THE LITTLE LITTER LEAGUE began as a social action movement after local resident Emdad Rahman engaged in a Twitter exchange with Barking & Dagenham Council Leader Darren Rodwell and Deputies Saima Ashraf and Dominic Twomey.  While out exercising, Emdad was ...

Emdad Rahman EAST LONDONER Muhi Mikdad has been awarded the Freedom of The City of London. The honour was presented to him during a ceremony at the Guildhall, London.  Mikdad is an extraordinary community activist and while fulfilling many other ...

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 ...

Muhammad Rahman THE GRAPPLE HUB, based at Team MC headquarters in Whitechapel, has opened its doors to the public. The Hub’s facilities will offer space to both new and experienced enthusiasts of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu martial arts.  The word “jiu jitsu” ...

Emdad Rahman NFA LEEDS have celebrated a landmark achievement: being crowned the new Sonali Othith UK Masters champions. Twenty UK-based squads of veteran footballers aged 35 and over took part in the football extravaganza at Mabley Green, Hackney on 12th June. As ...

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 ...

IT’S OUT OF the Town Hall and back into the community for newly elected Aspire councillors in Tower Hamlets as, together with party activists, they have been trying to save the D7 bus from the Tory/Labour chop. During lockdown, the ...

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 ...

Emdad Rahman THE OLDEST Bangladeshi veterans football tournament returns this Sunday with 20 teams from across the country competing to be crowned the Sonali Othith UK Masters Champions 2022. The eagerly awaited football spectacle will take place at Mabley Green ...

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 ...