£13.7m investment includes opening 19 youth centres in two years More than 5,000 sessions delivered in 2025 including careers advice, outdoor adventure learning and multisport sessions Tower Hamlets has London’s youngest population – average age is 30 On Tuesday (13 Jan), the council launched a new Youth Strategy for 2025-2027 – a landmark new plan to deliver one of the most ambitious youth offers in the country It ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE (1919–2026), lovingly known across the diaspora as Dabir Chacha, passed away peacefully at the age of 106 on 13 January at the Royal London Hospital. His Janaza was held today, 14 January, at the historical Brick Lane Mosque, attended by all sections of the Bengali diaspora community. Following the Janaza, his ...

  In recognition of his significant contribution to building the Bangladeshi community in Britain and his notable role in social service and journalism on the international stage, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (Mizan) is being awarded the Expatriate Honour Award 2025. The award will be presented on 27 December at Kazi Nazrul Auditorium in an event organised by the Sylhet District Administration. ...

  Sylhet, December 27 — UK-based poet, journalist and social organizer Mohammad Abdul Munim Jahedi Karol has officially been awarded the “Expatriate Honor-2025” in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the welfare and rights of the Bangladeshi community in the United Kingdom, as well as his humanitarian initiatives and role in socio-economic development at home and abroad. The honor was ...

    Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Derek Cox, who died in December 2025 aged 82, spent more than half a century walking alongside young people and families in Brick Lane, Spitalfields and the wider East End. He never described himself as a hero or a leader. He described himself simply as a youth worker but to thousands, he was far ...

    A cross-party group of MPs has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons raising concerns about alleged human rights abuses in Bangladesh, including the imprisonment without charge of former politicians, journalists and judges. The motion, EDM 2428, was tabled on 3 December and has been signed by 13 MPs from across the political spectrum. ...

212 more Year 7 pupils across four Tower Hamlets schools have received digital support as part of the ongoing Connecting Communities programme. Connecting Communities is a partnership project between the East End Community Foundation, Tower Hamlets Council, the Letta Trust, and Poplar HARCA. The partnership aims to identify students and families in need of support. The secondary school pilot, which launched ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Barkingside, UK – Hindu Aid UK hosted a cultural and fundraising event in Barkingside on Friday, 19 December, 2025, drawing together community members to support their humanitarian initiatives. The evening successfully raised funds for rehabilitation projects and general assistance for those in need, embodying the organisation’s motto: “Serving mankind is serving God.” The event featured a ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman : The Swadhinata Trust marked its 25th anniversary on Bangladesh’s Victory Day with a special concert titled Bangla Beats at the Pinter Studio, Queen Mary University of London, on 16 December. Described as an intimate evening of live Bengali music, the event paid tribute to the living legacies of Bengali music-making in Britain and coincided with ...

  Muhammed  Shahed Rahman :   A friendly badminton competition was held in London for players over fifty on the occasion of Bangladesh’s great Victory Day. Freedom Fifty Sporting Events has organized a friendly badminton match for players over fifty to highlight the significance of the great Victory Day and share the joy among the expatriates. The match was recently ...