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More Than 180 Business Leaders Gather as Chamber Honours Outstanding Achievements and Strengthens UK-Bangladesh Trade Ties Manchester, UK: The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) North West Region successfully hosted its Annual Business Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Monday at the Hilton Hotel, Manchester Airport, bringing together more than 180 business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, community representatives, and distinguished ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   A special exchange of views program “News Room to Prime Minister’s Office” was organized by the London Bangla Press Club,  Saleh Sibley  Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was the guest of the program. He had an open discussion with the journalists and guests about his experience of working from journalism to the highest ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A blue plaque commemorating Kamal Athon Chunchie, the pioneering pastor and advocate for Black and Asian communities in London’s East End, was officially unveiled on 2 June 2026 at the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSM) on East India Dock Road, Poplar. The ceremony, organised by English Heritage in partnership with local community groups, celebrated the ...

Bangla Mirror desk : The colourful ‘Camden Pitha Mela 2026’ was held for the first time on Sunday, May 31, at Thanet Hall, Harvat Street, Camden Borough, London, under the initiative of the Bengali Arts and Cultural Society, with the aim of spreading Bengali culture and heritage abroad. The day-long event was held in a festive atmosphere with the participation ...

  Justice for July UK organized a human chain and protest rally in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in London, condemning the continued rise in child rape and murder, extortion, terrorism, and the deterioration of law and order in Bangladesh under the current BNP-led government. The organization also demanded the resignation of the Home Minister, holding him responsible for ...

Two 24-hour Tube strikes are due to go ahead on Tuesday and Thursday after an agreement could not be reached over the voluntary introduction of a four-day week with condensed hours. Drivers from the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to walk out over Transport for London’s (TfL) “continued refusal to engage meaningfully with the union’s concerns over ...

An all-female crew at London’s Air Ambulance has taken to the skies for the first time in the charity’s history. The team onboard HeliMed 27 on Thursday included two female pilots alongside women working across the emergency medical crew, in what the charity hopes will encourage more girls and young women into aviation and emergency medicine careers. Captain Adele Dobler ...

Three people, including a child, have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at 07:29 BST on Wednesday following reports that people had fallen from height. A man, a woman and a child were found at the scene. Despite ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : British Bangladeshi and community figure Councillor Mohammed Islam. has been elected mayor of Croydon Council in London, UK. He is a native of Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District, Sylhet Division. Councillor Mohammed Islam officially took office as the Civic Mayor of the London Borough of Croydon Council, one of the most traditional of London’s 32 boroughs, ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : A condolence and prayer meeting in memory of the late Shafiul Alam Babu was held at a center in east London, at the initiative of the traditional Sunamgonj Jela Shometee UK. On Monday (May 25) Evening, the Sunamgonj Jela Shometee UK organized a condolence meeting and prayer mahfil in memory of the organization’s former joint secretary, ...