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  London, 12 July: At the commemoration and memorial publication of the late journalist and community activist Shahab Uddin Ahmed Belal, speakers called him ‘a friend of the needy’’ and said that Shahab Uddin Ahmed Belal thought of others without thinking about himself and that charitable work was one of his vows. This rare man will live in the hearts ...

      A  prayer ceremony was held in London in memory of the recently deceased Eklimur Raja Chowdhury (Jitu Mia) of Jagannathpur. Eminent social activist, educationist, political personality, death wisher and former member of managing committee of Nayabandar Bimukhi High School and College, a mourning and dua mahfil was held in East London in memory of late Eklimur Raja ...

Rushanara Ali has been appointed Britain’s parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as announced on the UK government website on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Rushanara Ali was re-elected as MP from Bethnal Green and Bow, receiving 15,896 votes. Ali has held the seat since 2010. She was the first person of Bangladeshi origin ...

  A British-Bangladeshi mother, Hasina Momtaz, is featured in a unique new book and exhibition, launched today (4th July, London) on the particular impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the British-Bangladeshi community. Hasina is an entrepreneur and former media adviser to Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson during their tenure as Mayor of London. She lost her only child, her son, Sami ...

    A friendly football match was organized by East Surrey Bengal Association Sports Department. The friendly match was played at Carrington School ground in Redhill on Sunday 7th July at noon. This match was organized under the slogan of building a healthy life through sports and physical activity. Participated in the game, East Surrey Bengal Association vs Chalantika Krira ...

Matiar Chowdhury:   On the 15th anniversary of the URUMCHI massacre, several human rights organizations including “Walled Uyghur Congress”, “UK Uyghur Community”, WORKS “Against CCP” held a protest rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on Friday evening, July 5. 6pm-7pm London time Protesters at the hour-long rally organized by the Walled Uyghur Congress said the killings of ...

Four Bangladesh-origin candidates– Tulip Siddiq, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq and Apsana Begum– have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament. The result was published on the official website of the British Parliament on Friday (July 5) morning. Tulip Rizwana Siddiq Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has won by a huge margin in the ...

Tulip Siddiq, grand-daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been elected MP for the fourth consecutive term from Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency) in the United Kingdom. She is the candidate of Labour Party in the election. According to the BBC, he got 23,432 votes (48.3 per cent), while her nearest opponent Conservative candidate Don Williams received 8,462 votes. ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: London, 29 June 2024: Established in 2020, Easthands Charity aims to serve humanity globally and promote local community development in Britain. With everyone’s support, numerous projects have already been successfully implemented in a short time. To announce the construction of a multipurpose center in Sylhet and update on past activities, Easthands Charity held a press conference on ...