By Abu Sahid: Faith leaders from Tower Hamlets say they are “deeply concerned” by the sharp rise in Islamophobia. The London Muslim Centre said government needs to do more to stop this and support Muslim organisations in the community. A Home Office report published last week said hate crime has increased dramatically in the last year compared to figures from ...
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11th year celebrating the best of the British Bangladeshi community.
Find out who the movers and shakers are in the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2018 London, Wednesday 24th October 2018 – The official launch of The Bangla Mirror Group British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2018 publication and award gala dinner will be held in the prestigious Meridian Grand on Tuesday 6th November 2018. The Bangla Mirror Group, publishers of the ...
Read More »It’s time UK stop supplying Arms to Middle East
Fatema Miah: Saudi Arabia rightly been pointed at with finger on their face about the truth and made to apologise, thus an apology isn’t enough. It is certainly plain injustice, oppression and genocide matter, the killing of the Journalist. Obviously, Saudi Arabia do not live with expected norm of democracy. It’s very twisted Aristocratic and bureaucratic, manipulative of faith ...
Read More »Disused community centre transformed into new housing for the homeless
The first of 50 new housing units for homeless residents of Tower Hamlets has welcomed its first occupants. In January 2017, the council’s cabinet set aside £2.25 million to fund the transformation of council-owned properties into self-contained temporary accommodation. More than half of all homeless people in Tower Hamlets are now housed in the borough. However, a shortage of suitable ...
Read More ȣ7 million funding awarded for South Dock Bridge
Tower Hamlets Council has been awarded £7 million of funding by London Councils towards the delivery of South Dock Bridge, as one of eight major projects that will benefit London’s businesses. South Dock Bridge is a proposed new footbridge to provide a fully accessible link between South Quay and Canary Wharf. The bridge will unlock new housing and commercial developments ...
Read More »Locals unite for Tower Hamlets Peace Walk
Emdad Rahman: As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week locals alongside visitors from as far afield as New York along with community organisations have come together for a Peace Walk. The Tower Hamlets No Place For Hate Forum, ELOP, Tower Hamlets LGBT Community Forum, Real Disability Hate Crime Project and Local Voices Project also united to launch the #NoPlaceForHate ...
Read More »Climate science and physics connection.
Fatema Miah: Earlier I wrote in an article that climate science Is interlinking to every subject from physics to society and faith. Also it is justice matter too. Now, eventually our climate concern beings have managed to encourage and drew the attention of our physics specialists to climate science and come with acknowledgement of co2 contribution from radioactivity, power emission ...
Read More »London Enterprise Academy pupils take part in charity 5K
Maruf Ahmed: Whilst most school children are tucking into their well earned midday lunches a group of year 10 pupils from the London Enterprise Academy in Whitechapel joined volunteers from the UK charity Human Relief Foundation to raise awareness of issues affecting young people and school children whose lives are affected by poverty. The children joined locals Abdal Ahmed and ...
Read More »Mayor announces new programmes to tackle poverty during visit to crisis support and food bank charity
Support reaffirmed for £6.6 million Tackling Poverty Fund. £200,000 fund will provide support for local organisations looking to tackle poverty in innovative ways. New ‘tackling poverty dashboard’ will map poverty indictors to ensure money gets to where it is needed. Research to be commissioned to look at the impact of Universal Credit on households with children. The Mayor of ...
Read More »Vigil at St Paul’s: Altab Ali remembered
Ansar Ahmed Ullah: A Service of Hope and Remembrance was held at St Paul’s Cathedral to remember victims and all of those affected by hate crime hate crime on Sunday 14 October. The purpose of the event was to remember those whose lives have been taken away or abused by hate crime and to renew commitment to be vigilant and ...
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