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The capital’s most senior British Asian police officer says he is “truly humbled” to have been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. City of London Police Commander Umer Khan was given the honour in recognition of more than three decades of “exemplary service” to policing and work in cohesion, the City of London Corporation said. Originally from Pakistan, ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Tamil journalist Hamshika Krishnamoorthy has brought light to the faces of South Asians by becoming the runner-up at the 2026 Migration Journalism Awards held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Applications for the 2026 awards opened in October Over 800 applications were submitted from over 44 countries in five categories: Special Reporting Award, Innovation Award, ...

Schools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in? And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers are also barred from using laptops, monitors or tablets during the school’s screen-free Mondays, after an idea ...

Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manchester, the woman from Albania thought she was finally safe when she arrived in west London with her two young children. A single mother, she had been granted asylum in the UK and was ready to start a new life in the capital. But first they needed a home. She approached Ealing ...

London Underground drivers staged their second strike of the week on Thursday causing fresh disruption for travellers in the capital. The Circle and Waterloo & City lines are not running at all on Thursday. There are part suspendions on the Circle Line between Liverpool Street and White City; on the Metropolitan Line between Baker Street and Aldgate, and on the ...

More Than 180 Business Leaders Gather as Chamber Honours Outstanding Achievements and Strengthens UK-Bangladesh Trade Ties Manchester, UK: The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) North West Region successfully hosted its Annual Business Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Monday at the Hilton Hotel, Manchester Airport, bringing together more than 180 business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, community representatives, and distinguished ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   A special exchange of views program “News Room to Prime Minister’s Office” was organized by the London Bangla Press Club,  Saleh Sibley  Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was the guest of the program. He had an open discussion with the journalists and guests about his experience of working from journalism to the highest ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A blue plaque commemorating Kamal Athon Chunchie, the pioneering pastor and advocate for Black and Asian communities in London’s East End, was officially unveiled on 2 June 2026 at the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSM) on East India Dock Road, Poplar. The ceremony, organised by English Heritage in partnership with local community groups, celebrated the ...

Bangla Mirror desk : The colourful ‘Camden Pitha Mela 2026’ was held for the first time on Sunday, May 31, at Thanet Hall, Harvat Street, Camden Borough, London, under the initiative of the Bengali Arts and Cultural Society, with the aim of spreading Bengali culture and heritage abroad. The day-long event was held in a festive atmosphere with the participation ...

  Justice for July UK organized a human chain and protest rally in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in London, condemning the continued rise in child rape and murder, extortion, terrorism, and the deterioration of law and order in Bangladesh under the current BNP-led government. The organization also demanded the resignation of the Home Minister, holding him responsible for ...