Motiar Chowdhury:   A day-long free eye and health camp was held on Thursday, June 25, 2026. The event was organized by the humanitarian organization "Hilalpur Manob Kalyan Sangstha" with financial support from Hilalpur expatriates living in the UK and the comprehensive cooperation of BNSB Eye Hospital, Moulvibazar. At the health service camp held at Shah Helal High School, free ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   THREE London councils – Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Lewisham – have launched a legal challenge to stop the Mayor of London’s planned cut to the affordable housing quota from 35% to 20%. Seven councils are backing the legal action in total, with Lambeth, Southwark, Waltham Forest and Haringey councils formally supporting the legal challenge. Evidence prepared as ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk:   The biennial elections of the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) have been completed. The Election Commission officially announced the names of the newly elected executive committee after the voting for the post of Finance Director in the election held at the BBCCI Conference Hall on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The officers ...

London, 21 June: Prominent academics, legal experts and political commentators gathered in East London on 21 June for a seminar examining Bangladesh’s political and social landscape following the dramatic political developments of August 2024. Titled “From Uprising to Uncertainty: Bangladesh Post-August 2024 Political and Social Landscape,” the event was jointly organised by five international and European organisations and brought together ...

A book-reading festival and competition was organized by the Lal-Sabuj Cycling Club in Nabiganj, with the aim of fostering a habit of reading among the youth and students. Students, teachers, guardians, and book lovers from various educational institutions participated in this event, held on Saturday afternoon (June 20, 2026) at the auditorium of Hira Mia Girls' High School in Nabiganj. ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Bangladesh Book Fair, Literary and Cultural Festival 2026 is being held in East London under the initiative of the Sammilita Sahitya O Sangskriti Parishad, UK, with the aim of developing the Bengali language, literature and culture and awakening cultural consciousness among the new generation. It will be held on June 27th and 28th at the Brady Arts Centre in ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The Garden Cinema in Holborn will once again mark South Asian Heritage Month this July with a programme celebrating South Asian cinema, featuring newly restored classics, anniversary screenings, acclaimed contemporary films, live music, expert introductions and filmmaker Q&As. A highlight of the season will be a screening of London Boys, followed by a Q&A with ...

  Redbridge Community Trust UK held its Executive Committee meeting on Monday  18th June 2026, at Apple Real Estate, Newbury Park, Redbridge. The meeting was presided over by Senior Vice President Afsor Hussain Anam and facilitated by the Trust’s President, Mohammed Ohid Uddin. The meeting opened with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Imam Mikdad, followed by a welcome ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   London, June 16: The book ‘A Man of Action’, written on the life and work of Ahmed Us Samad Chowdhury JP, a well-known figure in the British-Bangladeshi community and media, was launched at the London Enterprise Academy Hall in London. The presence of prominent figures from the community at the event was truly commendable. The ...

  The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh held a meeting at the House of Commons today to discuss enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. Hosted by Apsana Begum MP, Chair of the APPG on Bangladesh, the meeting engaged an audience of policymakers, academics, prominent activists, and diaspora community members. The meeting was addressed by Dr Nabila Idris, a former member of ...