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Giant peacock floats, motorbike formations and martial arts demonstrations accompanied by thumping pop tunes have formed part of London’s annual Pride Parade this year. Attendees in the colourful procession wore all kinds of outfits ranging from carnival costumes to gym gear, while crowds lined the streets from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square to cheer them on as a giant rainbow ...

    ” A total of 98 political parties, large and small, are taking part in the forthcoming UK elections. There are a record number of 4,515 candidates for 650 seats in the House of Commons “ A significant number of British citizens of Bangladeshi origin are contesting from various parties in the national elections of the United Kingdom to ...

Leading members of the Labour Party in Islington North, the seat represented by Jeremy Corbyn since 1983, have resigned or announced they are willing to be expelled to campaign for him. Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn is standing as an independent after the party whip was suspended from him in 2020 – and was never restored – when he suggested ...

The deputy leader of the Labour group on Tower Hamlets council in east London has resigned from the party after Sir Keir Starmer made reference to Bangladesh when answering a question about the deportation of illegal migrants. In a statement posted on X, Councillor Sabina Akhtar said: “I can not be proud of the party any more when the leader ...

  Matiar Chowdhury London: At the invitation of Councilor Moin Qadri, the newly elected British Bangladeshi Mayor of Barking and Dagenham Council, prominent people of the British Multicultural Society gathered in Barking Park from different parts of Britain to attend the mayor's annual civic reception and parade. This festival is one of joy, tradition and honor for the British royal ...

Beehive Prep School in Redbridge, London is thrilled to announce its new status as an approved Cambridge International School, offering world-renowned education programmes and qualifications from the Cambridge Pathway. This exciting development enables the school to deliver a comprehensive and seamless educational experience for students aged 5 to 11 years, preparing them for future academic and personal success. Beehive’s inclusion in the ...

  London: In a competitive world, no country or nation can change its destiny without the development of information technology. Ashfaq Zaman, Strategic Communications Director of A2I, Ministry of ICT and Council of Ministers of Bangladesh Government. He said this in the keynote speaker's speech at the "Bangabandhu Writers and Journalists Forum" UK- organized "Bangabandhu's Dream of Sonar Bangla" in ...

Visitors to Kew Gardens are still able to catch a glimpse – and whiff – of its titan arum plant, otherwise known as the corpse flower, after it burst into bloom on Tuesday. The flower, which is said to stink like rotting flesh, usually only emerges once every two years. According to the website of the famous south-west London botanic ...

By Matiar Chowdhury:   On the 40th anniversary of the Punjab Genocide and the demand for an independent state of Khalistan, Indian  Sikhs held a protest rally in London on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The rally was called by several Sikh organizations including the World Sikh Parliament. 6/7 thousand Sikhs from different cities of England including men and women of ...

Four retired detectives who ran the first Stephen Lawrence murder investigation should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case, a review has concluded. The review, by a senior lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), upholds a previous decision not to prosecute, which was challenged by Stephen’s parents and friend. It found there was insufficient evidence for ...