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Sheikh Hasina’s government has brought peace back in Chittagong Hill Tracts, has resolved land problems and has taken many constructive efforts for the development of Chittagong Hill Tracts. I believe that soon there will be no problem in Chittagong Hill Tracts as this government is fully committed in enriching the lives of people there. Parliamentary committee Chairman on Chittagong Affairs ...

Hugo Pierre, Poplar and Limehouse: ‘When people in Tower Hamlets go to vote they will be looking for someone that’s on their side. Labour’s manifesto has shown they’re on the sides of the banks that caused the economic crisis, and they’re going to continue making the rest of us pay with a further £30 billion in cuts. Labour’s pledge of ...

Tower Hamlets Council successfully prosecuted a shisha bar operating illegally in Bow. La Fa Yaa Shisha Lounge on Roach Road, Bow was found guilty of not preventing the smoking of shisha in an enclosed place. The council’s Smoke Free Team successfully prosecuted the shisha bar at a hearing at Thames Magistrates Court on March 19. Leaseholder Mr Shiplu Miah was ...

Tower Hamlets is a borough with an eclectic mix of markets, offering diverse stalls and shops, which are loved by visitors and residents alike. More and more market stall holders are becoming part of the Food for Health Awards (FFHA) – a growing band of restaurants, cafes and convenience stores that have signed up to provide healthier options to their ...

There is only one party which can guarantee employment, raise the standard of education and health and that is Conservative Party.  To solve problems which are still suffered by our society, we must ensure that we vote for Conservative Party on 7th May election. Conservative Party MP Candidates said this in the launching event of Conservative Friends of Bangladesh (CFOB) ...

Tower Hamlets Council is reminding retailers that all displays of tobacco products must be covered up from April 6, 2015. New legal requirements mean that all businesses must hide from public view any tobacco products they sell. There are also specific rules for how you display the prices of tobacco products. Large retailers have had to cover tobacco displays since ...

Founder of British Curry Awards Enam Ali MBE has won the Non Resident Bangladeshi Person of the Year award by reader’s vote and judgement of selection committee panel.  First Secretary of Bangladesh High Commission in London Mohammod Monirul Kabir declared his name as the NRB person of the Year 2014 in an event held in Montefiore Centre in East London. ...

Anti-cuts candidate Hugo Pierre was confirmed as a general election candidate by the Council today. Hugo was proposed by Dave Wallis, an RMT rep, and seconded by Mohshin Ahmed, a Unite member who has been part of the recent strikes for one rate of pay for bus drivers in London. Hugo Pierre said: ‘The mainstream parties have declared war on ...

Iqra International’s Swansea Charity Fund Raising event has raised 25,000 pounds for the disable patients of Sylhet.  The fund raising event took place in Party Pavilion near Prithi Raaj Restaurant in Swansea.  Many non-Bangladeshi Muslim residents of Swansea took part in the charity event along with numerous numbers of Bangladeshis.  Local residents took this as a humanitarian responsibility and came ...

Redbridge Welfare Association has been working for the fulfilment of the hopes and expectation of the local community since when its journey began. The hope will remain with the newly elected committee that they will advance the organisation even further.  The speakers and guests said this while attending special AGM and Independence Day observation organised by Redbridge Welfare Association. Organisation’s ...