Ansar Ahmed Ullah: London, UK – November 4, 2024 – On Saturday, 2 November, over 100,000 protesters took to the streets of London to demand an end to the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Middle East. The massive crowd marched from central London to the US Embassy, calling on the UK government to immediately halt arms sales to ...
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Poplar and Limehouse MP, Apsana Begum MP, calls for the end to cruel benefit punishments and welfare cuts.
During a debate on the Budget today, Apsana Begum MP called for the end to cruel benefit measures and welfare cuts, and a complete overhaul of the society security system to ensure that everyone can live in dignity and fulfil their potential. Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said, “Whilst the Budget has delivered a long overdue increase ...
Read More »Kings of Spice’ urge Government to show support or risk losing the Great British Curry
A star-studded awards ceremony has hailed the UK’s top curry chefs – amid a warning that, with- out continued Government support, the future of the nation’s favorite dish could be thrown into doubt. Chefs and restaurants from across the country were honored at the annual Bangladesh Caterers Association awards dinner at the InterContinental London at The O2 on ...
Read More »15th year celebrating the best of the British Bangladeshi community.
The Bangla Mirror Group, the publishers of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held the official launch and press conference on the 30th October at the Seminar Room, Business Development Centre in East London to announce the much anticipated publication. British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2024 publication and award gala dinner will be held in the prestigious Meridian Grand on ...
Read More »Anti-racist rally draws thousands to central London
Bangla Mirror Desk: Thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday, 26 October, in a major anti-racist demonstration amid heightened tensions following recent civil unrest across Britain. The protest, organised by Stand Up to Racism, began in Piccadilly, proceeded through Trafalgar Square, and ended in Whitehall. Demonstrators carried banners reading “Smash the Far Right” in what organisers described ...
Read More »Police reopen Wimbledon school crash investigation
The parents of one of the two children who died in the Wimbledon school crash have said they hope a new investigation will end the “hell” they are going through and believe the victims “deserve answers”. Franky Lau and Jessie Deng’s daughter Selena was one of two children who died and 12 injured when a Land Rover drove into the ...
Read More »Call for action to stop violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Ansar Ahmed Ullah: Jumma Peoples Network UK, in association with Amnesty International, Survival International, and Friends of CHT organised a peaceful demonstration at the UK Parliament Square in London on Saturday, 19th October, against the recent violent communal attacks on the Indigenous Jumma peoples by Bengali settlers in the presence of state forces in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, ...
Read More »Mohammad Feroz a senior leader of the Cardiff Bangladeshi community one of the organizers of the liberation war in exile is no more.
Matiar Chowdhury: Mohammad Feroz, a prominent community figure who was one of the organizers of the liberation war in exile, is no more (Inna…Lilla…Hi….Rajiun). On Thursday October 17, 2024, at 12:30 PM London time, he died while undergoing treatment at the Heath Hospital in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. He was 80 years old at the time of ...
Read More »UK Bangla Reporters Unity Badminton Tournament ’24 Completed
Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Annual Badminton Competition of UK Bangla Reporters Unity has concluded. A total of fifteen teams took part in the competition held at Newham Leisure Center on Monday (14 October 2024) at 4pm. UK Bangla Reporters Unity President Ansar Ahmed Ullah presided over the prize distribution ceremony after the game. Chair of Newham Council Cllr ...
Read More »Redbridge Community Trust’s Management Committee meeting held.
Redbridge Community Trust’s Management Committee general meeting held on last Sunday, October 13, at a restaurant in Romford Road, Forest Gate, London . President Mohammed Ohid Uddin presided over and General Secretary Rotarian Shahin Shah Alam Chowdhury conducted the meeting . In the opening the Quran recitated by Kamrul Hossain Delwar. After everyone’s introduction, in the feedback session for the committee members, a decision has been ...
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