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  Muhammed Shahed Rahman : The Swadhinata Trust marked its 25th anniversary on Bangladesh’s Victory Day with a special concert titled Bangla Beats at the Pinter Studio, Queen Mary University of London, on 16 December. Described as an intimate evening of live Bengali music, the event paid tribute to the living legacies of Bengali music-making in Britain and coincided with ...

  Muhammed  Shahed Rahman :   A friendly badminton competition was held in London for players over fifty on the occasion of Bangladesh’s great Victory Day. Freedom Fifty Sporting Events has organized a friendly badminton match for players over fifty to highlight the significance of the great Victory Day and share the joy among the expatriates. The match was recently ...

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Dhaka, 17 December 2025 – The British High Commission Dhaka warmly welcomed the arrival of the King’s Baton in Bangladesh on Wednesday, 17 December, as part of the build-up to the Commonwealth Games 2026 – set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland. The King’s Baton Relay is a longstanding tradition that symbolises unity and shared values across the Commonwealth. It connects communities and inspires ...

  London: The British Bengali community marked a proud and celebratory occasion on Monday, 15 December, as a civic reception was held in honour of Dr Ansar Ahmed Ullah following the completion of his PhD. The event recognised not only his academic achievements but also his long-standing contributions as a leading voice against racism and communalism, a grassroots activist, and a ...

An intervention by the mayor of London is needed to safeguard the future of car clubs in the capital, environmental groups have said. Sir Sadiq Khan was told “urgent questions” had been raised about how “policy conditions in our city are harmful to car sharing services”, after the car-sharing firm Zipcar announced it would stop operating in the city from ...

BNP has formed a new partial convening committee for its UK chapter, as the president and general secretary of the previous committee are set to contest the upcoming national election. The committee was announced in a press release on Monday, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The party said a full committee will be announced soon. ...

Sir Sadiq Khan says he finds the racism allegations against Nigel Farage to be “incredibly credible and believable” based on his own experience. The Reform UK leader vehemently denies claims he was racist to fellow pupils at top private school Dulwich College in the 1970s and 80s, which a party spokesman has dubbed “a witch hunt”. Harvard Professor Steven Pinker ...

The Metropolitan Police has announced an increased police presence in central London tomorrow ahead of the Unite the Kingdom protest and Stand Up to Racism counter-protest. The “Unite the Kingdom” protest is set to begin in the north end of Whitehall from 3pm, and the Stand Up To Racism counter-protest will begin at the south end from 1pm. A march ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk: A UK technology company has announced that electric flying taxis or e-air taxis will be able to transport passengers at London airports from 2028. This announcement has opened up new possibilities in the transport and aviation sectors worldwide. According to sources, if this new service is launched, passengers will be able to travel between airports ...