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  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, 20 August 2026: London Enterprise Academy students have once again achieved extraordinary success in their GCSE exam results. This time, the results are reported to be better than last year. Students have achieved significantly better results than the national average in important subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science and Attainment 8. This success is ...

A Palestinian couple and their teenage daughter who died after getting into difficulty in the sea had travelled from their home in London for a visit to Shoreham, police have said. Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas, are believed to have entered the water for a swim with another young female family ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : A Bangladeshi man from Sylhet’s Bishwanath was shot dead in East Ham, east London, between late Monday night and early Tuesday, according to his family. The victim was identified as Masum Ahmed, 40, eldest son of Mohammad Amir Ali of Purba Karikona village in Ward 3 of Bishwanath municipality. Family members said police went to Masum’s ...

  16 August 2026: Redbridge Community Trust held an Emergency Executive Committee meeting on Sunday, 16 August 2026, at a local restaurant in Ilford. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Md Faruk Uddin and conducted by General Secretary Shaheen Choudhury. A welcoming speech was delivered by Media Personality Misbah Jamal. Key Agenda Items Beani Bazar Cancer & General Hospital ...

Bangla Mirror  desk: Evening of Friendship, Connection and Community Building for Bangladeshi Students. Members of the Bangladesh Student Society UWS London Campus (BDSUL) gathered at Tower Bridge, London, on Tuesday (11 August) evening for the society’s first friendly community tour, marking a memorable beginning to its programme of social and community-building activities. The event was attended by BDSUL President Abdur ...

Manchester, UK: Mizanur Rahman Mizan has been re-elected unopposed as Chairman of the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) Northwest Region for a third consecutive term. The biennial election was held on Saturday, 8 July, in the presence of BBCCI President Muhib Chowdhury, Director General Musleh Uddin Ahmed, Adviser Ahmed-us-Samad Choudhury JP, and Director Shafiqul Islam . Members of the Northwest Region took ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman: A view-sharing meeting of Jagannathpur Upazila Sonali Athi UK was held in East London, United Kingdom. The exchange of views was held at a local restaurant in East London on Tuesday (August 11) at the initiative of Jagannathpur Upazila Sonali Athi UK. The meeting began under the chairmanship of the organization’s advisor Master Aziz Chowdhury and ...

  By  former Cllr Ayesha Chowdhury:   When temperatures climb to 35°C or more, we are rightly reminded that water is a precious resource. We are asked to reduce our consumption, and hosepipe restrictions are introduced to protect supplies. I understand the need for conservation. But as someone who has lived and worked in Beckton and who has previously served ...

Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London. This comes after the Guardian revealed the council’s new licensing policy asks pubs to stop customers from standing up while consuming beverages, which it calls “vertical drinking”. The policy is under consultation and ...

The UK’s Royal Military Academy awarded two prestigious awards to Officer Cadet Al Rafi Lamiz from Bangladesh on successfully completing the Commissioning Course. The awards were handed over at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the UK’s world-leading military training academy, said the UK High Commission in Bangladesh in a Facebook post on Sunday. The two awards are: King Hussein Award, ...