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Ansar Ahmed Ullah: Long-serving Labour councillor Sirajul Islam has officially launched his campaign to become the next Mayor of Tower Hamlets, promising “the change Tower Hamlets deserves” and pledging to restore trust and deliver effective leadership across the borough. Sirajul Islam, a lifelong resident of Tower Hamlets and current leader of the local Labour Group, brings over two decades of ...

A government homelessness minister evicted four tenants from an east London townhouse before hiking the rent by hundreds of pounds per month, it has been reported. Rushanara Ali, 50, is said to have increased the rent on the four-bedroom property from £3,300 to £4,000 after telling the previous tenants their lease would not be renewed. The occupants at the home, ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The London Bangla Press Club team has won both matches of the London Bangla Press Club Friendly Cricket Tournament with the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce. BBCCI won the first innings 148/4, LBPC won the second innings 149/2, LBPC won by 8 wickets in 14 overs. Ekhlasur Rahman Pakku scored 70 runs not out in a ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Now a days US politics is no longer limited to white, black or Latino candidates. The participation of South Asians, especially those of Bangladeshi descent, is increasing noticeably day by day. In this context, a new name has emerged – Mary Jobaida. This woman of Bangladeshi descent is now a notable candidate in the New ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk: July 31 Tower Hamlets Strategic Development Committee met on Thursday evening to determine the three  planning and one listed building consent application for proposals to develop across sites within the Truman Brewery complex. Before the meeting, the Save Brick Lane campaign organised a colourful demo in front of Whitechapel Town Hall. In June, Truman Brewery ...

London is a “really safe place to live and work” and safer than New York and Paris, according to the Metropolitan police commissioner. Sir Mark Rowley’s remarks came shortly after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan was challenged over the rise in knife crime during a photo opportunity with the commissioner in the West End. The commissioner’s comments came in the ...

    The Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, visited St Paul’s Cathedral on 23rd July 2025 during South Asian Heritage Month to experience the East India Company Trail and engage with community contributors. His visit highlighted efforts to deepen public understanding of Britain’s imperial legacy and its relevance to South ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman :   Educationist and Rotarian Principal Sabbir Ahmed, who is visiting the UK, was warmly received by friends and relatives, educationists, social workers, businessmen, cultural workers, writers, students, and teachers at a reception in London. In response to the reception, Principal Sabbir Ahmed said, ‘Everyone present at this meeting in London today is my soulmate. There ...

  A research book edited by journalist and researcher Matiar Chowdhury on the Circle Panchayat system and Sarpanch system of local government The unveiling of the cover of Kaler Abhijanan was held on Monday, July 28, 2025 Monday at 6pm London time at the Banglar Sada Restaurant on Valence Road, East London. Under the chairmanship of writer and researcher Shah ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   £1 million is urgently needed to complete the construction of the Stenhagen Mosque in Uppsala, Sweden, and if this work is not completed within the next few weeks, local government officials may stop the construction work and even demolish the entire mosque. A press conference has been organized at the London Bangla Press Club on Friday ...