The Bengal British Icon Awards Are Held at the House of Lords for the Third Time

News Desk, News Nation 360: On June 25, 2026, the historic Cholmondeley Room and Terrace inside the House of Lords at the UK Parliament in London hosted the third edition of the Bengal British Icon Awards 2026, which was organised by Candid Communication UK and presented by The Rt Hon Baroness Manzila Uddin. The prestigious awards ceremony, which is a part of the larger London Mahotsav, honoured exceptional people and organisations from the global South Asian diaspora, with a focus on Bengal's shared cultural heritage. These organisations and individuals came from a variety of industries, including business, education, healthcare, media, and public service. The esteemed event, which was moderated by renowned broadcaster and former BBC/Sky News anchor Sarah Lockett, brought together a powerful network of global policymakers, businesspeople, and philanthropists, including Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE, former MP Virendra Sharma, Atique Choudhury, Khaleda Choudhury, Hasina Khan, and Shila Rashid. This year's distinguished roster of individual honorees featured corporate trailblazers and community visionaries such as Sakuntala Sanyal (CEO and Executive Director of SBI UK), fashion designer Jaya Mishra, Soma Chakraborty (Managing Director of Goodace Hospital), Subrina Hossain (CEO of NTV Europe), Emeritus Prof. Dr. Parvez Iqbal Haris, educationist Dr. Syed Ragib Ali, founder of ATN Bangla TV Tapan Roy, Dr. M.P. Rozario (Principal of St Sebastian's School, Kolkata), Satya Prakash Sangwan (Vice-President of the Paralympic Committee of India, alongside corporate leaders like Rajarshi Das and Ritesh Das of Jac Olivol, and Sombuddha Ghosh of Go Everywhere Tours and Travels. Prominent businesses and prestigious academic institutions, such as Sister Nivedita University, Dey's Medical, the UEM-IEM Group, and Shreenath Global, were also praised for their structural innovation. The presentation of a special posthumous honour to the late Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE, honouring his illustrious lifetime contribution to international humanitarian service and community welfare, was a profoundly touching focal point of the event. Sayantan Das Adhikari, Director of Candid Communication UK, concluded the historic milestone by emphasising that the platform successfully celebrates excellence beyond geopolitical boundaries, effectively reinforcing the deep-rooted cultural, professional, and people-to-people diplomatic ties binding Britain, India, and Bangladesh together. This sentiment was punctuated by a celebratory networking luncheon and an exclusive guided tour of the Palace of Westminster.

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