Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has urged the British parliamentarians to take a fresh motion for international recognition of  1971 genocide committed on Bangladeshi soil by the invading Pakistan army 51 years ago in 1971. She pledged to work with British parliamentarians and academicians towards increasing publications on Bengali genocide in the British and the international genocide journals. Bangladesh High Commission in London in collaboration with University College London (UCL)  hosted a high-profile commemorative event on the 51st  anniversary of Bangladesh Genocide Day, urging the UK parliament to adopt a motion recognising the genocide . “In April 1971, Sir Peter Shore, MP, who was chair of the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee, moved a motion in the UK parliament condemning atrocities committed in erstwhile East Pakistan, followed by another motion, supported by over 233 cross-party members, calling for the end of genocide in East Bengal and the recognition of Bangladesh,” said the Bangladesh High Commissioner. Expressing her gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for declaring 25 March as Bangladesh Genocide Day, the High Commissioner said: "It is now the responsibility of our generation to create global awareness about international recognition of the 1971 Bengali genocide.” Rami Ranger, chairman of Conservative Friends of India and a member of the UK's House of Lords, spoke at the event and expressed his support for the establishment of a Bengali genocide memorial in the UK as well as its international recognition. READ: Bangladesh calls for addressing root causes of climate-induced displacement High Commissioner for India to the UK Gaitri Issar Kumar referred 25 March 1971 genocide as the darkest chapter of Bangladesh’s independence struggle and a massive crackdown against Bengali nationalists. She said: “Bangabandhu liberated the people of Bangladesh from the systematic oppression and led them to realise his dream of Sonar Bangla. Today, the people of Bangladesh, under the leadership of Bangabandhu's illustrious daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have made his dream a reality." Chair of the Department of Liberal Studies at Texas A&M University Joann Digeorge-Lutz noted at the event that there were very few publications on the genocide in Bangladesh, but more and more of these should be published in the international genocide journals. Director of Research Initiatives, Bangladesh Professor Dr. Meghna Guhathakurta, whose father Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, a Dhaka University teacher, was killed by the occupation forces in March 1971, described the brutality of Pakistani forces, calling for international recognition of the genocide. Eminent organiser of Bangladesh’s Liberation War Movements in the UK Sultan Mahmud Sharif, representative of Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in London Jasmina Sarajlić and UCL research fellow Bayes Ahmed also spoke on the occasion. A documentary on the genocide was screened. Diplomats, academics, and members of the British-Bangladeshi diaspora participated in the event, paying their respects to the Father of the Nation and the martyrs who were killed in the March 25 genocide and during the nine-month glorious liberation war.

Tulip Siddiq, a British parliament member and granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has said she will never stop fighting for those who properly recognised and supported her. The Hampstead and Kilburn MP said this in her twitter handle after being appointed as the Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister). Tulip’s political success story highlights the ambitions of aspirational women across the world seeking due space in political landscape as they are held hostage to male power, according to political analysts. In her tweet, Tulip said, "After nearly six years as Shadow Early Years Minister, I'm pleased to be taking on the role of Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister). I'm looking forward to a new challenge in Shadow Chancellor at Rachel Reeves MP's team.” “Championing the early years’ sector from the Labour frontbench has been a privilege, she said, adding that early education is crucial in shaping children's life chances. “I will never stop fighting for those who provide it to be properly recognised and supported.” Tulip went on saying, “They truly are unsung heroes. There’re too many people I want to thank for all the support they've given me in holding the Government to account on early years.” READ:  Tulip Siddiq named among most influential individuals of London As Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, Tulip said, she has also fought for better support for vulnerable children, looked after children, children with “SEND” and those eligible for free school meals. “Thanks to all the campaigners and organisations who supported me in this work. I know my successor Helen Hayes will do an amazing job of standing up for children and those working to support them, and I wish her and the new Shadow Education Secretary,” Tulip mentioned. In May 2015, Tulip was first elected to Britain’s House of Commons from Hampstead and Kilburn in London and she drew the international attention with her maiden speech in parliament. READ:  Tulip delays giving birth for Brexit vote Tulip, a member of the Labour Party, was reelected from the Hampstead and Kilburn in 2019. Tulip Siddiq captured a spot on The Progress 1000 list of the Evening Standard in October, 2019 to become one of the most influential politicians of London.