Many voluntary sector groups were left disappointed that their applications for funding were turned down by the Commissioners appointed by the Government to manage Tower Hamlets Council’s grant making. A total of 368 applications were made for funding under the Main Stream Grants 2015/18 Programme. Funding was agreed by the Commissioners for 131 of these applications at their Decision Making ...

John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, held his first Cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon (28th July). Mental health services, re-procurement of waste management contracts and a report on the council’s budget were among some of the items on the agenda for discussion. The Cabinet agreed savings of £340,000 for the year 2015/16 as a result of a salary sacrifice from Mayor Biggs and ...

India announced to provide $62 million more line of credit in the remaining $800 million tranche. India today announced to increase the cash amount of the $1 billion credit line for Bangladesh that was given mostly to boost connectivity. The country is providing $62 million more in the remaining $800 million tranche, said a press release of the Indian High ...

A salesperson cleans the floor at a Samsung showroom as the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge go on sale to the public, at the Grand Indonesia mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters/File For four years Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has basked in the success of its Galaxy smartphones, making billions of dollars competing with Apple Inc in the premium mobile ...

Incessant rain has washed out play on the third day in the second and last Test between Bangladesh and South Africa. The downpour had abated before the lunch break and umpires Richard Kettleborough and Paul Reiffel had declared resumption of play after tea at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. As the teams were warming up under the cloudy ...

Bangladesh suffered a batting collapse in the last session as South Africa fought back on the first day of the last Test. The South African bowlers strangled the Tigers as Bangladesh lost five wickets for just 66 runs after tea at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday. Nasir Hossain (13) was unbeaten with Bangladesh on 246 for ...

Emdad Rahman :: Scintilla Cricket Club lost further ground in the race for the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division as the current champions lost their senior team league game to Newham at Flanders Fields. Ashraful Islam top scored with 74 before being bowled out by Arjun Rana. Only Ali Baig reached double figures (12) for Scintilla as the team ...

Following David Cameron’s speech about tackling Islamist extremism, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has raised concerns about the approach the Government is taking. He said: ‘When David Cameron speaks as he does, there is a risk people will be labelled in a way that is inappropriate and wrong. In Tower Hamlets we have a relatively peaceful borough – ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, who is on a five day visit, was given a business reception in London on Monday 27 July at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office following a bilateral meeting. Work and Pensions Minister Priti Patel, British Prime Minister’s Indian Diaspora Champion met with the Chief Minister of West ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: It’s a tough time for international students in the UK, and their plight has only been made worse by home secretary Theresa May’s recent announcement of changes to the immigration rules. In a recent confidential letter, May wrote that universities should “develop sustainable funding models that are not so dependent on international students”. And business secretary ...