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Up to 100 tractors and other farm vehicles have converged on London’s Westminster as farmers protest against “substandard imports and dishonest labelling”, which they say are threatening food security. The “go-slow” convoy organised by the campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent is driving around Westminster. Farmers have organised the protest over their concerns about the ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Bangladesh would not have been independent if Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the Bengali nation for a thousand years, had not been born. We also could not identify ourselves as Bengalis, said keynote speaker Matiar Chowdhury at the Independence Day Discussion and Iftar organised by UK-Bangla Reporters Unity (UKBRU) on 23 March 2024. ...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged not to expand the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) scheme if he returns to the role after May’s election. In a letter to London’s transport commissioner Andy Lord, Mr Khan wrote that he had “categorically” ruled out the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme as well as any tightening of Ulez emissions standards. He ...

Monday the March 19, a prayer service was held after Taraweeh prayers at Apple Real Estate, Leyswood Drive, Newbury Park, Redbridge. Taraweeh prayers were offered at the Newbury Park Mosque under the leadership of Imam Muhammad Huwaiz, who came from Egypt. Afsor Hussain Anam , director of Apple Real Estate, organized the prayer meeting and invited local worshippers, community leaders and prominent ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   After the temporary opening of the extended part of the East London Mosque, around 10,000 men and women are expected to pray in congregation with an additional 1,000 worshippers. you can Construction of this extension is costing £2.1 million. Of this, 300,000 pounds came from donations and the remaining 1.8 million pounds came from Qarze Hasana ...

Bangladeshi director GM Furukh, known for his work in TV series, tragically passed away in a car crash in London. Shadhin Khosru, another expatriate filmmaker in London, confirmed the news on Facebook. On Sunday night (BDT), Shadhin Khosru posted a picture of himself with GM Furukh, captioning, “Every day I get more death news than I get birth news! My ...

Bangladesh’s Nafira Nayeem Ahmad and Shamim Ahmed Mridha are two of twenty young people honoured with the Legacy Award for The Diana Award’s 25th Anniversary. On March 14, William, the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, paid tribute to and convened with twenty remarkable young individuals hailing from various parts of the world. This gathering was ...

Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said that the inclusion of women in political parties leads the country towards a more effective democracy. She made the remarks while participating in the discussion titled ‘Leveraging Parliamentary Democracy for Political Empowerment of Women: Bangladesh Perspective’, organized by the Bangladesh High Commission at Churchill Hall of the House of ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The Annual Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Lecture titled ‘Political Resistance: Bangladesh’ Palestine Policy’ was held on 6 March 2024 at the SOAS, University of London. Nooruddin Ahmed of the 7th March Foundation chaired the lecture. Guest of honour was Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan, Deputy High Commissioner, Bangladesh High Commission London. He conveyed Bangladesh’s consistent support for ...

Thousands of protesters are expected to gather again in central London to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the fifth major pro-Palestine demonstration in the capital so far this year. Saturday’s protest comes a day after Dame Sara Khan, a UK government adviser on social cohesion, said attempts to portray protesters on pro-Palestinian marches as extremist were “outrageous” and ...