British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Bangladesh-born British MP Rushanara Ali as ‘trade envoy’ for Bangladesh. The appointment underlines the importance the UK attaches to its trade and investment partnership with Bangladesh, the British High Commission in Dhaka says. Ali is the Labour Party MP for the constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow. She was the first person of ...

Tower Hamlets Council has been shortlisted for four prestigious, national awards from the MJ, a leading UK trade publication. The clean and green team is shortlisted for ‘best council services’ and was commended in the ‘reinventing public services’ category; the adopt a garden team is shortlisted for ‘excellence in community engagement’, the legal services team is shortlisted for their expertise ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah : Luton based Batighor is organising Baishakhi Mela 2016 on Thursday, 14 April 2016 at St. George’s Square, Luton  from 12.00pm to 20.00pm. This year Baishakhi Mela will be a daylong mega event that will include multi-cultural music, folk dances, parade, stalls and much more. . It will be an opportunity for everybody to be part of ...

BMX bikers and skateboarding enthusiasts put on a fantastic display of stunts, flips and air tricks at the Urban Wheelers Jam in Victoria Park on 6 April. The fun day attracted more than 200 residents and was organised by Tower Hamlets Council during the Easter break to encourage more young people to get active. Victoria Park boasts of the only ...

UK inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index rose to 0.5% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A sharp increase in air fares, due to the earlier timing of Easter, was the main reason behind the rise from February’s rate of 0.3%, the ONS said. Inflation is now at its highest level since December 2014, ...

Minsters today refused to hand power back to Tower Hamlets without more proof that its council has recovered from claims of corruption and fraud. Cabinet minister Greg Clark said he had not seen enough evidence that the local authority had completely moved on from bad practices uncovered in the days of disgraced former mayor Lutfur Rahman. The Government took control ...

The boss of Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the government department overseeing a £10m inquiry into the Panama Papers, was a partner at a top City law firm that acted for Blairmore Holdings and other offshore companies named in the leak. Edward Troup, executive chair of HMRC since April, is a former partner at Simmons & Simmons, whose clients have included ...

Customs Intelligence has seized a Mercedes-Benz car worth Tk5 crore from Sylhet. The car was seized from the possession of London expatriate Abdul Malek after a 36-hour search drive on Saturday midnight. The car was missing since Friday night. An alert was also announced in Sylhet to find the car. Moinul Khan, director general of the Directorate of Customs Intelligence ...

Pressure is growing on cabinet ministers and senior figures from all parties to publish their tax returns. George Osborne is the latest politician to say he is considering following David Cameron’s lead in releasing details of his income and all tax paid. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn and Lib Dem Tim Farron are both expected to do so but Nigel Farage says ...

Tata Steel has confirmed a deal to sell its Long Products Europe business, including its Scunthorpe plant, to UK-based investment firm Greybull Capital. The move will safeguard more than 4,000 jobs, but workers are being asked to accept a pay cut and less generous pension arrangements. Greybull said it was arranging a £400m investment package as part of the deal. ...