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A scheme to provide free school meals to all state primary school children in London has given out 100 million lunches, City Hall says. It was introduced by Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan in 2023 to help families with rising living costs and he has since pledged to fund the scheme throughout his term in office. Each child has ...

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan will be able to bring in a tourist tax on overnight visitors to the capital under plans unveiled by the government. The capital, along with other English regions with devolved mayors, will be given the revenue-raising power as part of what local government secretary Steve Reed called a “ground-breaking step for the future of ...

The former mayor of Enfield has apologised to the council for writing letters in support of visa applications for his family and friends. Independent councillor Mohammed Islam stood down last August from the position on Enfield Council, north London, after he was sanctioned for bringing his office into disrepute. The council’s conduct committee ordered him to make a written apology, ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in London has announced that the upcoming SME Fair during Heritage Week will serve as a major showcase for talent, highlighting the creativity of Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs and the innovation of British-Bangladeshi women-led businesses. The disclosure came as High Commissioner Abida Islam held a ‘productive and wide-ranging’ discussion with the UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, Baroness ...

By Rashed Belal: Bangladesh could be among the next countries to face visa restrictions from the United Kingdom, following the government’s announcement of tough new measures aimed at nations that refuse to take back illegal migrants. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed this week that Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are the first countries to be formally ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, 18 November:  The 16th annual edition of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who was unveiled at a distinguished gala ceremony at the Meridian Grand Hall, recognising the outstanding achievements and contributions of British Bangladeshis across the United Kingdom. The publication continues to showcase the community’s remarkable progress and its significant role within multicultural Britain. Baroness Pola ...

  Tower Hamlets Council has appointed Hannah Dalgleish as its new Director of Regeneration and Development. She will join the council in early 2026. Hannah brings 19 years’ experience across public and private sectors, delivering complex mixed use regeneration schemes. Most recently she held senior roles at Waltham Forest Council, including Director of Capital Delivery and Acting Corporate Director of ...

Indoor play areas, TV rooms, a cinema, and even a bowling alley are redefining what modern living looks like in social rent and affordable homes in Tower Hamlets. With space to build in short supply and more than 29,000 residents on the council’s Housing Register, there has never been a greater need for innovative design and planning to help address ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   An exhibition of the Holy Quran translated into 75 languages ​​and Interfaith Week have been inaugurated at Baitul Ahad Mosque to change the misconceptions of followers of other religions about Islam. The mosque's imam, Samar Ahmed, and the mutawalli, Mr. Seti, said that this arrangement is so that followers of other religions can easily gain ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : A discussion meeting was held with Sirajul Islam, the Labour Party’s mayoral candidate for the upcoming London Borough of Tower Hamlets council election, with members of the UK Bangla Reporters Unity. The exchange of views held at the Pure Chai-conference room in White Chapel, East London on Thursday (November 13) was presided over by Professor Md. ...