Local solicitors TV Edwards based in East London celebrated 95 years of service with a special reception at The Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch, on Thursday, 16 January. Over 200 guests were in attendance including former and current staff—some with longstanding tenures—as well as valued business colleagues, clients and friends. Established in 1929 in Aldgate on Great Prescot Street, TV ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, January 14, 2025 – The International Health Development Foundation (IHDF) has announced its expanded global medical outreach program, set to take place from 3 – 14 February 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference at the London Bangla Press Club. Building on the success of previous Bangladesh Health Tours, IHDF is extending its ...

  Khaleda Zia has been admitted to a hospital called The London Clinic in the United Kingdom. Khaleda Zia’s personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member A ZM Zahid Hossain gave this information. Khaleda Zia came to the UK for treatment seven and a half years ago. Seva took treatment for eyes and feet. She is suffering from various complications ...

  Tower Hamlets came alive with vibrant sounds of dance, music, and poetry on Sunday, 15th December 2024, as residents gathered at the Brady Arts Centre to celebrate Bangladesh Victory Day. This community event, organised in collaboration with the Soytten Sen School of Performing Arts and supported by Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, marked a significant moment of unity and cultural ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A special screening of “Rising Silence,” a documentary about survivors of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, marked International Human Rights Day and Bangladesh Victory Day at Eastbourne Town Hall on 16 December. The event, organised by Crossing The Screen in collaboration with Bombay Avenue and the United Nations Association Eastbourne, drew prominent attendees, including Eastbourne MP Josh ...

  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 ...