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People are overestimating how much crime takes place in London and how unsafe residents feel, according to research by King’s College London. Researchers found that respondents thought that 30% of Londoners had personally experienced a crime in the year between October 2024 and September 2025, when the reality was 12.2%, according to ONS figures. Londoners involved in the survey also ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Brick Lane Jamme Masjid marked a historic milestone last weekend as the community came together for two days of events celebrating the mosque’s Golden Jubilee — 50 years of faith, worship, service and community life from 1976 to 2026. Held on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2026, the celebrations brought together worshippers, families, young people, ...

By Matiar Chowdhury:   Approximately 70 Young people from across the community came together on Sunday 6th September in Barkingside, London for Vidya Yatra 2026, a day-long youth programme designed to help the next generation explore Hindu Dharma, strengthen their identity and develop confidence, leadership and a spirit of seva. The day began with a welcome address from organiser Shuchishmita ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   LONDON, September 7, 2026: Bangladesh High Commission Acting High Commissioner Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam visited an experimental rice cultivation project in Beckton, East London, on Monday, where international chef and Beckton resident Azam Khan is cultivating rice in his home garden. The Abed- Azam Rice Cultivation Project is experimenting with rice seeds developed by Bangladeshi ...

By M Abdul Karim Goni:   London — Tower Hamlets Council is expanding its cost-of-living support programme, with the household income threshold for a range of financial assistance schemes increasing from £50,350 to £60,000. Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman announced the expanded support measures during a media briefing at Tower Hamlets Town Hall on Friday, April 4. The ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   LONDON — The 10th London Bengali Wedding Fair 2026 will take place on Sunday 6 September at the Radisson Blu Hotel Canary Wharf, bringing together a wide range of wedding professionals, designers, performers and specialist suppliers under one roof. Organised by Pearl Advertising, the free, day-long event will run from 12 noon to 7pm and is ...

Dhaka, 2 September 2026 – British High Commission Dhaka hosted a pre-departure reception to celebrate this year’s Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars preparing to begin their postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. Held at the British High Commissioner’s Residence, the event brought together the departing scholars, distinguished alumni, the Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows, the Chevening Alumni Association of Bangladesh, ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A major new heritage project has launched in Tower Hamlets to document and preserve the largely untold history of football within the borough’s British Bengali community over the past 50 years. Bengal United: The Story of British Bangladeshi Football in Tower Hamlets is a Swadhinata Trust project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It ...

  By Sawda Karim:   London weather- grey, gloomy clouds dappled in the morose sky. This is how it was when we set off, yet the weather didn’t bring our excitement down one bit. My sister, cousins and I rushed out the door like there was a magical land beyond our house walls as the taxi driver politely greeted us. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   30 August 2026:  The London Bangla Press Club organised a day-long cricket tournament on Sunday (30 August) amid great enthusiasm, excitement and fierce competition. The tournament was held at Goodmayes Park Cricket Ground in Ilford. BBT/CW Media emerged as champions following an impressive performance throughout the tournament, while Online Warriors finished as runners-up. The cricket ...