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Ansar Ahmed Ullah: Tower Hamlets recently paid tribute to one of the area’s earliest Bengali settlers with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for Ayub Ali Master. The ceremony took place on Sunday, 2 November, outside Drewett House on Christian Street, the site where he founded the Indian Seamen’s Welfare League in the 1940s. The event began with an introduction ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside 10 Downing Street on 10 October for an emergency protest calling for an immediate end to the bombing of Gaza. The rally, organised under the slogans “End the Genocide” and “Stop Bombing Gaza,” urged the UK government to demand a ceasefire and take stronger action to protect Palestinian civilians. Among ...

The decision by several local councillors from east London to campaign for political office in Bangladesh has drawn sharp criticism in the United Kingdom, raising concerns about divided loyalties, ethical responsibility, and the limits of existing UK law. Tower Hamlets councillors Sabina Khan of the Aspire Party and Ohid Ahmed, an independent, are seeking nomination to contest Bangladesh’s February 2026 ...

  Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that the upcoming national election will have no value unless a referendum is held beforehand regarding July Charter. He stated, “Jamaat does not give anyone false assurances, we only say what we can truly do. We do not imagine anything beyond the moral hopes and aspirations of the people.” Highlighting corruption as a ...

150 residents attended an afternoon tea with The Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, and Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Cllr Sabina Akhtar. Afternoon tea was followed by live singing and dancing, which was joined by Pearly Queens. The 150 residents attended from across Tower Hamlets, including from the East London Pensioners Group, the Emmot Close ...

    Cllr Abu Talha Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement, visits locations with upgraded and newly installed CCTV cameras Anti-social behaviour is one of the top concerns for Tower Hamlets residents, as highlighted in the latest resident survey. In response, the council is investing £3.7 million to upgrade CCTV infrastructure across 26 estate blocks in Tower ...

A new grass cricket pitch has been completed and unveiled at Victoria Park, marking a new chapter in creating a safe, inclusive, and community-friendly environment for cricket in Tower Hamlets. England international cricketer Maia Bouchier, played as part of a six over match to celebrate the launch which also featured major announcements on the vision for developing the outfield and ...

A Windrush exhibition featuring portraits of people who arrived in the UK from the Caribbean, which was defaced while on display in south London, is now being shown at the Home Office. The public art display in Brixton’s Windrush Square was defaced on 3 July, with the vandalism described as “distressing” by a community group. The works aim to honour ...

A new report has highlighted the unhealthiest high streets in London, including one “where fast food outlets outnumber gyms 20-1”. Communities such as these face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say. The study ranked areas on their concentration of takeaways, pubs, sweet shops, vape stores and gyms, alongside air quality data. London Road in Croydon is ...

A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random knife attack in the West End will not face trial for her attempted murder, a court has heard. Ioan Pintaru, 33, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to wounding the girl with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and possession of a knife after the attack in Leicester ...