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  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A major new heritage project has launched in Tower Hamlets to document and preserve the largely untold history of football within the borough’s British Bengali community over the past 50 years. Bengal United: The Story of British Bangladeshi Football in Tower Hamlets is a Swadhinata Trust project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It ...

  By Sawda Karim:   London weather- grey, gloomy clouds dappled in the morose sky. This is how it was when we set off, yet the weather didn’t bring our excitement down one bit. My sister, cousins and I rushed out the door like there was a magical land beyond our house walls as the taxi driver politely greeted us. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   30 August 2026:  The London Bangla Press Club organised a day-long cricket tournament on Sunday (30 August) amid great enthusiasm, excitement and fierce competition. The tournament was held at Goodmayes Park Cricket Ground in Ilford. BBT/CW Media emerged as champions following an impressive performance throughout the tournament, while Online Warriors finished as runners-up. The cricket ...

    Redbridge Community Trust UK held an emergency Executive Committee meeting on Sunday evening at a restaurant in Ilford, Redbridge, to discuss preparations for its forthcoming Students Award Ceremony and Cultural Programme. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 27 September 2026, at 4:00pm at the Ford Sports and Social Club, Aldborough Road South, Newbury Park, IG3 ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : London, 30th August, Internationally recognised chef, restaurateur and community figure Azom Khan has embarked on a remarkable new chapter by successfully cultivating rice in his own garden in Britain. Mr Khan began his rice-growing project in 2024, creating a unique example of how traditional crops associated with Bangladesh can be cultivated in a British garden. His ...

LONDON — A fundraising event in support of the Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital Foundation was held on Sunday, 23 August 2026, at Ford Sports & Social Club on  Newbury Park, London. The event was organised and chaired by Alhaj Mohammad Ohid Uddin, Founding Trustee of the Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital Foundation, Permanent Donor Member of the ...

A man has been charged with murder after a 42-year-old man was found shot dead inside a car in east London. Masum Miah was discovered fatally wounded after police were called to St Bartholomew’s Road, East Ham, at about 03:00 BST on 18 August following reports of gunshots. The Metropolitan Police said Sergiu Leahu, of no fixed address, had been ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: British-Bangladeshi community figure Dr. Zakir Khan was felicitated in London for receiving the National Bobby Moore Award. The Football Association (FA) presented Dr. Zakir Khan with the National Bobby Moore Award during the FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester City in the United Kingdom. He was given this honor in recognition of his long-standing service ...

Humayun Kabir’s rise from a London-based BNP leader to a key figure in Bangladesh’s policymaking circles is an unusual political journey. After spending years in the United Kingdom and playing a role in the BNP’s international outreach and diplomatic strategy, he returned to Bangladesh and became increasingly active in party politics. His rise within the party was swift. In October ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk: London, UK: State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock of the Government of Bangladesh and Member of Parliament for Tangail-5 (Sadar), Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, MP, received a warm welcome and floral reception from the Tangail District Association UK upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. The association’s leaders were present at the airport to welcome Mr. ...