Bangla Mirror Desk: The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) has announced the formation of its new Youth Forum committee. The official announcement was made at a meeting held on Wednesday, 9th August, at the organisation’s head office in London. The meeting was presided over by BBCCI President Rafique Haider and moderated by Director General, Barrister Dewan ...

  Brentwood, UK – 6 July 2025: A unique youth event titled Vidya Yatra was held on Sunday at Mountnessing Village Hall, Brentwood, bringing together over 35 children and their families for a day dedicated to nurturing Sanatan Dharma and fostering strong cultural and spiritual values in the younger generation. Organised by Miss Shuchishmita Maitra Auhona, the event featured a rich ...

    Tower Hamlets Council is improving road conditions across the borough thanks to targeted investment and support from central government, helping to deliver a more resilient road network with less disruption and lower carbon emissions. The council’s carriageway resurfacing programme, part-funded by the Department for Transport through London’s Highways Maintenance Funding (Network North), has supported the completion of 30 ...

London, 2 July 2025 – EastHands Charity proudly hosted its carbon workshop on Wednesday, 2 July 2026, at the Kingdom Solicitor office hall, Ilford, Redbridge borough. The second workshop of the City Bridge Foundation project, facilitated by the esteemed Dr. Zaki Rezwana Anwar, saw the enthusiastic participation of more than 30 local senior citizens, who engaged in an interactive session ...

Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, speaking on why she is voting against the Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Bill (Second Reading today), said: “”When it comes to people’s lives and wellbeing, there can be no compromise. Politics should serve people – not the other way around. “I refuse to accept at least £3.5bn made to ...

    Children from Gearies Primary, Redbridge Primary and Beehive Prep School came together for a special Children’s Rights Conference hosted at Beehive Prep. The event focused on the core themes of “Dignity, Equity and Equality” encouraging pupils to reflect on the foundations of every child’s rights. Mr. Brough, Senior Teacher at  Beehive Prep said: “It was inspiring to see young ...

By Shahidul Islam: Wednesday 25th June 2025. at 4. PM Ascott The Residence Dhaka, located in the Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, the Europe-Bangladesh Federation of Commerce and Industry (EBFCI) proudly marked a historic milestone with the official inauguration of its Bangladesh Chapter. The high-level event brought together senior government officials, diplomats, business leaders, and development partners. (EBFCI) has been established as ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   East London, 25 June 2025 – A moving remembrance meeting was held at the Pure Chai Seminar Room on Vallance Road, East London, to honour the memory of Ishaque Ali, a victim of a racist attack in Hackney in 1978. The event, organised by the Altab Ali Foundation, took place just a day before the 47th ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ulah: The formal launch of the solo exhibition titled ‘Echoes of Existence’ took place on 20 June, with the artist and members of the Bengali and artistic community in attendance at the event. Bengali artist Zaman Mohammed Fakruzzaman, based in the UK, moderated the opening of the show alongside Tower Hamlets Lead Member for Culture, Councillor Kamrul ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The book in Bengali,  (Sileter Itihaf), is written by the well-known community historian Faruque Ahmed. The book explores key themes such as Sylhet’s cultural, political, and social connections with the rest of Bengal and Assam during British rule, the Bengali language movement in the Assam Assembly in 1927, the 1947 referendum that led Sylhet to join East ...