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 Bangla Mirror Desk:   A delegation from the Study Circle London, a UK-based British-Bangladeshi think tank, handed in a memorandum to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 20 November 2023 at 10 Downing Street to express concern over recent violence in Bangladesh and to seek cooperation between the UK and Bangladesh. The delegation, led by Study Circle coordinator Jamal ...

Mirror Desk :   The British Bangladeshis have made their own place in multicultural Britain with contributions in their respective fields and have been playing a major role in the growth of this country. The British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication emphasises the success of the Bangladeshi community and showcases it to both the British and Bangladeshi community in the UK. ...

    Saima Wazed, Advisor to the Director General of the WHO for Mental Health and Autism and Thematic Ambassador for Vulnerability of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) has recommended that the Commonwealth organize a dedicated climate and mental health resilient day at the first-ever Health Day to be held at the COP28 in Abu Dhabi. Ms Wazed, also the ...

  ■ Bangla Mirror Desk ■ Najmun Nahar recently attended a conference for ‘Climate Vulnerability and Mental Health: Voice of Women’ in common wealth Office London which was organised by Bangladesh High Commission uk. This is the seventh visit of Najmun Nahar in London, she likes to visit London as the Bangladeshi community is so integrated and welcoming.   After ...

In a bold display of solidarity and activism, approximately 400 school children in East London, specifically Tower Hamlets, took to the streets on November 16, calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. This demonstration comes in the wake of a Parliamentary vote where MPs voted against a motion for an immediate ceasefire with a result ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday condemned far-right protesters and Hamas sympathisers, as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through London calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. Nearly 2,000 police were out in force to keep rival groups apart, with the march organised on Armistice Day, the annual event when Britain remembers its war dead ...

London police have stepped up efforts to ensure a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday remains peaceful following a week of political sparring over whether the demonstration should go ahead on the weekend Britain honors its war dead. More than 2,000 officers, some called in from surrounding forces, will be on the streets of the capital this weekend to make to ensure ...

Police say faked audio purporting to capture the Mayor of London calling for Armistice Day to be re-scheduled for a pro-Palestinian march “does not constitute a criminal offence”. Sadiq Khan’s office said false material was being “circulated and amplified by a far-right group”. A Met spokesperson said specialist officers had reviewed the content. They described it as “artificial audio” that ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah : In a statement issued in October, Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC of the UK House of Lords stated that the next General Elections in Bangladesh must be held on schedule and conducted freely and fairly. He said, ‘We expect the elections to be participatory and peaceful. Special care must be taken to ensure that all ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The Bangla Mirror Group, the publishers of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held the official launch and press conference at the Seminar Room, Business Development Centre in East London to announce the much anticipated publication. British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2023 publication and award gala dinner will be held in the prestigious Meridian Grand on the ...