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Statement of John Biggs, Executive Mayor, Tower Hamlets I was deeply shocked and disappointed to learn this week of the decision of the London Metropolitan University to relocate out of the Borough. The loss of all the student places in the Aldgate area is a blow, but the decision to relocate the Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and ...

Jalalabad Probashi Kalyan Parishad organised a protest meeting demanding the return of visa office from Delhi to Dhaka on 20th October at Impression venue in Milner Road in East London.  52 organisations took part in the meeting. Community activist Ashikur Rahman presided over the meeting and Moinuddin Ansar conducted it where Abdul Halim Chowdhury recited from the Quran in the ...

Tower Hamlets Council opened the borough’s first Coding Club, with partners Kano and the Elysium Foundation on Wednesday, October 14 as part of Digital Inclusion Week (October 12-16) celebrations. The first session saw young people building their own computer, before taking a taster session in coding. The training was led by industry experts Kano at a state of the art ...

Bianibazar Welfare Trust is organising its fund raising dinner and award giving ceremony on Sunday 15th November in Regence Hall in Manor Park in East London. The Trust also decided to organise its biyearly general meeting and election 2016 on Sunday 7th February. To make the abovementioned events successful, an executive committee meeting was held on Sunday 18th October in ...

Sheikh Russell Memorial Association UK celebrated the 51st birthday of Sheikh Russell by cutting a cake. President of the organisation Abdul Ahad Chowdhury and Secretary Shohidur Rahman cut the cake and observed the birthday at a restaurant in West London. Guests who were also present at the event included Vice-president Taraul Islam, Syed Suruk Ali, Joint Secretary Abdul Hafiz Bakkar, ...

To complete the undone works of Syed Mohsin Ali, we all need to support the true friend of Awami League Engineer Forasot Ali, who was with the party in its crisis days.  The speakers attending a meeting organised by people of Rajnagar and Mowlvibazar told this.  The meeting was organised to announce the support for Founder Chairman of NRBC Bank ...

Lord Mayor Taleb Hossain of Sheffield said that Bangladesh is advancing towards prosperity under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  United Kingdom is a trusted friend of Bangladesh and it wants to see Bangladesh as a developed, modern and self-sufficient country. Lord Mayor told this in a view exchanging meeting with President of Sheffield Awami League and community ...

Uk Awami League Portsmouth branch organised its Eid-reunion in a local Community centre on 4th of October.  Orgnisation’s President Asab  Ali presided over the reunion and Abul Haque and Mirza Tasnu Beg jointly conducted it. The event took part in two parts.  The first part consisted of discussion meeting where Badruzzaman, Somuj Ali, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Syed Aminul Haque, Cllr ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: The third Bangabandhu book fair was formally launched by Asaduzzaman Noor MP, Minister for Cultural Affairs on Sunday, 11 Oct at Oxford House, East London. Following a two day event the fair moves to Forest House, Clements Road, IG1 until 10 November. There will be a quiz show on 25 Oct and a seminar titled ‘MDG ...

Fulfilling another election pledge, Mayor John Biggs and his Cabinet have scrapped the bulky waste charge. Each household is entitled to two free collections per year – with up to five items per collection. The £15 charge for collecting bulky waste was introduced by the previous mayor in June 2012. Residents should phone Streetline to arrange collections. Mayor John Biggs ...