Review by Emdad Rahman A FORMER BOXER and an entrepreneur? It’s an interesting mix but one that will resonate with many youngsters determined to forge a path through the dense forest of life. Bilat Shaista took inspiration from the life ...
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Medialink MD Mujib Islam’s mother Mayarun Nessa dies
Mrs Mayarun Nessa, a former teaching assistant at Harry Gosling Primary School, Whitechapel, London suddenly passed away on Wednesday, 8th June 2022. Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihir rajuin. Mrs Nessa was the mother of one of the UK Bangladeshi community’s ...
Read More »Shahin Uddin awarded Freeman of the City of London
Emdad Rahman NHS OFFICIAL Muhammad Shahin Uddin has been awarded the Freedom of The City of London by Alderman Vincent Keaveny, the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London, in a ceremony that dates back to Medieval England. The ...
Read More »Platinum Jubilee Litter-pick for Darul Ummah Goresbrook
Muhammad Talha DARUL UMMAH GORESBROOK celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a litter pick in Goresbrook. The joint operation was part of the community group’s regular outreach efforts in Barking & Dagenham. The group conducted a neighbourhood clean up as per ...
Read More »Eid soup kitchen is a hit in Newham
Muhammad Talha TO CELEBRATE the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the long weekend, Just Smiles Original teamed up with Inades NGO and the Docklands Community Initiative to organise a soup kitchen and food hub. The coalition ...
Read More »Mustafa completes Ramadan walk challenge
Muhammad Talha NINE YEAR OLD Mustafa Abidin has completed his Ramadan fasting charity challenge. The Manor Juniors pupil eased home as he took the course by storm to complete 100 laps of the garden at Darul Ummah Goresbrook. Mustafa was joined ...
Read More »Met tries to combat surge in stalking
STALKING – that’s just a celebrity thing, isn’t it? When a fan gets carried away? No: often those guilty of stalking are ordinary people who become obsessed with someone they know or a stranger and are trying to manipulate and ...
Read More »Is missing Asif Afzal safe?
POLICE HAVE issued an appeal to the public to help establish whether Asif Afzal, from Newham, is safe – or if he is in danger. Asif was last seen at his home in East Ham at 10am on Saturday, 16th ...
Read More »Reunited with daughter after 82 years
Jebu Rahman LENA PIERCE (96) was only 13 years old when she gave birth to Eva May in a New York hospital on 11th February 1933. Pierce was a ward of the state, and her child was taken away from ...
Read More »Ramadan Run Challenge for Sadrul
Emdad Rahman Sadrul Amin is using April to take part in a solo charity feat to raise awareness and also funds for charity. The 35 year old from Newham has only been running for three years and started doing so ...
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