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    Tower Hamlets and Queen Mary unite to reduce the risks of nitrous oxide misuse “Nitrous oxide (NOX/N2O) can damage your spinal cord and cause serious, permanent disability” – that is the message to young people in Tower Hamlets as part of a programme to highlight the consequences of using the drug. ‘N2O Know the Risks’ is a new ...

      Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, responding to the announcement of Tower Hamlets refuse workers’ victory after more than a week of strike action said: “I applaud the bravery of the stand refuse workers in Tower Hamlets have taken and am delighted in their just and inspirational victory. “I know it has been tough. No one ...

    Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, addressing Tower Hamlets refuse workers on their picket line said: “I am proud to stand with striking refuse workers in Tower Hamlets today. “No one wants to have to take strike action. “It has been clear from the start that the way to resolve the dispute is to negotiate and reach ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Atiqul Hoque, represented our modern medieval City at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum on the 13-14 September 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; a country which has a unique connection to Salisbury. The invitation came from the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Lord Marland of Odstock. The prestigious ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk :   Council of Mosque Tower Hamlets’ Coordinator Hafiz Maulana Shamsul Haque, Secretary Hira Islam and Treasurer Md. Abdul Munim Zahedi Kerol have expressed deep grief  over the death of Council of Mosque Tower Hamlets’ Coordinator Mohammad Aslam Uddin. The leaders expressed deep grief over his death and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family members, ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The leaders of the UK Nirmul Committee have expressed grief over the death of Shahana Sultana, mother of Nirmul Committee’s secretary Munira Parveen and wife of prominent educationist Shaukat Ali. and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family. Nirmul Committee President Syed Anas Pasha, Vice President Journalist Matiar Chowdhury, Vice President Nilufa Yasmin Hasan, Vice President ...

  Councillor Jyotsna Islam, the newly appointed Mayor of London Borough of Redbridge Council, was sworn in at the Newbury Park Mosque on Sunday morning, September 17. Her husband Councillor Shams Islam was with her at this time. Councillor Saira Jamil, Deputy Mayor of Redbridge Council, Mayor of Havering Council and her husband, Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets Council, Councillor ...

■ Muhammed Shahed Rahman ■ Golapganj Upazila Social Trust UK launched Bangla School to promote the history, language and culture of Bangladesh among the new generation in Bangladeshi-dominated East London. It was officially inaugurated on Saturday (16 September 2023) at 12 noon. Councilor Mayum Mia Talukder, Deputy Mayor and Education Chair of Tower Hamlets Council officially inaugurated the Bangla School ...

Three members of a Bangladeshi family have been killed in a road accident in the United Kigdom (UK). The accident took place in the afternoon of September 8 in the UK’s Leicestershire. The deceased were identified as Alamgir Hossain Saju, 36, his 9-year-old son Zakir Hossain and four-year-old daughter Myra Hossain. Alamgir’s wife was critically injured. She was five-month pregnant ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   If Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the father of the nation, is to build a smart Bangladesh and continue the development trend, there is a need for proven young leadership from the grassroots like Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel is a successful politician. We expect the Prime Minister to fulfill our ...