. The incident was first reported shortly before 12.45pm this afternoon (Thursday, September 26). National Rail has confirmed an issue has occurred between Shepherds Bush and Watford ...

Poplar and Limehouse MP calls for money from corruption and economic crime by members of Sheikh Hasina’s discredited government to be returned to the people of Bangladesh Apsana Begum MP has written to the National Crime Agency (NCA) probing what steps have been taken to investigate and freeze all UK-based assets owned by Mr Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, the former Land Minister ...

  Bangla Mirror desk:   The general meeting of UK Bengla Reporters Unity, one of the organizations representing reporters in Bengali media in Great Britain, for the welfare of British Bengalis and their unity, was held in a restaurant in east London. After extensive discussion on various issues, important decisions were taken. The meeting was held on Tuesday (24 September ...

  20 September 2024: EastHands Charity is proud to announce the successful distribution of 40 high-quality mobile phones on Friday, 20 September, in partnership with the Good Things Foundation. The giveaway event took place at the London Bangla Press Club Office, in the presence of community activists, EastHands volunteers, and trustees. The initiative aims to support financially struggling individuals and ...

By Muhammed Shaheed Rahman :   Sensational murder of British Bengali businessman Atek in East London, United Kingdom: no accused has been caught in 30 years, daughter’s press conference demanding justice. The girl has been demanding justice for her father’s murder for three decades. On September 18, 1994, British-Bangladeshi businessman Shah Ateq Hossain Salim was killed in front of his ...

  London: Bangladesh Human Rights Commission England and Bisshobangla Foundation have expressed concern over the arrest of human rights activist, journalist Shahriar Kabir in Bangladesh. At the same time, have appealed the Interim Government of Bangladesh to the to release him. In a press release, the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission and Bisshobangla Foundation believe that apart from political and ideological ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Bangladeshi expatriates from all over the country living in Britain Last Monday September 16, at six o’clock in the evening London time, in front of the British Parliament House of Commons, sang the national anthem of Bangladesh “Amar Sonar Bangla Ami Tumay Val Basi” in a united voice. Organized by cultural personalities Smriti Azad, poet ...