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Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters descended on central London for a march calling on Andy Burnham to take a hard line on Israel. There was a strong presence of uniformed officers for Saturday’s National March for Palestine where the Metropolitan Police had imposed strict conditions under the Public Order Act to prevent serious disruption to residents. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ...

   Bangla Mirror Desk:   A memorial meeting and prayer service marking the 48th anniversary of the racist murder of Ishaque Ali was held at a community centre in Tower Hamlets, East London, on 16 July. The event, organised by the Altab Ali Foundation, paid tribute to Ali, who was killed in Hackney in 1978, and highlighted the continuing fight ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   An international seminar titled “Bangladesh at a Democratic Crossroads: Human Rights, Political Inclusion, and the Future of Democratic Governance” was held at the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium of Wolfson College, University of Oxford, on 13 July 2026. The event, organised by the Canada-based Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG), attracted a full audience in Oxford and was viewed online ...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan was on Thursday appointed to the House of Lords, parliament’s upper chamber, by outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Khan was one of 26 new appointments confirmed by the government just days before Starmer is due to hand over power to Andy Burnham on Monday. The appointment means Khan and the others — who come from across ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – 16 July 2026. Representatives from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and the British High Commission Dhaka have concluded their first joint visit to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, highlighting the impact of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom’s growing humanitarian partnership in support of the Rohingya refugees. During the visit, the delegation met ...

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is backing calls for a maximum workplace temperature as pressure grows on the government to protect workers from the impact of repeated heatwaves across the UK. The extreme heat has left people struggling to cope as temperatures in some workplaces climb above 40C, causing thousands of schools to close and hospital and transport systems ...

    Dhaka, Bangladesh – 15 July 2026. The UK government is providing £355,000 (approx. BDT 5.7 crore) in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support more than 55,000 people affected by flooding in Southeast and Northeast Bangladesh. Managed by Start Network and delivered through national and local NGOs, the UK contribution will provide affected communities with cash assistance, food, and hygiene supplies across six of the worst affected districts: Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Chittagong, Khagrachari and Moulvibazar. This support builds ...

14 July 2026, Dhaka: British High Commission Dhaka organised a send-off reception, hosted by High Commissioner Sarah Cooke, to celebrate the Bangladeshi athletes who are set to participate in the Commonwealth Games 2026, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland later this month. The United Kingdom is proud to once again host the Commonwealth Games, this time in the vibrant city of Glasgow in 2026. This marks the UK’s third time hosting the Games since 2014, reaffirming ...

An East London family facing eviction over tenancy fraud appear to have lost the support of the Mayor of Hackney after the council was granted a fresh warrant to remove them. Earlier this year, Green Party councillors twice joined activists in an ‘eviction resistance’ to block bailiffs from entering a council property where tenant Charity Oppong has lived for two ...

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed changes to the number 19 and 38 bus routes that operate to and from central London and said it will introduce a new service. Provisionally numbered 10, the new route is planned to “maintain essential capacity” between Essex Road and Holborn, and to keep direct links between Battersea Bridge and central London, the transport ...