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UK Bangla Reporters Unity EC Committee’s 18th meeting held

Bangla mirror news desk : The 18th meeting of the executive committee of the UK Bangla Reporters Unity was held. Some important decisions were taken at the meeting held on Sunday (March 22, 2026) afternoon in the hall of a restaurant in East London, chaired by Muhammed Shahed Rahman, the president of the Uk Bangla Reporters Unity and special correspondent ...

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Bangladeshi expatriates celebrate Eid in the UK

Muhammed Shahed Rahman, Special correspondent : After a month of fasting abroad, Muslims in various cities in the United Kingdom celebrated Eid with due dignity. Muslims in various cities in the United Kingdom prayed in mosques and open spaces in various parks on the holy day of Eid al-Fitr. The UK’s largest Eid al-Fitr congregational prayer began at 7am at ...

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Labour MPs threaten vote to show opposition to Mahmood’s migration plans

Labour MPs opposed to the government’s immigration reforms are threatening to expose the party’s divisions by forcing a symbolic vote in Parliament unless ministers back down. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to double the length of time that it will take for migrants to gain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – or permanent residency – in the UK in most ...

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Rayner warns immigration reforms risk being ‘un-British’

Angela Rayner has warned government proposals to make it harder for migrants already in the UK to settle permanently are “un-British” and a “breach of trust”. Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from five years to 10 years, while in the case of refugees it could take 20 years. Rayner’s ...

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Wajiha wins silver award in international mathematics competition

Muhammed Shahed Rahman, Speacial correspondent : Wajiha Mahmud Afrin, a student at Buckinghamshire Council’s Hamilton Academy in the UK, has won the Silver Award in the Bonus Round of the International Primary Mathematics Challenge (PMC) 2026. Recently, the results of the bonus round were published on the PMC website. In the future, Wajiha wants to become a mathematician and space ...

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Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to offer a package of support to households struggling with higher heating oil costs following the global impact of the US-Israel war in Iran. In an interview with the Times, Reeves said she has “found the money” to help, adding the Treasury is also looking at “different options” to help those most vulnerable to soaring energy ...

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Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment

The prime minister’s independent ethics adviser has said he will not investigate Sir Keir Starmer over his appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US. Sir Laurie Magnus said documents released in relation to his appointment indicated “the relevant process for a political appointee was followed”. The Conservatives had asked him to investigate after the government published a series ...

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Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords

The end is nigh for hereditary peers, whose inherited right to sit in the House of Lords is set to be stripped from them after the passage of a new law this week. The 92 remaining hereditary seats will be scrapped when the current session of Parliament ends, which is expected to be in May. But, for some, the end ...

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Former Labour minister dies after cancer battle

A former Labour MP and minister had died aged 66 after suffering from brain cancer for years, his family have said. Phil Woolas, who served in both the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown governments and as MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010, died on Saturday morning. The Scunthorpe-born politician held several ministerial roles including for local ...

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Habiganj District Welfare Association UK held Iftar and Dua Mahfil

SKM Ashraful Huda, London : Habiganj District Welfare Association UK held an Iftar and Doa Mahfil. On Monday (March 9, 2026), the Habiganj District Welfare Association UK’s Iftar and Doa Mahfil was held at a hall in East London. The event was presided over by the organization’s Senior Vice President Md. Gaziur Rahman Gazi and conducted by the organization’s General ...

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