Speakers at a high-level panel discussion ‘Empowering Women in Maritime and Oceans Diplomacy’ praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership to encourage women in the maritime industry including inducting women in the marine academy. The event was organised by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Wednesday. High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the UK Saida Muna ...

      Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, responding to the announcement of Tower Hamlets refuse workers’ victory after more than a week of strike action said: “I applaud the bravery of the stand refuse workers in Tower Hamlets have taken and am delighted in their just and inspirational victory. “I know it has been tough. No one ...

    Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, addressing Tower Hamlets refuse workers on their picket line said: “I am proud to stand with striking refuse workers in Tower Hamlets today. “No one wants to have to take strike action. “It has been clear from the start that the way to resolve the dispute is to negotiate and reach ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Atiqul Hoque, represented our modern medieval City at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum on the 13-14 September 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; a country which has a unique connection to Salisbury. The invitation came from the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Lord Marland of Odstock. The prestigious ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk :   Council of Mosque Tower Hamlets’ Coordinator Hafiz Maulana Shamsul Haque, Secretary Hira Islam and Treasurer Md. Abdul Munim Zahedi Kerol have expressed deep grief  over the death of Council of Mosque Tower Hamlets’ Coordinator Mohammad Aslam Uddin. The leaders expressed deep grief over his death and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family members, ...

  THE LYRIC’S ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, TANIKA GUPTA, RETURNS WITH THE EMPRESS, FOLLOWING HER ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION OF HENRIK IBSEN’S A DOLL’S HOUSE AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE IN RACHEL O’RIORDAN’S DEBUT SEASON. DIRECTED BY POOJA GHAI, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY, THE EMPRESS OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON BRITAIN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS IMPERIAL PAST. This autumn the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   We are trying to contribute to the lessening of the sufferings of humanity and uphold democracy. We have to come together against all Neo-colonial neoliberal efforts to distort the image of our country, a country born out of the human rights struggle in ’71, is true to the principles and fundamentals of democracy and human rights, ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The leaders of the UK Nirmul Committee have expressed grief over the death of Shahana Sultana, mother of Nirmul Committee’s secretary Munira Parveen and wife of prominent educationist Shaukat Ali. and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family. Nirmul Committee President Syed Anas Pasha, Vice President Journalist Matiar Chowdhury, Vice President Nilufa Yasmin Hasan, Vice President ...

  Councillor Jyotsna Islam, the newly appointed Mayor of London Borough of Redbridge Council, was sworn in at the Newbury Park Mosque on Sunday morning, September 17. Her husband Councillor Shams Islam was with her at this time. Councillor Saira Jamil, Deputy Mayor of Redbridge Council, Mayor of Havering Council and her husband, Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets Council, Councillor ...

Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. The Father and the Assassin traces Godse’s life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in1948. Written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, one of India’s ...