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Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Eid in the Square returned to the capital on Saturday, 20 April. Following the end of Ramadan, the free annual celebration took place in Trafalgar Square and was hosted by Capital XTRA DJ Yasser Ranjha and comedian Ola Labib. Londoners and visitors were treated to the best of Islamic-inspired art, history and culture, with musical performances ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Bangladeshi-origin British social worker Shahanoor Khan has been awarded the UK’s oldest title ‘Freedom of the City of London’. The award was presented to Shahnoor Khan at London’s traditional Guild Hall on Tuesday. At that time, his family members and many famous people of British Bangladeshi community were present. The City of London Corporation has been ...

The policing minister has said he is “deeply concerned” after a Met Police officer described an antisemitism campaigner as “openly Jewish” during a pro-Palestine march. Gideon Falter, chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull-cap when he was stopped in the Aldwych area of London and threatened with arrest on 13 April. Mr Falter was told by police ...

Three men in their 20s who died after their car crashed down an embankment and hit a footbridge in north-west London have been named by police. Mohamad Zeidani, 21, Mohammed Ghazzi, 21, and Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, were killed in the crash at Staples Corner retail park, Brent Cross, on Sunday night. The Met Police said the car they were travelling ...

Squatters have vowed to remain inside a Gordon Ramsay pub in London – saying they have come to an agreement with the owner of the building. The group of at least six people boarded up windows and put up a “legal warning” defending their occupation of the Grade II-listed York & Albany hotel and gastropub near Regent’s Park last week. ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, 18 April 2024  Apasen, a leading organisation dedicated to supporting individuals with multiple disabilities, hosted a vibrant Eid Party at the Valance Road Opportunity Zone. The event showcased the incredible skills and talents of learners, featuring captivating performances that included song, music, and much more. The Eid Party was a joyous occasion that brought ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Colleagues of London Bangla Press Club remembered the recently deceased journalist Syed Afsar Uddin with deep respect and love through emotional remembrance. Tuesday, April 16, at the Enterprise Academy Auditorium in East London,  a condolence meeting was organized by the London Bangla Press Club the Speakers said, Syed Afsar Uddin was not only a keen ...

    On 14 April 2024, Sunday  the Bangla New Year 1431 was celebrated at Redbridge town hall, Redbridge, which was organized by Redbridge Boishakhi Mela Trust. The organizers were Councillor Mayor Joytsna Islam and Councillor Sham Islam of Redbridge Council. At present hundreds of local residents, councillors, distinguished guests, Community leaders and artists made the program successful with the ...

Madrasah Principal Maulana Oliur Rahman expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to the management  for raising funds at Newbury Park Mosque after Asr and Maghrib prayers last Friday, April 12. The imam of the mosque, Ml. Mufti Miqdad, and the president of Redbridge Community Trust, prominent politician Ohid Uddin, praised the Jamea Madinatul Uloom Mahila Madrasha for conducting the Islamic education program for the women in ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   Educationalist and  News Presenter Syed Afsar Uddin MBE passed away on the 12th April 2024  at 2.30pm London time, Innalillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun. His Janaza will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 13 after Zohar at East London Mosque. The desperate surrender of journalist Syed Afsar Uddin after a battle with terminal cancer in London last ...