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56th Independence Day of Bangladesh : Celebrated with songs and dances at the initiative of the Swadhinata Mancha in London

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : An emotional cultural event was celebrated in London with songs and dances by the Swadhinata Mancha, commemorating the 56th Independence Day of Bangladesh, the nation’s greatest sons, the brave freedom fighters and martyrs of the 1971 battlefield. The freedom fighters living in Britain were invited to the stage and welcomed with flowers, and everyone present stood ...

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Sheikh Farooq Ahmed nominated for councillor position from Barking and Dagenham, East London

Bangla Mirror Desk : Sheikh Farooq Ahmed, a prominent community leader, education enthusiast and social worker, has been nominated for the position of councilor of Britain’s renowned Green Party from the Barking and Dagenham area of ​​East London. He has become a well-known and respected personality in the area due to his long-standing involvement in social and humanitarian work. He ...

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Officials to ask Mandelson to hand over personal phone messages for release

Lord Mandelson is to be asked to hand over messages from his personal phone as part of the disclosure of documents related to his appointment as UK ambassador to the US, the BBC understands. The Cabinet Office is preparing to publish thousands of files after he was sacked from the role, including messages between Lord Mandelson and Labour ministers and ...

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Starmer vows to ‘fight’ social media firms to protect children from addiction

Keir Starmer has promised a “fight” with social media firms amid efforts to limit children’s use of mobile phones, tablets and TVs, as new official guidance recommends children under five spend no more than an hour a day on screens. The guidance, developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell ...

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Labour under pressure to appoint Tory ex-minister as next Ofcom chair

Ministers are facing pressure to appoint a former Conservative cabinet minister as the new chair of the media regulator Ofcom, as he battles for the job against a Labour peer. The job of running the regulator has become a key post in public life, as concern over online content has grown rapidly, alongside the rise of more politically partisan broadcasting. ...

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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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