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    Bangla Mirror Desk:   The biennial elections of the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) have been completed. The Election Commission officially announced the names of the newly elected executive committee after the voting for the post of Finance Director in the election held at the BBCCI Conference Hall on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The officers ...

London, 21 June: Prominent academics, legal experts and political commentators gathered in East London on 21 June for a seminar examining Bangladesh’s political and social landscape following the dramatic political developments of August 2024. Titled “From Uprising to Uncertainty: Bangladesh Post-August 2024 Political and Social Landscape,” the event was jointly organised by five international and European organisations and brought together ...

Scientists sounded the alarm over London being hit with temperatures “dangerously close to levels previously thought almost unimaginable in the UK”. The heat could spiral to 40C in the capital in coming days in what could be the city’s hottest recorded week in June. he Met Office has issued a rare red extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday and ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladesh Book Fair, Literary and Cultural Festival 2026 is being held in East London under the initiative of the Sammilita Sahitya O Sangskriti Parishad, UK, with the aim of developing the Bengali language, literature and culture and awakening cultural consciousness among the new generation. It will be held on June 27th and 28th at the Brady Arts Centre in ...

  Redbridge Community Trust UK held its Executive Committee meeting on Monday  18th June 2026, at Apple Real Estate, Newbury Park, Redbridge. The meeting was presided over by Senior Vice President Afsor Hussain Anam and facilitated by the Trust’s President, Mohammed Ohid Uddin. The meeting opened with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Imam Mikdad, followed by a welcome ...

A man who created more than 100 fake social media profiles to blackmail and sexually assault other young Muslim men has been jailed for 16 years. Waleed Saeed, a British-born Muslim of Somali descent, was sentenced in what one Metropolitan Police officer described as the biggest “sexploitation” case he has dealt with. Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, heard how the 31-year-old ...

The Mayor of London has been accused of unleashing a “dark blizzard of disinformation” around fare evasion on the capital’s transport network. Last week Transport for London (TfL) boasted of increased checks and penalty fares issued to passengers who preferred not to pay their way on trains, buses and trams around the city. However, the overall evasion rate of 3.5 ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, June 16: The book ‘A Man of Action’, written on the life and work of Ahmed Us Samad Chowdhury JP, a well-known figure in the British-Bangladeshi community and media, was launched at the London Enterprise Academy Hall in London. The presence of prominent figures from the community at the event was truly commendable. The ...

London Councils has said it has shelved proposals to review the Freedom Pass, which allows Londoners aged over 66 to travel free on public transport. BBC London was told on Thursday about the decision, which follows a campaign by Age UK London to protect the pass as well as a petition with tens of thousands of signatories urging London Councils ...

London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime has defended her decision to block a proposed contract between the Metropolitan Police and US technology firm Palantir, despite warnings the move could lead to cuts to frontline policing. Kaya Comer-Schwartz was questioned by the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee over her refusal to approve the deal, which the Met says is ...