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  Bangla Mirror Desk: London, Monday 31st 2022 – The official launch of The Bangla Mirror Group British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2022 publication and award gala dinner will take place in the prestigious Meridian Grand on Tuesday 8th November 2022. The Bangla Mirror Group, publisher of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held a press conference on Monday 31st 2022 ...

Mayor of Merton Councillor Joan Henry launched Poppy Appeal Campaign 2022 of Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association, Raynes Park Wing on Friday 21st October, 2022 in Mayor’s Parlour at London Borough of Merton, Civic Centre. Addressing the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association, Raynes Park Wing Mayor Joan Henry said. ‘It’s undoubtedly a noble assignment to raise funds for soldiers ...

By Sawda Karim:   During the bank holiday weekend of 16th to the 19th of September 2022 all my family visited Norfolk. We had an exciting time doing lots of activities. We all stayed in a big house called Maples in Hunstanton, where there was a Victorian beach. My favourite room in the house was the games room- the games ...

A group of British-Bangladeshi Muslims have demanded the suspension of Imam Mohammed Mahmoud, who led a memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth in London. They gathered inside the East London Mosque after the Maghrib prayer on Saturday to protest against the imam leading the memorial service for the late queen at the London Central Mosque (Regent’s Park), where ‘God ...

The event held at Seven Kings Methodist Church with much excitement and enthusiasm of ICI Members which  consisted of AGM reports, presentations by the working group members Ononna Akhtar Thuli, Khaled Noor, Noorjahan Begum and Nurul Islam. The ICI Election Commission oversaw the successful election of the inaugural ICI Executive Committee Members. This was followed by a short workshop where ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   In a press conference held with the London Bangla Press Club joined by the former Labour Party leader the Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP, Apsana Begum MP said: “I am returning to work and will continue to represent the constituents of Poplar and Limehouse in Parliament after being signed off sick since 12th June[1]. “Whilst ...

Addressing Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs (SCG) fringe rally (27 September 2022) at Labour Party Conference, Apsana Begum MP described how she had been treated as “chilling” and vowed to not be silenced. Full Text of her speech: “It is no secret that I have had first-hand experiences of the factionalism and racism exposed in the Forde Report. “You would have ...

Apsana Begum MP said: “Today I begin a phased return after being signed off sick since 12th June. “Whilst I am feeling better than I was, it saddens me to say that I believe that the Labour Party has failed in its duty of care in relation to my health and well-being. “I have faced a relentless and sustained campaign ...

The United Kingdom (UK) chapter of Bangladesh Awami League has received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she arrived in London. Leaders and activists of UK Awami League received the Prime Minister with a bouquet at her place of residence in London, Press Minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh in London, UK, Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury said on Friday. Earlier, ...

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, ...