The Mayor of London’s Diwali festival is returning to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 11 October, with an uplifting and vibrant mix of music, dance and live performance, as well as displays and food stalls. Londoners from all communities and visitors to the capital are invited to attend the celebrations, which feature lively music and dance, delicious food and drink, plus ...
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Nourish launches in Whitechapel to kick start healthy living
On September 24, Tower Hamlets Council and Barts Health NHS Trust will promote healthy lifestyles in Whitechapel. Nourish: Whitechapel is a street food festival that will take place just in front of The Royal London Hospital from 11am to 3pm. Visitors can enjoy around ten different street food stalls – including handmade Italian pasta that will get your mouth watering, ...
Read More »Percentage of burglaries solved in Tower Hamlets drops to 6% as police cuts bite – 94% of burglaries in Tower Hamlets went unsolved last year
Concern is growing about the Metropolitan Police’s ability to deal with £800m of further budget cuts without a significant impact on frontline services Local London Assembly Member John Biggs has said. His comments come after the Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was forced to deny suggestions that budget cuts could stop the force investigating low level crimes such as burglaries. ...
Read More »Bengali girl elected president of Brasilia student body
Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Madhuri Quayes, a 12th grade Bengali student at the Brasilia International School (BIS), Brazil was elected President of the BIS Students Council in elections held on 18 Sept. In a closely contested election, which saw extensive campaigning, Madhuri beat her contender, Brazilian Eduarda, by 14 votes. BIS is part of the Network of International Christian Schools, ...
Read More »Celebrate Black History Month in Tower Hamlets
This October, make sure you don’t miss out on Black History Month in Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets Council is putting on a huge programme of arts and cultural events to celebrate Black History Month. Throughout October, there will be over 90 events across the borough for residents to engage with the richness of Black and Afro Caribbean arts, culture and ...
Read More »Reunion of Moinpur High School will be held on 19th October
Former student s of long established Chatok Moinpur High School are organising a reunion for its former students living in the UK on 19th October at Regent Lake Banquet Hall at 221 Globe Road. The organisers have mentioned that the Chief Guest for this event will be former student of the school and Judge of Bangladesh Supreme Court Appeal Division ...
Read More »Non-resident Bangladeshis are the main driving force of Bangladesh
Non-resident UK living Bangladeshis will always be remembered for their role in the liberation war in 1971. NRB Bangladeshis also played a huge role in developing the war torn country. These all concludes that NRB Bangladeshis are the main driving force of Bangladesh. Speakers told this in a felicitation meeting organised by Sylhet Division Nagorik Committee to felicitate Member of ...
Read More »Seamark’s Iqbal Ahmed wins Business Person of the Year in 2015
Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: The global success of the Seamark organisation was recognised once again when its CEO and Chairman Iqbal Ahmed OBE won Business Person of the Year in the prestigious Asian Achievers Awards on Friday, 18th September, at the London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane Mayfair. Before a star-studded audience, Iqbal Ahmed was presented with his coveted ...
Read More »Messi still otherworldly despite penalty misses: Luis Enrique
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says that Lionel Messi’s penalty issues do not make the blaugrana superstar seem any less of a visitor from another planet. Messi scored twice in Sunday evening’s 4-1 La Liga win at home to Levante — one an expertly dispatched penalty — and set up another as Barca continued their 100 percent start to the new ...
Read More »BCB planning to decentralise cricket administration
BCB vice-president Mahbubul Anam has said that the board is keen to develop a separate cricket calendar in various divisions © Getty Images Bangladesh cricket could take its first step towards the game’s decentralisation at an administrative level by the end of 2015, vice-president Mahbubul Anam said. The long-awaited regional cricket association is set to be launched as a pilot ...
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