By Ibrahim Chowdhury (Kukon):   Athens, Greece — During a recent visit to Europe, a remarkable and meaningful meeting took place in the historic city of Athens between two prominent British-Bangladeshi figures—Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament, and Anwar Choudhury, former British High Commissioner to Bangladesh. This important encounter highlighted the growing global influence and unity ...

The highly anticipated South Asian Sounds 2025 festival will take place in London next week, running from 15 to 18 May at the Southbank Centre. The festival opens with maestro Baluji Shrivastav OBE leading Re-Orient in a fusion of Latin, Indian, and jazz traditions. On Friday, composer Sumeet Chopra and UK bhangra star Jaz Dhami will highlight the evolving journey of Punjabi music. Saturday features ...

  BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia has left London for Dhaka on a special air ambulance provided by the Emir of Qatar. The flight departed London’s Heathrow Airport around 9:35pm on Monday (Bangladesh time), according to the party sources. Earlier, her son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman drove her to the airport around 2:10pm local time, ...

  By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Shaheed Altab Ali Day was celebrated with a floral tribute and a brief discussion at the Shaheed Minar altar in Altab Ali Park in East London, UK. The event began on Sunday (May 4, 2025) evening with a tribute to the memory of Bengali youth martyr Altab Ali at the Shaheed Minar premises in ...

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : On World Freedom Day, a protest meeting and human chain were held in London under the banner of Bengali media workers working in the UK. A human chain was formed at the protest meeting, strongly condemning the suppression of media and demanding an end to the harassment of journalists in Bangladesh. In addition to a ...

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : A special meeting of the British Bangladeshi First Citizens Alliance was held at Barking Town Hall in London under the patronage of the Mayor of Barking and Dagenham. The meeting, held on Thursday (May 1, 2025) afternoon, was opened by the Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, Councillor Moin Quadri, who hosted the event. Among the ...

  Hezbut Tawheed organized a public meeting titled “There is no alternative to national unity to stop Muslim persecution worldwide.” On Thursday  May 1 Kushtia District Hezbut Tawheed arranged this significant event in Kushtia. The chief guest of the meeting was the honorable leader of Hezbut Tawheed, Hossain Mohammad Salim. In his address, he stated that for centuries, Muslims around ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The 74th general meeting of the Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo  (GSPJS) was held in East London. The 74th general meeting was held on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) evening at the Micro Business Center in East London, chaired by the organization’s president, Abul Bashar Kamali. General Secretary Shah Alam Kamali conducted the meeting. Former Secretary Abdul ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 28 April 2025 — The Conservative Friends of Bangladesh (CFoB) convened at Parliament on Monday for a forward-looking meeting focused on enhancing UK-Bangladesh relations, strengthening political engagement, and planning for the future. Chaired by Anjenarra Rahman-Huque and Mehfuz Ahmed, and graciously hosted by Bob Blackman CBE MP, the event welcomed several high-profile attendees including Gareth Bacon ...

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman: The Barking and Dagenham council area in East London is one of the most diverse and multicultural cities in the UK. This year, people from the community were honoured for their outstanding contributions to their creative work. The Barking and Dagenham Council in London Awards 2025 Ceremony was held at in a festive atmosphere, attended by ...