Ansar Ahmed Ullah

When the war broke out, Paul Connett and Ellen Connett had just returned from the US being involved in the Biafra campaign.

A seminar titled "Economic Development and International Trade "was held in the UK Houses of Parliament on Tuesday at the initiative of the Conservative Friends of Bangladesh. Parliamentary Board President MP Bob Blackman moderated the seminar with the support of Sujit Sen, deputy chair of Conservative Friends of Bangladesh

Bangladesh, at a high-profile parliamentary roundtable hosted by the Bangladesh High Commission, London at the UK House of Lords, has proposed the creation of a parliamentary caucus on climate change ahead of the COP28 in Dubai later this year

Study Circle London and the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) recently jointly organised a conference titled “EU-Bangladesh Cooperation: Opportunities and the Bengal Tiger Economy” at EIAS in Brussels, Belgium

Homage to Bangladesh, a photo album dubbed A Memoir of a Time and a Place by Rupert Grey, was launched on Wednesday at the Frontline Club in London

Jamal Hasan and his three teammates decided to go on a goodwill mission for the fledgling state to thank the people of the world for supporting their Liberation War.

Gowher Rizvi, international affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said there is no "distinction between religions" in Bangalee culture

Today, the London Bengali Film Festival announced the full line up of films included in this year’s edition of Europe’s largest Bengali film festival. The sixth edition of the event will run between April 26 and 30.

Buildings, structures, and institutions that are hundreds of years old stand as historical and cultural monuments throughout the world. Every nation has iconic buildings that are priceless jewels in its history. One such place is Dilchad restaurant in London's East End, which serves as a testament to the language, independence, and Liberation War era of the Bangalee nation.

Mayor of West Midlands, UK, Andy Street, has greeted Bangladesh on Victory Day.

On a British sunny afternoon when the entire nation was celebrating Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in a four day weekend from Thursday, June 2 till Sunday, June 5, I was off to North London to see another elderly who had become a celebrity in his own rights and rose to fame at the age of 100 when he decided to raise funds during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Since then, he has become an iconic figure in the Bengali community and is lovingly called Dabir Chacha.

Mountaineer Akke Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladeshi descent, has climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

Akke Rahman (39) from Oldham in the UK, will climb Mount Everest tomorrow April (11, 2022), while fasting during Ramadan.

London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, in a conversation with The Daily Star's UK correspondent today, shared his and the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) plans to observe the holy month of Ramadan.

Bangladesh High Commission in London launched special memorabilia on the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, titled, "Bangabandhu in Sylhet" featuring images taken by photojournalist Abul Lais Shyamal on the occasion of Bangabandhu’s 102nd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day 2022.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to UK Saida Muna Tasneem said that as Bengali is the third most spoken language in Greater London, the High Commission would facilitate Bengali language learning to the new generation of British-Bangladeshis.

“The United Kingdom has stood by Bangladesh for the past 50 years through good times and bad times and will continue to remain its trusted friend and partner also in the next 50 years”, said UK FCDO Minister for South and Central Asia Lord Ahmad.

Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs has announced name proposals for four more Council buildings across the borough after local community heroes of the past.

Bangladesh High Commission, London on January 11 commemorated the 50th anniversary of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's maiden visit to the UK at a high-profile event titled “Bangabandhu in Britain: The Historic 8 January”.

The UK based Bengali heritage organisation celebrated Bangladesh’s Victory Day with an event at the British Library on 16 December with an evening of conversation, stories, songs and music from 1971.