The 2015 list of the 100 most influence and inspirational British Bangladeshis was unveiled on Wednesday, 27th January at an invite-only, exclusive event in Canary Wharf.  The 2015 list and the BBPI Person of the Year were announced by the ...

Emdad Rahman The Engage Podcast was started in mid-January of 2011 and since then the team has produced and recorded a total of 39 episodes (excluding the Promo). Last June the team was invited to do a Fan Panel at ...

Emdad Rahman In their first competitive game Scintilla Cricket Clubs youth team proudly flew the flag for Barking & Dagenham as they stormed into the semi finals of the Essex East London Colts Indoor Cricket League at Forest Gate Community ...

There’s now questions from Councillors.  We won’t record these in detail: you can read them or even watch the film on: http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/uuCoverPage.aspx?bcr=1 The exchanges are brief, and you can see how most councillors present here tonight are grinding party political ...

Intense traffic made us rather late for tonight’s Council meeting, but here we are –  bringing you the news, the jokes and the intrigue. Tonight’s meeting began with public petitions. First we heard from Mr Dulal Uddin of Poplar High ...

Just as control of development in a large part of our borough was taken away by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, so too David Cameron has given huge chunks of planning powers to an unelected and unaccountable body. Even the ...

Home tutors and parents of home-educated children are being invited to an information and networking event on Monday, 26th January. It’s a chance to meet other home-educating parents and to share your experiences of educating children at home. Delivered by ...

Emdad Rahman The British Bangladeshi Power 100 has announced that it is proud to sponsor one of the most promising racing car drivers in Britain. Teenager Zubair Hoque is a racing driver from Cheshire. He competed in the BRDC Formula ...

If you are a young resident of Tower Hamlets and trying to make your way as a serious athlete, help may be on hand. The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) – the largest independent athlete support programme in the UK, operated ...

Three youths were arrested near Oaklands school on 7th January suspicion of possessing a dangerous martial arts knife. Officers from the Partnership Task Force (PTF) were in the Canrobert Street area, E2, when they saw three youths acting suspiciously. The ...