Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A Bangladeshi-born Finnish citizen, Dr Mojibur Doftori, has been elected as Vice President of Finland’s capital Helsinki’s Green Party Committee. The executive committee unanimously elected him as one of the two Vice Chairs. Among other tasks, the Committee will work on the party’s April 2023 Parliamentary Election manifesto, selection and fielding of candidates, and devising and ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Wednesday to tackle Britain’s most serious problems, from cutting inflation to reducing illegal migration, in a speech aimed at convincing his restive lawmakers he can lead them into the next election. In a speech that was high on ambition but low on detail, Sunak said his government would build “a better future for our ...

From losing his mother, losing his trust in his family to losing his virginity, Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare, leaves few royal stones unturned. Prince Harry’s life story describes fighting his brother, taking psychedelic drugs, his love affairs and not wanting his father to re-marry. It’s sex, drugs and rucks and royals. But there is also a deep seam of ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The UK Nirmul Committee has called upon the world’s powerful countries, including the United States and Britain, to cooperate with Bangladesh in recognising the Bangladesh genocide of 1971 and to assist in arresting convicted war criminals. The call was made from a candlelight vigil at Altab Ali Park, Central Shaheed Minar in East London on 14 ...

    Poplar and Limehouse Constituency MP Apsana Begum accepts prestigious award from diversity and inclusion charity Patchwork Foundation. MPs recognised for work championing underrepresented communities in 2022 at prize ceremony held in Speaker’s House. On Wednesday 14th December, the Patchwork Foundation announced Apsana Begum MP as their 2022 Young People’s MP of the Year at their prestigious MP of the Year ...

The United Kingdom is contributing an additional £4.5 million to sustain the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh, lifting its funding from the start of the crisis in August 2017 to a total of £345 million. This additional support to WFP (£3m) and UNICEF (£1.5m) will provide food, water, sanitation, and child protection to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s ...

British Bangladeshi Mansoor Ahmad was presented with the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) at an Honours Presentation 2022 held on behalf of His Majesty The King in the New Armouries, The Tower of London on Friday 18th November, 2022 for services to the community of London Borough of Merton during the pandemic Covid-19. He received this Medal from The Lord-Lieutenant ...

A new initiative to help young people in Tower Hamlets gain access to the country’s top universities has been given the go ahead. At last night’s Full Council meeting, a motion was passed to support the establishment of an Institute of Academic Excellence. The aim of the Institute will be to accelerate young people’s entry into Oxbridge and Russell Group ...

  Tower Hamlets Council has donated bikes and cycle parts to Mile End Community Project for use in its project to teach bike mechanic skills to residents. The council recently launched a project to remove abandoned bikes from the borough’s streets. Many of these bikes are in poor condition, look unsightly and are blocking the pavement, or locked to street ...

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, lead a Westminster Hall Debate on domestic abuse and public life. She said: “Domestic abuse can affect people from all social classes and in all forms of employment, including those in public life. “That is why I am working with MPs from all ...