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Arrests as two assaulted outside Iranian embassy

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after two people were assaulted outside the Iranian embassy. The Met Police have said they believe the altercation happened between protesters supporting and opposing the Iranian monarchy, and there were no links to Israel. Officers had responded to reports of an altercation in Princes Gate in Knightsbridge, west London, ...

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Sister charged with murder in missing Rolex case

A woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her 69-year-old sister who was discovered stabbed inside her north London home. In a short hearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, Nancy Pexton, also 69, spoke only to confirm her name and date of birth. Jennifer Abbott, also known as Sarah Steinberg, was found dead at her flat in Camden last ...

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London council forced to spend £8.5m to ‘plug the gap’ from Government’s disability cuts

A London Council has warned it is having to spend an extra £8.5 million to plug the gap created by the Government’s “cruel” cuts to disability benefits. A new analysis by Tower Hamlets Council has found that 16,388 households in the borough will be directly affected by changes to Personal Independent Payments (PIP) and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity (LCWRA). ...

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Final Grenfell anniversary before tower comes down

Bereaved families, survivors and local residents will come together in west London this weekend to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. The Met Police investigation into what led to the “avoidable” tragedy in 2017 which claimed the lives of 72 people – 18 of whom were children – is still ongoing . In a few months’ time, work ...

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus meets King Charles III

  The King will formally confer the prestigious Harmony Award 2025 on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III today. Upon arrival, King Charles III welcomed the chief adviser at Buckingham Palace for a private one-to-one meeting, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. By meeting ...

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REFORM- REFERENDUM OR ELECTION 

  By Shafiqul Haque:   The interim government under the leadership of Professor Dr Muhammed Yunus is not a elected government obliged to held an election under the undue influence of political parties just to handover power to them which doesn’t go with the spirit of July Revolution. After the July Revolution Professor Dr Muhammed Yunus take the office of ...

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The unveiling of the book Kaler Abhijnan, a memorial book on local government circle panchayats and sarpanchs was held

    The unveiling of the commemorative book Kaler Abhijnan, a book of anti-British Swadeshi movement and one-time socio-cultural figures Shriman Sanatan Das and Shriman Dinanath Das, the Sarpanch of Circle Panchayat No. 39 of Nabiganj Police Station (present Sylhet Division) during the British rule, and the distribution of the book of reading reaction were held. Today, Wednesday (June 11) ...

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Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s UK visit welcomed by ‘British Bangladeshi Community Coalition’ at Altab Ali Park in London

  A crowd of expatriate Bangladeshis cheering as they welcome the UK visit of Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, arrives at Altab Ali Park in London on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) organized by the ‘British Bangladeshi Community Coalition’. Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has arrived in London on a four-day official visit. ...

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UK lawmakers meet CA Yunus in London

A delegation of British parliamentarians from the All Party Parliamentary Group met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday in London, engaging in discussions centered on shared priorities and deepening bilateral cooperation. The meeting, held at Professor Yunus’s hotel residence, was attended by key members of the Chief Adviser’s delegation, including Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, National Security Adviser Dr. ...

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