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  Tower Hamlets Council is putting on a range of events to celebrate the contribution of women and girls Free swimming for women and girls The opening of the Nari Centre for women The opening of a dedicated youth centre for girls A positive gender pay gap in favour of women at the council A host of events for WHM ...

Michelle Boshoff-Turner, NPP Engagement Manager joined Cllr. Shafi Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Environement and the Climate Emergency to unveil new signage pointing residents to the new simpler parking system. Tower Hamlets has today joined the National Parking Platform (NPP), becoming the first London borough to do so and the latest local authority to offer drivers flexibility in how they pay for parking. From today, drivers can pay for ...

Idling vehicles emit harmful pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅). The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is taking part in the London-wide Engine Off, Every Stop campaign, working alongside Camden and Hounslow councils to tackle air pollution caused by vehicle engine idling. The campaign delivers a clear message to drivers across the capital: engine idling harms ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 7 March: Marine Chief Engineer Dr A K M Masud Karim (21E) has been appointed as Deputy Director in the Maritime Safety Division at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) based in London. In this prestigious position, Dr Karim will supervise critical areas such as cargo safety, maritime regulatory systems, and ...

Bangla Mirror desk: The UK Bangla Reporters Unity organized the annual Iftar Mahfil, Basic Training in Journalism, discussions ahead of Independence Day 2026 and International Women’s Day, and separate discussions on the significance of Ramadan: Zakat, Fitra. Muhammed Shahed Rahman, President of UK Bangla Reporters Unity and Special Correspondent of Bangla Mirror New & Editor Uk Bangla Guardian, presided over ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman highlighted the importance of multilateralism at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, calling for concrete actions to confront existential global challenges, particularly climate change and growing economic uncertainty. Dr Rahman led the Bangladesh delegation to the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) held on Sunday 8 at Lancaster House in London, according ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The UK Bangla Reporters Unity organized the annual Iftar Mahfil, Basic Training in Journalism, discussions ahead of Independence Day 2026 and International Women’s Day, and separate discussions on the significance of Ramadan: Zakat, Fitra. Muhammed Shahed Rahman, President of UK Bangla Reporters Unity and Special Correspondent of Bangla Mirror New & Editor Uk Bangla Guardian, presided ...

The government has withdrawn Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Abida Islam, accusing her of not serving the interests of the Bangladeshi community and of keeping the community divided through her actions. “The good news is that High Commissioner Abida Islam has been withdrawn. She has been removed from her post,” Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Humaiun ...

Thousands of protesters calling for the end of US and Israeli strikes on Iran have marched to the US embassy in central London. Groups including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Stop The War, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends Of Al-Aqsa led the march to the embassy on Saturday ...

Four men were arrested in Britain on Friday on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service by spying on locations and people linked to London’s Jewish community, police said. The men, one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranians, were arrested by counterterrorism police at three separate addresses in the UK capital, the Metropolitan police said in a statement. The force’s head ...