A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story
In April 1971, at the age of 24, Val Harding was volunteering as a nurse at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, when she first heard of the atrocities on March 25 in Dhaka and the fight for the Liberation of Bangladesh.
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Connetts risked their lives for Bangladesh in ,71
When the war broke out, Paul Connett and Ellen Connett had just returned from the US being involved in the Biafra campaign.
15 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Seminar in UK Parliament: Bangladesh will be one of the wealthiest countries in Asia
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
19 July 2023, 17:02 PM
Roundtable at House of Lords / Bangladesh proposes parliamentary caucus on climate change
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
14 July 2023, 14:51 PM
EU-Bangladesh cooperation: European Institute for Asian Studies holds conference in Belgium
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
6 July 2023, 16:09 PM
Rupert Grey’s love affair with Bangladesh continues
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
6 July 2023, 13:02 PM
When the message of Bangladesh’s liberation travelled on two wheels
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.
18 May 2023, 07:46 AM
Persecution of religious minorities doesn't exist in Bangladesh: Gowher Rizvi
Gowher Rizvi, international affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said there is no "distinction between religions" in Bangalee culture
18 May 2023, 06:15 AM
60 UK MPs want to work with Bangladesh
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.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
First Bangla newspaper in UK revived
On November 1, 1916, history was made as the first Bangla language newspaper "Satya-vani" (true sayings) in Britain
3 March 2017, 18:00 PM
British Bengali journalists to be honoured annually
Nadeem Qadir, minister (press), Bangladesh High Commission in London announced the launching of a project “Amar
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
A step towards future
Medical students and trainee surgeons for the first time were able to view a 360-degree live stream of an eye surgery in the UK courtesy of years of effort by Shafi Ahmed, a doctor of Bangladeshi origin.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
UK parliamentary group lauds progress of Bangladesh
Bangladesh received a high appreciation from the UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for its commendable successes in achieving the
5 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lord Avebury passes away
Lord Avebury, a strong advocate of war crimes trial in Bangladesh and co-chair of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission, passed away yesterday.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
A friend of Bangladesh passes away
Dutch journalist and researcher Peter Custers, a lifelong friend of Bangladesh, died on Thursday at his home in Leiden, the Netherlands, due to heart attack. He was 66.
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh on course to end child marriage
Five key countries with high child marriage rates, including Bangladesh, have begun the legal process of ending child marriage for the
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM
UK House of Commons discusses Bangladesh
The lower house of UK's parliament on Wednesday discussed different issues relating to Bangladesh including the latter's commitment to secularism and the murders of four
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Tarique seen in public amid Interpol notice
BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, on whom Interpol has issued a red notice recently, was seen at the namaz-e-janaza of a
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Lord Avebury of UK urges united front against terrorism
“The whole world has gasped in horror at the hacking to death by machete-wielding terrorists
1 March 2015, 18:41 PM
Bangladeshis in UK protest firebombing
Bangladeshis in London demonstrated outside the UK parliament Tuesday protesting against the atrocities being carried out by the "BNP in alliance with the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami" against innocent people of Bangladesh.
25 February 2015, 19:12 PM