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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 ...

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has called upon the new generation of British Bangladeshi diaspora to carry out research on the Bangladesh Constitution of 1972 presented by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “British-Bangladeshis can use the Bangabandhu Library at the Bangladesh mission in London which has many books needed for research on ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman:   British-Bangladeshi Teachers Association (BBTA) will hold a seminar on Education and Teaching. This seminar will be held at the London Enterprise Academy (School) located at 81-91 Commercial Road in East London on Saturday, November 11 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Its postcode is, London E1 1RD. The theme of this seminar is ‘Excellence in Teaching and ...

Police have made their first arrests at a pro-Palestinian rally in central London on Saturday with one held under the Terrorism Act over a placard that could incite hatred. Scotland Yard said it had made three arrests at Piccadilly Circus, where a sit-in protest was staged following previous demonstrations in Oxford Circus and outside Broadcasting House. One was held after ...

    Muhammed Shahed Rahman :     An executive committee meeting of the Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in UK East London Branch initiative was held at the GSC head office. Barrister Ataur Rahman, Central Chairperson of GSC, was present as the chief guest in the meeting held recently under the chairmanship of Abdul Malik Kuti, the organization’s ...