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Tower Hamlets Council this week announced its purchase of the old Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. The historic, grade II listed building, which was the site of hundreds of years of medical history, will be transformed into a civic hub for the people of Tower Hamlets. The old Royal London Hospital was sold to the council for £9 million. The ...

Renowned journalist Khondker Aminul Haq Badsha has died after prolonged illness at London’s Orpington Hospital on Monday night, 9th February at 11.30pm. He was suffering from heart complications and recently had suffered from a stroke. Aminul Haq Badsha was the deputy Press Secretary to Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. During Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971 Aminul Haq Badsha, ...

Following months of rigorous training and campaigning to win the hearts and minds of the young electorate, Deng Yan San was duly elected to serve as the next Young Mayor. There were scenes of triumph and cheering as the results were announced by the returning officer, John Williams, at the results and inauguration evening held at the Town Hall  January ...

The court proceedings against the current elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets has taken a new turn.  Accusations of electoral fraud against the returning officer for Tower Hamlets Council have been withdrawn. Many of the observers are now thinking this could be a major turning point to weaken the electoral allegations of any wrongdoings by the current Mayor.Mr Williams was accused ...

The biennial general meeting and election of London Bangla Press Club was held in Impression Hall in East in East London in a festive mood.  Journalists across the UK, life members of the club and many others took part in this lively meeting.The general meeting started at 1.00 pm on Saturday.  President Nobab Uddin presided over the meeting.  Emdadul Haque ...

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls have urged to the people of Bethnal Green anf Bow to re-elect Rushanara Ali MP in the upcoming election.  He said the that Rushanara Ali is not just a pride of Tower Hamlets or the Bengali Community , the whole Labour Party is proud of her.  We are proud of her as she is the first ...

East London Mosque formally inaugurated its on-line archive catalogue and reading room service on 15 January. The event was attended by over 70 well wishers of the project, interfaith leaders and researchers. Chief guests included the Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP, Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice; Jeff James, Chief Executive and Keeper of the National Archives; the ...

Careworld Limited organised its New Year get together party in his own office in East London on 21 January. Former Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets Cllr Ohid Ahmed, Bangla Mirror Editor Abdul Karim Gani, Barristar Kazi Shahen Shah, Ajom Ali and other company executives were presented as special guests in the colourful event. In their welcoming speech, Managing Director of ...

David Cameron has vowed to reduce the annual benefits cap from £26,000 to £23,000 “within the first few days” of a Conservative victory in the general election and remove the housing benefit from 18-21 years old who are jobless. The Prime Minister said the £135 million in savings generated by this further squeeze for benefit claimants would be used towards ...

The present Pasha-Munim committee has again retained the leadership of Bangladesh Caterers Association, the organisation which represents the Bangladeshi restaurateurs in the UK. The panel was elected without any contestants. The newly elected committee emphasised that they will continue their hard work towards the alleviation of struggles and problems that the curry industry is facing now. Election Commissioner Mahmud Hasan ...