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Locals who helped to champion residents’ health and wellbeing in Bethnal Green were celebrated at an event this weekend. The volunteers who worked on the Well London Old Bethnal Green programme were presented with certificates by Dr Somen Banerjee, the Director of Public Health, at Tower Hamlets Council. Dr Banerjee said: “It was a fantastic opportunity to congratulate the local ...

The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Safety Expo in Chittagong that ended yesterday received spot orders for garment export worth $15 million. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) organised the expo in the port city for the first time with an aim to showcase the garment products to the international buyers and familiarise the entrepreneurs with the latest safety equipments ...

The Bangladesh government must apprehend the killers of blogger Niloy Neel, who was hacked to death recently in his own home in Dhaka, said Shahriar Kabir, Acting President of Nirmul Committee at round table discussion on 8 August in Cafe Grill restaurant, Banglatown, East London. The discussion was chaired by UK Nirmul Committee’s Acting President Ishaque Kajol and conducted by ...

Telecommunication minister Tarana halim has said that this present government is working actively towards a prosperous Bangladesh. This present government has given the voting rights to non-resident Bangladeshis.  She has also urged all expats to come forward and invest in country’s telecommunication sector. Tarana Halim MP said this in a meeting at the house of President of Sheffield Awami League ...

Stevenage Borough council and community innovation and creative enterprise Pod53 organised an Indian and Bangladeshi curry cooking training for children and young adults aged between 11 and 19.  The training session was held on 6th August at Pod53 hall room.  Around 50 children and young adults took part at the training session and quiz competition. Celebrity Chef and BCA central ...

The community is being urged to voice their concerns about crime at a Residents’ Question Time on Tuesday, August 18. Tower Hamlets Safer Neighbourhood Board is hosting the second in a series of events, where residents can ask questions of Tower Hamlets Council’s Community Safety team and police. Cllr Shiria Khatun, Deputy Mayor and cabinet member for community safety, the ...

Rest assured all war criminals will be brought to justice said Abdul Goffur Khalisadar, Balagonj Upazilla Sector Commanders Forum’s Chairman, who is on a short trip to the UK He was speaking at a discussion meeting in honour of him on Thursday 30 July at the Montefiore Centre, Hanbury Street. E1. In reminiscing 1971 Abdul Goffur Khalisadar talked about how ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah  :: UK Gonojagoron Moncho organised a rally on 29 July following the appeal verdict of Saka Chowdhury at Altab Ali Park, East London. At the rally pro liberation organisations, individuals, freedom fighters and members of martyred family members gathered to express their relief at the verdict. They sang, spoke and gave patriotic slogans. War criminal Salauddin Quader ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “The decision made to open a Jack the Ripper Museum instead of one celebrating the history of women in the borough is extremely disappointing. It has become clear that the council’s planning department was misled by the applicant. We completely understand the concerns of the local community and elsewhere. “I have withdrawn from ...

UK living former Bianaibazar Upozila and College Chatro League leaders organised a meeting on 30th July to felicitate fomer President of Bianizbazar Chatro League Poet Abdul Hasib, former General Secretary of Bianibazar Government College Students Union Enam Uddin and former student leader Abdul Quddus. The felicitation meeting was held in a restaurant in Brick Lane. Former Joint Convenor of Bianibazar ...