Emdad Rahman Fifty-five cyclists rode through the night to complete a journey through 64 miles of the English countryside in aid of the forgotten Rohingya people of Burma. The night-time moon ride from Cambridge to London was organised by Hope ...
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They sacrificed so we could speak
Barrister Nazir Ahmed reviews the place of the Bangla language, the sacrifices made for its recognition and “International Mother Language Day”. Bangla is the state language of Bangladesh – more than 155 million people of Bangladesh speak Bangla. It is the ...
Read More »How Bangladesh offers justice for children
Barrister Nazir Ahmed’s weekly column, 13.02.15 Barrister Nazir Ahmed reviews Towards a justice delivery system for children in Bangladesh: a guide and case law on children in conflict with the law, by Justice M Imman Ali, published by Unicef Bangladesh. ...
Read More »Three down… but umpteen more to go
Day one: and three victims are off the hook. We cannot stress enough that all political parties which stood candidates in last May’s mayoral and councillor elections signed an election protocol before nominations closed. Under its terms, they agreed to ...
Read More »The court case Labour wouldn’t openly back…
It started yesterday – but already all charges against one of the Defendants have been dropped. After last May’s mayoral election, four individual Tower Hamlets electors petitioned the election court, claiming that Lutfur Rahman could not have won the election ...
Read More »Cllr Khan: a temporary export
Earlier this month, France recoiled in horror as race and religious hatred led to a tragic loss of life in the country and reminded us of even greater numbers losing their lives further afield. A small step forward was taken ...
Read More »Barking & Dagenham Councillor Syed Enam Ahammad completes London Winter Run 2015
Emdad Rahman A Barking & Dagenham Councillor has completed the first leg of his bid to clock up 100 charity kilometres. Councillor Ahammed has signed up to ten runs in his quest to clock up 100k for charity. Labour Councillor ...
Read More »An evening of Star Trek with the Engage Podcast team
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 ...
Read More »Scintilla Cricket Club Colts storm into semis
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 ...
Read More »“The Doctor” is back: fighting fit
Carl “The Doctor” Ozimkowski looking for first win There’s an evening of boxing at York Hall on 21st March. Emdad Rahman previews the show. Welterweight boxer, Carl “The Doctor” Ozimkowski 0-3(1)-0 returns to the ring at London’s York Hall on ...
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