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A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return

British music store HMV will on Black Friday return to its former flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after a four-year absence, offering vinyl, clothing and merchandise in a vote of confidence for physical stores in an increasingly online age. The 363 Oxford Street address hosted the very first HMV store in 1921, opened by composer Edward Elgar, and was ...

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Study Circle seeks UK’s cooperation against violence in Bangladesh

 Bangla Mirror Desk:   A delegation from the Study Circle London, a UK-based British-Bangladeshi think tank, handed in a memorandum to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 20 November 2023 at 10 Downing Street to express concern over recent violence in Bangladesh and to seek cooperation between the UK and Bangladesh. The delegation, led by Study Circle coordinator Jamal ...

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Celebrating The 14th Year of Best of The British Bangladeshi Community.

Mirror Desk :   The British Bangladeshis have made their own place in multicultural Britain with contributions in their respective fields and have been playing a major role in the growth of this country. The British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication emphasises the success of the Bangladeshi community and showcases it to both the British and Bangladeshi community in the UK. ...

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World traveller Najmun Nahar visited Bangla Mirror

  ■ Bangla Mirror Desk ■ Najmun Nahar recently attended a conference for ‘Climate Vulnerability and Mental Health: Voice of Women’ in common wealth Office London which was organised by Bangladesh High Commission uk. This is the seventh visit of Najmun Nahar in London, she likes to visit London as the Bangladeshi community is so integrated and welcoming.   After ...

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East London School Children March for Ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In a bold display of solidarity and activism, approximately 400 school children in East London, specifically Tower Hamlets, took to the streets on November 16, calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. This demonstration comes in the wake of a Parliamentary vote where MPs voted against a motion for an immediate ceasefire with a result ...

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Hundreds of thousands march in London to call for Gaza ceasefire

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday condemned far-right protesters and Hamas sympathisers, as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through London calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. Nearly 2,000 police were out in force to keep rival groups apart, with the march organised on Armistice Day, the annual event when Britain remembers its war dead ...

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Fake audio of Sadiq Khan is not a crime, says Met

Police say faked audio purporting to capture the Mayor of London calling for Armistice Day to be re-scheduled for a pro-Palestinian march “does not constitute a criminal offence”. Sadiq Khan’s office said false material was being “circulated and amplified by a far-right group”. A Met spokesperson said specialist officers had reviewed the content. They described it as “artificial audio” that ...

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As Bangladesh heads towards election concerns are being raised for minority

Ansar Ahmed Ullah : In a statement issued in October, Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC of the UK House of Lords stated that the next General Elections in Bangladesh must be held on schedule and conducted freely and fairly. He said, ‘We expect the elections to be participatory and peaceful. Special care must be taken to ensure that all ...

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