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  Bangla Mirror Desk:   14 October 2026: The UK parliamentary delegation, led by UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh Chair Apsana Begum MP participated in a roundtable discussion organised by the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) on  October 10 The delegation of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in Bangladesh has held engagements in Sylhet District, ...

About 4,700 people have been evacuated in the City of London after a gas leak. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was called at 10:55 BST to Old Broad Street, where crews found a ruptured six-inch gas main at a six-storey office building. A Cadent gas spokesperson said the pipe was “severely damaged by a private construction team” and ...

  London, 9 October 2026 – EastHands International Charity has officially launched a 12-month research and heritage project to preserve the history of Bangla newspapers and journalism in Britain and share this important legacy with future generations. The project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and local business partners, was officially launched at a press conference at the London ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman: The Dhaka Dokkein VillageCup Football Tournament organised by Dhaka Dokkein Development Organisation UK has concluded in a joyful atmosphere. The Dhaka Dokkein VillageCup Football Tournament was held at the Stepney Green Football Ground on Sunday (October 11, 2026) in a very festive atmosphere with a large number of spectators, Dhaka Dokkein residents and football fans in attendance. A team from each village participated in the ...

HMV has said it will shut its flagship Oxford Street store three years after it reopened the site, blaming a proposed doubling of the rent for the closure. The entertainment chain said it would leave the shop in March 2027, in a move affecting more than 50 staff. It said it was looking for a new site in London’s West ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   New MP pledges to tackle homelessness, champion affordable housing and improve opportunities for young people in Camden. Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, making history as the first British Somali woman to become a Member of Parliament. The 42-year-old, who arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia with her ...

  Dhaka, 8 October 2026 – The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of the United Kingdom have agreed a new framework to strengthen cooperation in tackling organised immigration crime and protecting citizens from criminal networks that exploit vulnerable people through fraudulent migration schemes. The framework establishes a mechanism for cooperation between the UK and Bangladesh. ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   An estimated 250,000 people marched through London on Saturday 10 October to mark the Global Day for Palestine and three years since the start of Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, renewing calls for the British government to end its support for Israel. The demonstration brought together Palestine solidarity campaigners, trade unionists, community organisations and human rights ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   9 October 2026,The UK parliamentary delegation, led by UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh Chair Apsana Begum MP, and President of People’s Republic of Bangladesh Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on October 8. The delegation of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh has this week held a number of high-level meetings with political and ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The funeral prayer of media personality Toufique Imroz Khalidi was held at the Brick Lane Jame Mosque in East London. Bangladeshi journalist and media personality Toufique Imrose Khalidi died in London. He died in London on October 2, 2026. His funeral prayer was held at Bricklane Jama Masjid in East London after the Zuhr prayers on ...