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  Bangla Mirror Desk :   London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council Deputy Speaker Barrister Saif Uddin Khaled has been appointed Speaker for the upcoming 2024-25 Municipal Year, he was appointed Speaker by majority vote of Councilors at the Annual General Meeting held at the Town Hall Chamber in Whatchapel on Wednesday evening, May 15. He replaced the recent Speaker ...

Campaigners have called for a ban of so-called floating bus stops in London. The design, which has a cycle lane between the stop and the pavement, is intended to allow bus passengers to get on and off safely while cyclists can keep moving. Transport for London (TfL), which has funded 160 of the stops, says the likelihood of being injured ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Dr Samanta Lal Sen, Bangladesh’s Honorable Minister for Health and Family Welfare, is on an official visit to the United Kingdom. The primary purpose of his visit is to attend the high-level Conference on “International Response to Antimicrobial Resistance” scheduled for 16 May. Since his arrival in London on Saturday, the Minister has been actively involved ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Apsana Begum MP has called on the Government to create a Visa scheme that allows Palestinian individuals affected by war to be allowed into the UK during a Parliamentary debate on a petition that was signed by over a hundred thousand people. Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: “In Gaza we are witnessing collective punishment, ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   On Monday afternoon, a group of students from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) set up an encampment outside the Queens Building to protest the ongoing crisis in Gaza and call for action from the university administration. The encampment, dubbed the ‘QMUL Liberated Zone,’ is a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Palestine. The students ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   Tozammel Tony Haque MBE  passed away last night. Innalillahi wa Innailaihi Rajiun. He was a Senior community figure in Birmingham, one of the top organizers of Bangladesh’s great liberation war, joint convener of Sheikh Mujib Defense Fund, former ambassador. Mr. Tony Haque played the role of one of the leading diaspora organizers in the great freedom ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk :   MORE THAN £30,000 has been raised through events for Salisbury and Wilton Rotary, Salisbury Hospice Charity and Wilton Riding for The Disabled and chosen by Mayor of Salisbury 2023-2024 Cllr Atiqul Hoque at the start of his year. The last event was organised by members of the charities and took place on Saturday ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   After 7 long years and with great enthusiasm, the election of Bishwanath Pravasi Education Trust UK has been completed. The election was held on Sunday 5th May at the Impression  Hall in East London in the presence of the largest number of trustees from various cities in the UK. It is known that out of ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   LONDON, May 5, 2024 – The Tower Hamlets community came together on 4 May to observe the annual Altab Ali Day, honouring the memory of Altab Ali and marking the Bengali community’s historic struggle against racism and discrimination. A commemorative ceremony was held at 6pm at Altab Ali Park, where wreaths were laid, poetry recited, and ...

Apsana Begum MP has tabled a Parliamentary motion to mark the anniversary of the racist murder of Altab Ali (4 May 1978) which pays “tribute to the Bangladeshi community and allies in East London’s resistance to far-right extremism and institutional racism”. Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: “The East End has a proud anti-racist and anti-fascist tradition. As ...