The UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce & Industry (UKBCCI), the leading umbrella business organisation, which aims to bring together and nurture successful British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK and Bangladesh, is proud to announce the launch of its annual Business & Entrepreneur Excellence Awards 2019 and Gala Dinner, to be held on 6th  October 2019, at the London Hilton Park ...

Ofsted has rated Tower Hamlets Council’s Children’s Service as ‘good’, just two years after the service was given an ‘inadequate’ rating. It represents ‘remarkable progress’ according to Ofsted after the council set an ambitious target of achieving the good rating following the previous inspection in 2017. (A rating of ‘needs improvement’ sits between inadequate and good). Back then, the council ...

  Following feedback from an extensive two stage public consultation on proposals to establish a parish council for the Spitalfields & Banglatown and Weavers areas in Tower Hamlets, councillors have decided to keep the existing governance arrangements. The results were confirmed at a meeting of Tower Hamlets Full Council on Wednesday 17 July, where councillors voted 28 in favour of ...

  Universities are considering whether to shift the timetable of the admissions system so that applications would take place after students have their A-level results. A review into the admissions process has been launched by Universities UK. It will examine whether it would be fairer to move away from a system based on predicted exam grades. Paul Cottrell, head of ...

  A staunch supporter of university opportunities for students from low-income families, and a campaigner for a myriad of causes, Newham born Lewis Iwu has been granted anHonorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of East London (UEL) in recognition of his dedicated work in the local community. He told graduates of UEL at their annual graduation ceremony on 17 July, “I ...

  By Afridi Raihan:   The Apollo 11 moon landing was a very important part of history since it was part of the cold war. Since the Americans got to the moon first, they got more popularity over the people. This would most likely make most people think that they are more advanced. The most remembered part of this part ...

Fatema Miah: Preya Saha has been nurtured by Awame league government in Bangladesh and she deceptively, and sneakily made untrue statement  to Mr Trump in the Whitehouse.  Shamefully scary. I am a British Muslim of Bangladeshi ethnicity. Being a devout Muslim I am scared of Bangladesh, specially from today 20 July 2019, because there people are often seem to be ...

  By Mehfuz Ahmed: I have known Boris throughout his time at the frontline of British politics, right from when he was the London Mayoral Candidate in 2006, to being elected Mayor, to when he was the Foreign Secretary. I recall meeting him just a few days before he visited Bangladesh to visit the Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazaar and ...

Fatema Miah: We talked about Climate mitigation and  adaptation to resilient on essential aspects. Building construction is another effective or the most fixed and long time aspect.  There our Architectural scientists have  introduced a range of techniques for making buildings more resilient to the changing climate. Here are some more ways in which the built environment can be adapted. The ...

Public borrowing could double next year if there is a no-deal Brexit, the country’s spending watchdog says. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said borrowing would be almost £60bn if the UK leaves without a deal – up from £29.3bn if it does get a deal. The watchdog said this scenario was based on assumptions that a no-deal Brexit would ...