UK Minister for International Development, Jenny Chapman will confirm UK support for Rohingya refugees, including and women and girls, while visiting Bangladesh this week (13–14 November 2025). During her visit, Minister Chapman will see UK-funded programmes supporting Rohingya refugees to help prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The UK continues to call for the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming national elections, an increasing number of expatriate Bangladeshis are expressing interest in contesting parliamentary seats. Among them are many dual citizens, some of whom have already secured preliminary nominations from major political parties. Yet, their eligibility remains legally uncertain under Bangladesh’s constitution and electoral laws. Article 66(2)(c) of the Constitution clearly ...

By Bulbul Hasan: Some lives leave ripples; others leave radiance. Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz was one whose presence quietly brightened every space he entered — through his kindness, intellect, and profound belief in the goodness of people. To those who knew him, he was more than a physician; he was a healer in the truest sense — of bodies, ...

  By Bulbul Hasan: Some lives leave ripples; others leave radiance. Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz was one whose presence quietly brightened every space he entered — through his kindness, intellect, and profound belief in the goodness of people. To those who knew him, he was more than a physician; he was a healer in the truest sense — of ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 6 November 2025: The British peer Lord Carlile of Berriew has warned that Bangladesh faces “serious challenges” following more than a year of political unrest, urging the country’s leaders to ensure that upcoming elections are fair, inclusive and independently monitored. In a statement issued from the House of Lords, Lord Carlile said the international community ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 5 November 2025: The Bangladeshi Workers’ Council (UK) has sent a memorandum to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus, urging the immediate and unconditional release of Advocate Anwar Hossain Sumon and thirty seven other detained trade union and labour leaders, and the withdrawal of all false charges against them. The memorandum, sent ...

    By Shafiqul Haque:   Bangladesh stands at a defining political moment as the nation heads toward the much-anticipated national election on February 26. After years of political uncertainty and one-sided governance, this election carries the hope of reviving participatory democracy. Both the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have announced their intention to contest, signalling a return ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: November, 4 The Bangla Mirror Group, the publishers of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held the official launch and press conference at the Seminar Room, Business Development Centre in East London to announce the much anticipated publication. British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2025 publication and award gala dinner will be held in the prestigious Meridian Grand on ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: Tower Hamlets recently paid tribute to one of the area’s earliest Bengali settlers with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for Ayub Ali Master. The ceremony took place on Sunday, 2 November, outside Drewett House on Christian Street, the site where he founded the Indian Seamen’s Welfare League in the 1940s. The event began with an introduction ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside 10 Downing Street on 10 October for an emergency protest calling for an immediate end to the bombing of Gaza. The rally, organised under the slogans “End the Genocide” and “Stop Bombing Gaza,” urged the UK government to demand a ceasefire and take stronger action to protect Palestinian civilians. Among ...