Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A mass demonstration held outside the UK Parliament on August 6 has brought international attention to the plight of minority communities in Bangladesh, particularly Hindus. Organised under the banner “Save Bangladeshi Hindus, UK,” the protest highlighted the escalating dangers faced by these vulnerable groups. Demonstrators warned that Bangladesh is on the verge of collapse due ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The last two weeks in Bangladesh have seen unprecedented levels of violence and tragic loss of life. My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones and all those affected, said Rushanara Ali MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, in a statement yesterday. The ...

  Last Thursday, August 1 a mourning meeting and doa mahfil was held in memory of late community leader Manojjir Ali at GSC office organized by Sunrise-Spectrum Bangla Radio. Under the chairmanship of Radio Patron and Friends of National Heart Foundation Sylhet Vice Chairman Manik Miah and media personality Misbah Jamal, late longtime colleague Abul Kashem Khan, Heart Foundation UK and ...

    Lutfur Rahman, the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, and the great granddaughter of Mary Driscoll officially opened 19 new homes in Bow, named in her honour. Mary Driscoll was a Matchgirl and the youngest member of the Strike Committee, which negotiated with the directors of the Bryant & May match factory in Bow. The women and teenage girls ...

    YOUNG climate change activists have the chance to unleash their creativity to create solutions for real world challenges, thanks to a partnership between Tower Hamlets Council and the LEGO® Group. The Idea Store service, run by Tower Hamlets Council, was chosen as the only UK library to take part in the Build the Change project created by the LEGO ...

  FAMILIES are being urged to claim their free places for children at holiday clubs across the borough this summer. In partnership with local organisations and funded by the Department for Education, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) clubs will be offered across Tower Hamlets this summer to provide children aged 4-16 with fun opportunities for play and socialising alongside nutritious ...

    This exhibition is organised by the Barbican in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi. From 5 October 2024, the Barbican presents The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975- 1998, the world’s first exhibition to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India. Featuring nearly 150 works of art across ...

    Ansar Ahmed Ullah:     In response to the call of the UK Awami League, a rally of thousands of people was held in front of the Parliament in London today, 29 July, to protest the violence, arson and destruction that occurred in Bangladesh around the ongoing quota movement. Responding to the call of the United Kingdom Awami ...

    The families and relatives of the deceased who are staying in Sylhet have demanded an exemplary trial for the killing of Daily Jalalabad investigative reporter and Daily Naya Digant’s Sylhet correspondent / ATM Tura who were shot by the police in Sylhet. In a press conference in London on Friday, the family complained that the police are not ...

  Poplar and Limehouse MP says scrapping the two-child benefit limit “could lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and send out a positive message of hope.” Commenting on the King’s Speech debate in Parliament, Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: “People in Poplar and Limehouse voted for change, and they are looking to Parliament – ...