President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on visiting British lawmakers to help strengthen parliamentary cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom and encourage greater UK investment in Bangladesh. He made the call when a delegation of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Thursday. The delegation was led by ...

The Bi-Annual General Meeting and Election 2026 of the Greater Deulgram Welfare Trust UK was held on Monday, 5 October, at a restaurant in Romford. The meeting was conducted in two sessions. The first session was chaired by outgoing President Abdul Shukur Ahmed and conducted by General Secretary Sultan Ahmed and Joint Secretary Dulal Alam. The programme began with a recitation from the Holy Quran by Mohammad Zakwan. ...

  The UK parliamentary delegation, led by UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh Chair Apsana Begum MP, and Deputy Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Barrister Kayser Kamal MP, met at the Parliament on October 6. A delegation of British Parliamentarians has arrived in Dhaka for a week-long visit, organised by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh. The ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Thousands of people marched through the East End of London on Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, with demonstrators pledging to “stop the far right”. The demonstration, held on 4 October 2026, saw marchers travel from Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel to St George’s Gardens in Cable Street to ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Srijon held its first-ever event at East London’s Brady Arts Centre on 27 September, commemorating the birth centenary of celebrated Bengali poet Sukanta Bhattacharya through an evening of poetry, music, dance, theatre and discussion. The evening opened with a warm welcome from Shahab Ahmed, followed by Lenin Hoque, who introduced Srijon’s vision and described the gathering ...

SYLHET, October 3, 2026 — The book Alote Andhar Dhake (Darkness Veiled in Light) by journalist, essayist and poet Saidur Rahman ‘Said’ was unveiled at the Basiya Prokashani auditorium on Station Road, Sylhet. In the absence of the ailing author, the launch became an emotional gathering, with writers, journalists and admirers recalling his life, literary work and contribution to society. Chief guest poet ...

London:  From Moulvibazar in Sylhet to the multicultural streets of London, Sharmin Ahmed Bithi is gradually establishing herself as a familiar face in the British Bangladeshi community through modeling, Sylheti music videos and social media content creation. With a strong connection to her Sylheti roots, Bithi has been using digital platforms to showcase Sylheti language, music, culture and expatriate life ...

Banana trees that were adopted ten years ago by a day centre for people living with advanced dementia have produced fruit for the first time this summer. Residents at Russia Lane Day Centre, Bethnal Green, adopted two banana trees as little plants that were being disposed of from Museum Gardens in 2016. They have been tending to the banana trees ...

Tower Hamlets welcomed a delegation from Malaysia as part of efforts to strengthen international ties and drive investment, collaboration and economic growth opportunities. The visit follows an official delegation to the borough in 2025 by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman welcomed H.E. Dato’ Indera Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar, High Commissioner of Malaysia, today ...

By Matiar Chowdhury: London: The Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) hosted its prestigious ‘Chef of the Year Cook-off 2026’ last Tuesday at Hammersmith & Fulham College in West London, bringing together talented British-Bangladeshi chefs from across the United Kingdom. A total of 55 finalists, selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide, took part in the competition. Among the finalists were 11 female ...