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Bengali heritage in Luton launched

Bangla Mirror Desk:   A heritage project, ‘ Celebrating Bengali Heritage in Luton’ was launched recently by the ‘Centre for Youth & Community Development (CYCD)’, a project of Bangladesh Youth League Luton. The event was held in the CYCD hall room on 3 September at the CYCD. The event was conducted by Trustee Iraq Chowdhury and chaired by Tahir Khan, ...

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Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered forever for her services to the British people – RCT

Speakers at a condolence meeting organized by Redbridge Community Trust UK (RCT) described Queen Elizabeth II as the greatest statesman of living memory, for 70 years of service to the British people and the Commonwealth of Nations. For this, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be forever remembered in history. The speakers spoke at a condolence meeting organized by Redbridge ...

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Bangla media journalists working in Britain receive the UKBRU Media Award

  Bangla Mirror Desk :   UKBRU Media Award was presented to four Bangla media journalists working in Britain for their unique contribution to journalism through a ceremony at Conference Room C, House of Commons, on 7 September 7. Under the overall supervision of the host and the first British Bengali MP Rushanara Ali and special guest Minister (Press) of ...

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Shamima Begum was smuggled into Syria by an agent for Canada

Begum’s lawyers are challenging the removal of her citizenship, arguing she was a trafficking victim Shamima Begum, who fled the UK and joined the Islamic State group, was smuggled into Syria by an intelligence agent for Canada, BBC reports. Files seen by the BBC show he claimed to have shared Begum’s passport details with Canada, and smuggled other Britons to ...

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Bangla Sanglap wins PRESTIGE AWARDS 2022

  By Muhammed Shahed Rahman :   Bangla Sanglap newspaper has won the “Best Bilingual News Paper of the Year ” PRESTIGE AWARDS 2022 for its special contribution to mainstream media in the UK. On Sunday, 14 August 2022 at a crowd-filled ceremony, at the Garden Suite of Gorse Hill Hotel, Guildford, Surrey, England, the London and South East England PRESTIGE ...

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East London Mosque raised over £40,000  for flood-affected people of Sylhet, Bangladesh

3 August 2022: The East London Mosque has raised over £40,000 in partnership with several charities to help flood victims in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The humanitarian aid relief has already been delivered to the flood-affected people, and our charity partners continue to monitor the situation on the ground. About 75 percent of the area of Greater Sylhet was submerged under water due to ...

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Two siblings from the same family have done proud

Muhammed Shahed Rahman :   In the UK, while life has been overwhelmed by the unbearable heatwave, two siblings of the same family have obtained successful results in their respective fields. The two, Shazmin and Shahej, have brightened the face of the Bengali community in Britain. Recently Shazmin Ahmed graduated from King’s College of London in medical science from the ...

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Rana Begum’s exhibition in Ealing 

Muhammed Shahed Rahman :   The Pitzhanger’s exhibition Dappled Light by Rana Begum explores the perception of light, colour and form and blurs the boundaries between sculpture, architecture, design and painting. The exhibition creates a dynamic dialogue with John Soane’s design of Pitzhanger as the works respond to the manor’s architecture, sightlines, and intricate interior decorative schemes, including his play ...

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TM Ahmed Kaysher was honored with the Pride of Bengal Award 

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The director of Saudha poet T M Ahmed Kaysherhas been conferred the pride of Bengal award at the Churchill Hall of British Parliament, the House of Commons last Wednesday (20 July). A British-Indian company Avotech Foundationinitiated this award four years ago to honour the unique contributions of Bengalis, from both Bangladeshi and Indian origin, in the ...

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