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British Bangladeshi Mansoor Ahmad was presented with the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) at an Honours Presentation 2022 held on behalf of His Majesty The King in the New Armouries, The Tower of London on Friday 18th November, 2022 for services to the community of London Borough of Merton during the pandemic Covid-19. He received this Medal from The Lord-Lieutenant ...

A new initiative to help young people in Tower Hamlets gain access to the country’s top universities has been given the go ahead. At last night’s Full Council meeting, a motion was passed to support the establishment of an Institute of Academic Excellence. The aim of the Institute will be to accelerate young people’s entry into Oxbridge and Russell Group ...

  Tower Hamlets Council has donated bikes and cycle parts to Mile End Community Project for use in its project to teach bike mechanic skills to residents. The council recently launched a project to remove abandoned bikes from the borough’s streets. Many of these bikes are in poor condition, look unsightly and are blocking the pavement, or locked to street ...

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has called on International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and major maritime partners to strengthen their support for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiatives towards a greener maritime industry in Bangladesh by 2050. “In order to transition to a greener maritime industry, Bangladesh, Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) require financial, technological, ...

The majority of Muslims are living in the areas of England and Wales with the worst levels of deprivation, the UK Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday. Muslims now account for 6.5 percent of the population in England and Wales, some 3.9 million in 2021, according to the latest ONS census, reports Arab News. However, the data showed 61 ...

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, lead a Westminster Hall Debate on domestic abuse and public life. She said: “Domestic abuse can affect people from all social classes and in all forms of employment, including those in public life. “That is why I am working with MPs from all ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman:   The inaugural and introductory meeting of Chhatak Education Trust UK was held on 22 November at the London Enterprise Academy, East London. S M Shujon Miah, the patron of the organisation, presided over the inaugural ceremony and former Cllr Ruhul Amin conducted the event, while Labour Party MP from Bethnal Green and Bow constituency Rushanara ...

Lawyers for a woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to join the Islamic State group in Syria challenged the decision on Monday, arguing she was a victim of child trafficking. Shamima Begum is one of hundreds of Europeans whose fate following the 2019 collapse of the Islamist extremists’ self-styled caliphate has proved a thorny issue for ...

Responding to the Autumn Statement today, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse said, “Today the Tories have chosen to condemn millions of key workers in the public sector – who got us through the pandemic – to years of pay misery whilst awarding bankers unlimited bonuses. “They have chosen to scapegoat people on universal credit whilst protecting the super-rich. ...

  Apsana Begum MP, survivor of domestic abuse, has tabled cross party EDM 560 and EDM 562 calling for there to be a duty of care on employers and political parties to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse are not exposed to further harassment in their roles. She said: “Domestic abuse is sadly prevalent in our society. “It can affect people ...