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  Responding to the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill having its Second Reading in Parliament, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: “I fully support the rights of workers to defend their pay and conditions, and this includes the right to strike. “A successful and fair economy cannot be created without the full involvement of its workforce and there ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Ashiq Mohammad, former sub-editor of Daily Sylheter Dak has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun) His janazah prayer was taken place after Zuhor prayer in the Bricklane Jame Masjid London on Saturday. He was buried at Forestgate Cemetery London. Ashiq Mohammad has passed away at his home in Bethnal Green ​​East London at ...

 Bangla Mirror Desk:   On Tuesday, the 10th of January, the new Executive Committee (EC) of UK Bangla Reporters Unity (UKBRU) was inaugurated in London Bangla Press Club premises, East London. The outgoing president, Ansar Ahmed Ullah, the UK representative of Daily Star, presided over the inauguration ceremony and the General Secretary, senior reporter of Bangla Songlap, Muhammed Sajidur Rahman, ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A Bangladeshi-born Finnish citizen, Dr Mojibur Doftori, has been elected as Vice President of Finland’s capital Helsinki’s Green Party Committee. The executive committee unanimously elected him as one of the two Vice Chairs. Among other tasks, the Committee will work on the party’s April 2023 Parliamentary Election manifesto, selection and fielding of candidates, and devising and ...

Syed Samad Ali, 50, currently works at both Thornhill and Southmoor academies where he teaches Bengali to the city’s children. However it is for his work in the city’s Bengali community helping to make education accessible for children and in particular their parents that Syed Samad Ali has been nominated for his MBE. Syed Samad Ali, who lives in High ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The UK Nirmul Committee has called upon the world’s powerful countries, including the United States and Britain, to cooperate with Bangladesh in recognising the Bangladesh genocide of 1971 and to assist in arresting convicted war criminals. The call was made from a candlelight vigil at Altab Ali Park, Central Shaheed Minar in East London on 14 ...

    Poplar and Limehouse Constituency MP Apsana Begum accepts prestigious award from diversity and inclusion charity Patchwork Foundation. MPs recognised for work championing underrepresented communities in 2022 at prize ceremony held in Speaker’s House. On Wednesday 14th December, the Patchwork Foundation announced Apsana Begum MP as their 2022 Young People’s MP of the Year at their prestigious MP of the Year ...

  Staff Reporter : Bangla Mirror, British Bangladeshi Who’s Who, Online News Portal Sylhet Mirror Editor and senior member of the London Bangla Press Club Abdul Karim Goni’s mother Husnama Bibi has passed away at his daughters residence in Cephas street east London on Sunday morning (Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un). He was 83. He left behind his one ...

British Bangladeshi Mansoor Ahmad was presented with the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) at an Honours Presentation 2022 held on behalf of His Majesty The King in the New Armouries, The Tower of London on Friday 18th November, 2022 for services to the community of London Borough of Merton during the pandemic Covid-19. He received this Medal from The Lord-Lieutenant ...

A new initiative to help young people in Tower Hamlets gain access to the country’s top universities has been given the go ahead. At last night’s Full Council meeting, a motion was passed to support the establishment of an Institute of Academic Excellence. The aim of the Institute will be to accelerate young people’s entry into Oxbridge and Russell Group ...