Ansar Ahmed Ullah

Suhail Aziz’s book, Breakthrough (Book Guild, 2020), is a memoir of a British Bengali and his intertwined personal story of love and prejudice. Aziz is best known within the UK Bengali community for his involvement with the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE).

This year as Bangladesh celebrates its Golden Jubilee, Bangalee diasporas abroad, including in the UK, too are rejoicing while looking back at the country’s independence movement.

A virtual IT desk and B2B connectivity hub have been launched in London to connect businesses in the UK with Bangladesh-based IT companies.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan accompanied 101-year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE in his bid to lead a global challenge named ‘Walk with Dabirul’ to complete 1.5 million steps.

Celebrating the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence, London-based cultural organisation Mukto Arts will hold a five-day Bhatiali music festival. The event, titled "A Week for Bhatiali of Bengal”, will feature essays on Bhatiali's heritage by researchers, Bhatiali songs and social media premiere of a short film, along with live painting and music.

The lastminute.com London Eye -- in partnership with the BBPI Foundation -- was lit up in red and green yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK and the Commonwealth Saida Muna Tasneem has been unanimously elected as the vice-chair of the 26th Assembly of International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO) for the biennial 2021-2022 at the weeklong assembly held recently in London.

Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a high-profile Victory Day celebration programme on December 16, where participants including eminent British parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior officials of UK Foreign Office and recipients of Friends of Liberation War honour paid their profound homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commitment to uphold Bangabandhu’s secular, progressive and pluralistic values in sustaining Bangladesh’s growth and prosperity.

Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, on November 23, put forward a 5-point proposal for a digital, green and resilient post-pandemic business recovery as Chair of a high-level Commonwealth B2B connectivity dialogue organised by the Bangladesh High Commission in London in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, on 'Connecting the Commonwealth Private Sector to Support a Digital and Green Recovery' on the occasion of the Bangabandhu's birth centenary.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, will host a high-level dialogue on November 23, kicking off the 3rd Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Cluster Week.

A Bangladeshi chef, who went to the United Kingdom (UK) with a work permit, only to face a series of unfortunate events and being implicated in false charges against him, has recently been cleared of the offences but continues to struggle to remain in the country.

Migration of Bengalis from South Asia to the outside world started with taking up jobs as lascars (sailors) in the British East India Company's ships which carried precious goods from the Indian subcontinent, such as spice, tea and cotton. In addition, from the second half of the nineteenth century, Bengali educated and wealthy gentlemen began travelling to England mainly to pursue higher education.

A British minister and members of the UK parliament have paid their homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of National Mourning Day and the 45th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh on August 15, at an event organised by the Bangladesh High Commission in London.

Brick Lane’s curry restaurants are facing a devastating impact as a result of Covid-19, with one restaurateur describing Brick Lane as a “ghost town”. A new report highlights that the pandemic has exacerbated serious challenges faced by the UK’s world-renowned curry capital, Brick Lane, in Tower Hamlets, east London.

Tabla maestro Yousuf Ali Khan, featuring sarod virtuoso Shahadat Hossein Khan from Bangladesh, and singer Dr Shyamal Kanti Chowdhury with musicians from the Grand Union Orchestra performed at Rich Mix Centre on Bethnal Green Road in East London recently.

As the UK commemorates the Centenary of the First World War, 2014-2018, it's only fitting that one sheds more light on the

Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Akhlaq Ur Rahman Chowdhury QC, a UK citizen of Bangladesh origin, a judge of the High Court in the UK.

As many as 14 Bangladeshi-origin candidates are battling it out in the United Kingdom's general election with three sitting MPs - Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq – taking centre stage.

Bangladesh Cricket Team, who are currently in the UK playing in the ICC Champions Trophy, were given a grand reception on Friday at

Britain will always remain with Bangladesh in its stride towards development, said British lawmakers at an event on Monday marking Bangladesh's Independence Day at the UK Houses of Parliament.