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A ‘never previously served’ part of Croydon will soon benefit from an updated bus service following a long-awaited fix from Transport for London (TfL). The transport operator revealed that the updated route will be operational later this month after ‘safety concerns’ were addressed. The 434 route connects the hilly areas of Caterham in Surrey and Coulsdon in Croydon. It also ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman: A discussion meeting and Iftar Mahfil were held at the initiative of the UK Bangla Reporters Unity on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Professor Shajidur Rahman, President of UK Bangla Reporters Unity and Editor of jagannathpurtimes.co.uk , Presided over the Women’s Day discussion held at the Pure chai seminar hall on Valence Road, Tower Hamlets, East London, ...

  In a vibrant celebration marking 25 years of cultural preservation and community engagement, the Swadhinata Trust launched its year-long silver jubilee programme with an anniversary Mela held at Queen Mary University of London on March 5, 2025. The celebratory event, hosted at the prestigious Russell Group institution’s Arts One Building, was the result of a successful collaboration between the ...

    Manish Tiwari, founder of the largest independent multicultural marketing agency, Here & Now 365, was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to British Asian Media award at the recently held British Asian Media Awards 2025. The award was presented to him by H.E. Jovilisi Suveinakama, the High Commissioner of Fiji, and Jo Sherlock, Group Rights and Commercial Director at the ...

Londoners are being asked for their views on the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street. Sir Sadiq Khan hopes that altering the famous shopping street will increase visitor numbers, create jobs, and boost growth for London. The consultation is the mayor’s latest attempt to change the street; his attempt in 2018 was blocked by the then Conservative-run local authority. Last year ...

    The Swadhinata Trust has announced plans to celebrate its silver jubilee anniversary throughout 2025. As part of this, the Trust has unveiled plans for a number of events to mark this major milestone, starting with an anniversary Mela at the world-renowned Russel group institution, Queen Mary University of London, on 5 March and a new, redesigned website to showcase ...

On Tuesday, February 25, a delegation from the UK Bangla Press Club met with the Honorable High Commissioner, Mrs. Abida Islam, at the Bangladesh High Commission. The High Commissioner warmly welcomed the delegation. The delegation was led by the President of the UK Bangla Press Club and renowned columnist Reza Ahmed Faisal Chowdhury Shoaib. Other members present included former President ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :   Karim Foundation Trust UK has distributed Tk 12 lakh in cash to  200 helpless and extremely poor families in Jagannathpur Upazila on the occasion of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan and Eid. This money was distributed to over 200 families in Kishorpur, Noapara, Mojahidpur, Ulukandi, Gainakandi, Khalishapara, Ramapatipur, Burhanpur and Gazirkul villages of Pailgaon ...

A record number of people were arrested in London last month for working illegally, the Home Office has said writes Issy Clarke In January UK immigration enforcement teams carried out 209 illegal working visits and made 142 arrests, a 70 per cent increase from the same period last year. Across the country, officials made 609 arrests in premises including nail ...

Retired Metropolitan Police Officer Chris Hobbs today shares his thoughts on last Saturday’s protests in central London. Tourists and visitors in the vicinity of Eros in Piccadilly, who could be seen chatting to and posing with smiling Met officers for ‘selfies,’ would assume that there was nothing untoward occurring in central London. However, those familiar with policing would be quick ...