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Director of Regeneration and Development appointed

  Tower Hamlets Council has appointed Hannah Dalgleish as its new Director of Regeneration and Development. She will join the council in early 2026. Hannah brings 19 years’ experience across public and private sectors, delivering complex mixed use regeneration schemes. Most recently she held senior roles at Waltham Forest Council, including Director of Capital Delivery and Acting Corporate Director of ...

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A new standard for affordable living in Tower Hamlets

Indoor play areas, TV rooms, a cinema, and even a bowling alley are redefining what modern living looks like in social rent and affordable homes in Tower Hamlets. With space to build in short supply and more than 29,000 residents on the council’s Housing Register, there has never been a greater need for innovative design and planning to help address ...

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Exhibition of the Holy Quran translated into 75 languages ​​at Baitul Ahad Mosque in London

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   An exhibition of the Holy Quran translated into 75 languages ​​and Interfaith Week have been inaugurated at Baitul Ahad Mosque to change the misconceptions of followers of other religions about Islam. The mosque's imam, Samar Ahmed, and the mutawalli, Mr. Seti, said that this arrangement is so that followers of other religions can easily gain ...

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Discussion meeting and cultural event on the occasion of Baloch Martyrs’ Day

    By Matiar Chowdhury:   Balochistan National Movement UK Chapter on the occasion of Baloch Martyrs’ Day on 13 November 2025, A discussion meeting and cultural event was organized in memory of the Baloch freedom fighters at the Caribbean Centre on Dickens Street in Peterborough, England. A large number of freedom-loving Baloch men and women living in Britain participated ...

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First visit to meet Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh for UK Minister

  UK Minister for International Development, Jenny Chapman will confirm UK support for Rohingya refugees, including and women and girls, while visiting Bangladesh this week (13–14 November 2025). During her visit, Minister Chapman will see UK-funded programmes supporting Rohingya refugees to help prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The UK continues to call for the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to ...

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Uncertainty over dual citizens’ eligibility in Bangladesh elections

Ansar Ahmed Ullah: As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming national elections, an increasing number of expatriate Bangladeshis are expressing interest in contesting parliamentary seats. Among them are many dual citizens, some of whom have already secured preliminary nominations from major political parties. Yet, their eligibility remains legally uncertain under Bangladesh’s constitution and electoral laws. Article 66(2)(c) of the Constitution clearly ...

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Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz: A Life Measured in Compassion

By Bulbul Hasan: Some lives leave ripples; others leave radiance. Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz was one whose presence quietly brightened every space he entered — through his kindness, intellect, and profound belief in the goodness of people. To those who knew him, he was more than a physician; he was a healer in the truest sense — of bodies, ...

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Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz: A Life Measured in Compassion

  By Bulbul Hasan: Some lives leave ripples; others leave radiance. Dr. A. K. M. Hafiz was one whose presence quietly brightened every space he entered — through his kindness, intellect, and profound belief in the goodness of people. To those who knew him, he was more than a physician; he was a healer in the truest sense — of ...

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Lord Carlile calls for fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh amid political turmoil

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 6 November 2025: The British peer Lord Carlile of Berriew has warned that Bangladesh faces “serious challenges” following more than a year of political unrest, urging the country’s leaders to ensure that upcoming elections are fair, inclusive and independently monitored. In a statement issued from the House of Lords, Lord Carlile said the international community ...

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