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New footballs plus £350 of other football equipment was handed over to Salman Uddin and members of Bethnal Green based youth group, the Shadow Youth Alliance, by THCH resident and Committee member, Fred Hunt, on Friday, 13 February. The haul, including 40 training tops, a dozen footballs, water bottles, training cones and other football goodies was due to a successful ...

Tower Hamlets Council will be encouraging everyone to take ‘Time to Talk’ on 5 February to get more people talking about mental health than ever before. The campaign, led by national charity Time to Change, aims to show that “It’s the little things which make a big difference” and could be as simple as having a cup of tea and a chat with ...

The future is bright for students from Tower Hamlets after Government figures showed an impressive proportion of the borough’s sixth-form leavers go on to university.The Department for Education released figures on Tuesday (January 27) showing the destination of Key Stage 5 students from across the country for the 2012/13 academic year.Tower Hamlets performed strongly. Its percentage of 65 per cent ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP UK branch Advisor and UK Jubo Dal’s founder and former President Mujibur Rahman Mujib returned to the UK after being kidnapped for a long period.When Mujib returned to the UK, UK BNP, Jubo Dol, Shechchashebok Dol, JASAS and Lawyer’s forum leaders welcomed him with flowers at Heathrow Airport.  At that point, emotional Mujib expressed his deepest ...

The biennial general meeting and election of Jagannathpur British Bangladesh Education Trust was held on 26 January in a restaurant in Brick Lane. A huge number of members took part in the general meeting and election.Akik F Rahman presided over the meeting and Sheikh Estab Uddin Ahmed conducted it.  MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Rushanara Ali MP was present ...

Eleanor Image from the Play Association Tower Hamlets (PATH) has secured a £22,325 London Marathon Charitable Trust grant for the refurbishment of East London landlord, Tower Hamlets Community Housing’s (THCH) communal play area at Ada House, Bethnal Green. Eleanor met with THCH’s Bethnal Green residents at one of their regular board meetings where it was agreed to support a bid for ...

All the trustees of Bianibazar Cancer Hospital met in LMC Conference Hall in East London on 18 February to discuss the updates on hospital’s activities.  Hospital Establishment Committee President Shamsuddin Khan presided over the meeting and CEO M Sub Uddin conducted it.  Syed Abdur Rajjak recited from the Quran at the beginning. Welcoming the trustees, the CEO said that the ...

A senior leader of Conservative Party of Barking has said that there is no alternative of Mina Rahman in developing the local area and safeguard the facilities of Barking residents.  She also said that the residents of Barking are now united now to for the development and change in this area. This people of this area need a person like ...

A fundraising dinner and networking meeting was held for All Party Parliamentary Group’s Chairman Conservative Party MP Anne Main.  A huge number of businessmen and Conservative party leaders were present and managed to collect a substantial fund for the next election where Anne Main is competing. The fundraising dinner and networking meeting was held in a local restaurant in St ...

18 January, 2015 was the fourth year completion of Betar Bangla’s 24 hour broadcast.  To celebrate this millstone moment, a colourful party was held in Royal Regency Hall of East London, which was attended by sponsors, artists and invited guests. There were dance, music, poetry and jokes, and special music from Indian Baul Artist Papia Ghoshal.  Betar Bangla Presenter Ajonta ...