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LONDON — A fundraising event in support of the Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital Foundation was held on Sunday, 23 August 2026, at Ford Sports & Social Club on  Newbury Park, London. The event was organised and chaired by Alhaj Mohammad Ohid Uddin, Founding Trustee of the Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital Foundation, Permanent Donor Member of the ...

A man has been charged with murder after a 42-year-old man was found shot dead inside a car in east London. Masum Miah was discovered fatally wounded after police were called to St Bartholomew’s Road, East Ham, at about 03:00 BST on 18 August following reports of gunshots. The Metropolitan Police said Sergiu Leahu, of no fixed address, had been ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: British-Bangladeshi community figure Dr. Zakir Khan was felicitated in London for receiving the National Bobby Moore Award. The Football Association (FA) presented Dr. Zakir Khan with the National Bobby Moore Award during the FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester City in the United Kingdom. He was given this honor in recognition of his long-standing service ...

Humayun Kabir’s rise from a London-based BNP leader to a key figure in Bangladesh’s policymaking circles is an unusual political journey. After spending years in the United Kingdom and playing a role in the BNP’s international outreach and diplomatic strategy, he returned to Bangladesh and became increasingly active in party politics. His rise within the party was swift. In October ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk: London, UK: State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock of the Government of Bangladesh and Member of Parliament for Tangail-5 (Sadar), Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, MP, received a warm welcome and floral reception from the Tangail District Association UK upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. The association’s leaders were present at the airport to welcome Mr. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, 20 August 2026: London Enterprise Academy students have once again achieved extraordinary success in their GCSE exam results. This time, the results are reported to be better than last year. Students have achieved significantly better results than the national average in important subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science and Attainment 8. This success is ...

A Palestinian couple and their teenage daughter who died after getting into difficulty in the sea had travelled from their home in London for a visit to Shoreham, police have said. Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas, are believed to have entered the water for a swim with another young female family ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : A Bangladeshi man from Sylhet’s Bishwanath was shot dead in East Ham, east London, between late Monday night and early Tuesday, according to his family. The victim was identified as Masum Ahmed, 40, eldest son of Mohammad Amir Ali of Purba Karikona village in Ward 3 of Bishwanath municipality. Family members said police went to Masum’s ...

  16 August 2026: Redbridge Community Trust held an Emergency Executive Committee meeting on Sunday, 16 August 2026, at a local restaurant in Ilford. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Md Faruk Uddin and conducted by General Secretary Shaheen Choudhury. A welcoming speech was delivered by Media Personality Misbah Jamal. Key Agenda Items Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital ...

Bangla Mirror  desk: Evening of Friendship, Connection and Community Building for Bangladeshi Students. Members of the Bangladesh Student Society UWS London Campus (BDSUL) gathered at Tower Bridge, London, on Tuesday (11 August) evening for the society’s first friendly community tour, marking a memorable beginning to its programme of social and community-building activities. The event was attended by BDSUL President Abdur ...