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Raynes Park AhmadiyyaElders Association celebrated TheKing’s Coronation

Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association Raynes Park Wing of Masroor Region successfully organised His Majesty King Charles the III’s Coronation Celebration in Coniston Close. Councillor Joan Henry – Mayor of London Borough of Merton, Stephen Hammond Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon, visited the King’s Party and admired highly of the celebration arrangements. More than 60 neighbours, community members and distinguished guests ...

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Sylhety Shahid elected British councilor

Abdul Mohammad Shahid of Bishwanath of Sylhet has been re-elected as councilor from Keighley area of Bradford Metropolitan Council of Britain. He is the son of late Abdur Razzak and Ariza Khatun couple of Dasghar Noagaon village of Dasghar Union of Upazila. Shahid is the 4th among 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Abdul Mohammad Shahid was elected as a councilor ...

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Tower Hamlets Civic Awards for community heroes

      12 local heroes have been recognised for their years of dedication and contribution to their neighbours and the wider community in the Tower Hamlets Civic Awards. The awards, which were held at the Art Pavilion in Mile End on Tuesday 2 May, were open to people who live, work or study in the borough and who help to ...

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Council sets out plans to invest £13.7m in youth service  

  Plans to invest £13.7m in Tower Hamlets Council’s youth service, including a rebrand and expansion, were approved at Cabinet on 26 April. The investment follows a reduction in funding to youth services both locally and nationally. It forms part of the council’s wider investment in young people, which includes: £5.7m for universal free school meals for both primary and ...

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British Bangladeshi Mansoor Ahmad attends His Majesty The King’s Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace

  Having received an invitation from His Majesty King Charles III,British Bangladeshi Mansoor Ahmad along with his wife attended theRoyal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on the 3rdof May 2023 to celebrate His Majesty’s Coronation. Mansoor expressed his feelings: It was such a memorable day and a wonderful surprise to receive the invitation from the Lord Chamberlain commanded by His ...

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Press conference in London in support of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman :     A press conference was held in East London on the initiative of expatriate citizens of Sylhet City Corporation in support of Bangladesh Awami League and expatriate representative mayor candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury in the Sylhet City Corporation election. On Friday (28 April 2023) afternoon in the hall of the London Bangla Press Club, the ...

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Bangladeshi painter Shamsul Alam’s solo exhibition has started in London

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Bangladeshi Painter Shamsul Alam’s solo exhibition opens at Spitalfields Studios on Greatrex Street, E1 5NF, East London, until Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Opening hours are from 11 am to 6 pm. Bangladeshi painter Shamsul Alam (Inan) tells a real story in Nisargechitra, it is this story that makes his canvas come alive. One of the ...

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Symposium on ‘Recognising Bangladesh’s Genocide’ held at University of London

International human rights experts reviewed and analysed historical documentary evidence on the atrocities that took place in Bangladesh in 1971. They reiterated the demand for immediate international recognition of the genocide committed by the Pakistani military in 1971. They also called for the spirit of the liberation war to be reinvigorated. A new generation must be taught the lessons of ...

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Killing of Sumaiya in Sylhet’s Balaganj : Protest event held in London

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Sumaiya’s murder in Sylhet’s Balaganj, a protest event was held in London in the presence of a large number of conscious citizens. The expatriate people are vocal in demanding exemplary punishment by bringing the killers to justice. On Tuesday (25 April 2023) evening at the Micro Business Center in East London, the protest meeting organized ...

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Apsana Begum MP: “This Bill will imprison pregnant women and put their health and the life of their unborn child at risk” 

Ahead of Report Stage (26th April) of the Illegal Migration Bill, Apsana Begum MP is proposing a range of human rights amendments and protections for pregnant migrants.  Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said:   “This Bill will imprison pregnant women and put their health and the life of their unborn child at risk. “Migrant women, who should have finally escaped persecution, will ...

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