President of Newham Awami League and former student leader Mobarok Ali’s wife and Hawarun Nessa Mina has passed away (Inna Lillahi …. Rajiun).  She was suffering from cancer.  Hawarun Nessa died on 20 April in Royal London Hospital in East London.  She was fifty when died and left her husband, three sons, three daughters and many well-wishers behind. Hawarun Nessa ...

Following the campaign led by Nick de Bois, Nicky Morgan has written to exam boards guaranteeing the future of ‘lesser taught language’ qualifications and committed to an immediate consultation if exam officials press ahead with plans to drop languages including Polish, Turkish, Gujarati, Bengali and Panjabi. Conservative Candidate for Enfield North, Nick de Bois, has led the fight to save ...

At a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council last week, Labour Councillors passed a motion calling on the council and Barts Health NHS Trust to prioritise provision of local housing for key workers. Labour Councillor Asma Begum introduced the motion.   Barts Health NHS Trust was put into special measures in mid-March, following a CQC report which found a culture of ...

London’s Air Ambulance will, for the first time in its history, fly longer hours during the summer months. The charity is now able to deliver its advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London via helicopter every day until sunset. At its peak the helicopter can be used until 21.21 whereas previously, due to aviation resources, the service had ...

Glyn Robbins, Left Unity – TUSC general election candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow, was invited to bowl the first ball of the season by the Camel Cricket team (picture attached).  The game, between the Camel CC and Black Dog CC took place in a chilly Victoria Park on Sunday afternoon (19th April).  Glyn spent many years playing rugby and ...

Pakistan-minded anti-independence Bangladeshis do not want to accept the declaration paper of the freedom of Bangladesh. Whenever they get chance, they want to protest against it.  The members of Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee said this in a meeting held on 17 April in Monte Fiore Centre in East London. The meeting was organised to observe Mujibnagar Dibosh where the speakers ...

BGB seized approximately by Bangladeshi money, Indian accessories by campaigning pick up processing from Tukerbazar, the area of Sylhet Division. Goods were confiscated on the road of Sylhet to Sunamgong Wednesday at 12am.  Among these, some betel nuts, Horlicks and many products were available. BGB said, the price of these commodities in Bangladeshi money is about 1,81,600 taka. The whole ...

The police of Sadar thana exempted a demise businessman namely Tahir Mia (70) from Sukria Market area of Zindabazar in Sylhet City. The dead body was rescued from the Washroom of the 3rd floor of the building on wednesday at 10am.Tahir Mia, the inhabitant of Masimpur area Duel 22, son of dead Sattar Mia, was the proprietor of the shop ...

Romjan Ali was killed as the tree mounted on the top of his body when Nor’wester  visited at Timirpur of Nobigong municipal  under Hobigonj district. It took place at 1:30 am on yesterday night. Local people said a big tree fell on the cottage of Mr. Romjan Ali during  the storm. As a result, Ali was injured as being covered ...

Members of Border Gourd of Bangladesh of BOP at Companigonj under Sylhet district seized a stone-loaded truck from  a rural place Banpur around 7 am in the morning on wednesday. The number of the truck is ‘D 112222’. According to BGB 5 Battalion, a group of BGB members led by Subeder Abdul Khaleq, Naik of Uthma BOP under Companigonj Upazilla ...