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  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, ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...