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Shah Abdul Karim Folk Festival held in London

Muhammed Shahed Rahman :   Baul Shah Abdul Karim Folk Festival-2024 was held in London with the participation of more than half a hundred artists in a splendid atmosphere. It was organized for the first time by Aryan Film and Globe TV at the Brady Arts Center in London. The program was hosted by UK BD TV cultural director and ...

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EastHands Hosts Final Charity Capacity-Building Workshop to Empower Local Communities

  London, 10 October 2024 – EastHands proudly held its final charity capacity-building workshop today at the London Bangla Press Club in East London. The event, attended by over 30 participants, marked the culmination of a series of targeted training sessions aimed at equipping staff, trustees, volunteers, and committee members with the skills necessary to strengthen their community engagement and ...

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Racist attack or something else? British Bangladeshi Rais Uddin was killed by a white neighbor in London

  Matiar Chowdhury:   A British Bangladeshi named Rais Uddin (48) was killed by a white neighbor in Newham area of ​​East London, the capital of England. According to family sources, he died on Monday evening London time while undergoing treatment at St. Bath's Hospital in Central London. The deceased Rais Uddin lived with his family in the Customs House ...

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Abida Islam Appointed as Bangladesh’s New High Commissioner to the UK

The Government of Bangladesh has appointed Abida Islam, the country’s current ambassador to Mexico, as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. This was announced in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. Abida Islam, a seasoned diplomat with over two decades of experience, has previously served as Bangladesh’s ambassador to South Korea and is ...

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UKBD TV celebrated its fourth anniversary in London

Bangla Mirror desk : The fourth anniversary of the online channel UK BD TV was celebrated in a festive atmosphere in the presence of eminent members of the British community. London’s Brady Arts Center on Sunday evening, September 29 The anniversary was presided over by media personality Mohammad Mokis Mansoor, Chairman of UK BD TV and moderated by Engineer Khairul ...

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Bangladesh recalls Saida Muna Tasneem from London

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 ...

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Hollywood star shepherds sheep over London bridge

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 ...

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Mayor of London provides extra funds for Ealing Advice Service

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, ...

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Euston live updates as many trains suspended amid rail chaos

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 ...

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Poplar & Limehouse MP calls for action on corruption and economic crime by members of Sheikh Hasina’s government. 

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 ...

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