A Labour minister has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn (Tk 590 billion) from infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, who as the Treasury’s Economic Secretary is responsible for tackling corruption in UK financial markets, is alleged to have brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 that overinflated the price of ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Apsana Begum, Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse, has expressed her concerns regarding the recent increase in the No Visa Required (NVR) fee for Bangladeshi origin foreign nationals. In a letter addressed to Mr Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan, the Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh in London, Begum highlighted that the fee would rise to £70 ...

    Redbridge Community Trust UK commemorated the 54th Victory Day of Bangladesh  at Ayan’s Restaurant in Forest Gate, East London. The event was presided over by the trust’s president, Mohammed Ohid Uddin, and conducted by the general secretary, Rtn. Shaheen Shah Alam Choudhury. The honourable guests included Syed Monsur Ahmed khan,  Secretary of Friends of the National Heart Foundation ...

  Beehive Prep School is delighted to announce that it is now able to sponsor student visa applications under the UK Tier 4 Visa Licence. This development allows the school to welcome children from overseas who wish to benefit from the high standards of the British education system. Headmaster Mr. Gurr expressed his excitement about this significant milestone, stating: “At ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 10 December 2024 – On Human Rights Day, members of the British Bangladeshi Hindu community gathered outside the UK Parliament to protest against the ongoing persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh. The protesters, representing the British Bangladeshi diaspora, voiced alarm over reported human rights violations targeting Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Citing a series ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke hosted a Ceremony at her residence on 10 December 2024 to present The King Charles III Coronation Medal to the members of the Bangladesh Military who participated in the historic Coronation event of Their Majesties The King and The Queen. The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a commemorative ...

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman: The annual general meeting of Jagannathpur Upazila Unnoyon  Songsta UK, a traditional organization in Britain, was held in the presence of people from various professions and prominent people of the community. Recently a hall in London, the president of the organization. The AGM was held under the chairmanship of Chandan Miah and General Secretary Lecturer Syed ...

Greater Manchester  6 December 2024, Hyde Town Hall hosted a special ceremony to launch ‘Mizan – A Beacon of Light’, a biography in English and Bengali, chronicling the inspiring life and work of Mizanur Rahman Mizan. Authored by acclaimed British Bangladeshi writer and journalist Nazrul Islam Bashon, the book highlights Mizan’s extensive contributions to charity, journalism, and sports within the ...

London, November 29, 2024: Manish Tiwari, the visionary founder, and Managing Director of ‘Here and Now 365’, was celebrated as the British Indian of the Year 2024 at the prestigious Viksit Bharat Investment Summit on Friday. Hosted by the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF), the summit brought together distinguished leaders, diplomats, and entrepreneurs to discuss trade, innovation, and sustainability between India ...

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : The success of the British-Bangladeshis in the diaspora has been joined this time by another good news of innovation. One of the inventors of the world’s smallest multirotor solar drone is a British Bangladeshi Dr. Hassan Shaheed. He is one of the most famous Queen Mary University of London, a popular British Bangladeshi robotics scientist, ...