Muhi Mikdad The UK committee of the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPFB) organisation organised a special meeting in a restaurant in Whitechapel last Wednesday to celebrate the achievements of two of its senior members. Central President Adv Manjil ...
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Press conference pays tribute to BangaBandhu anniversary
FIFTY YEARS since Bangabandhu visited the UK and held a press conference at Claridge’s Hotel, London, a press conference has again been held to mark the anniversary. The original press conference was held on 8th January, 1972. BangaBondhu – the ...
Read More »Islamic Relief supports Felix meals for families project
THE FELIX PROJECT has a simple job: it collects good food which is surplus to its owners’ requirements and uses it to cook meals which it then delivers to needy families in East London. Most of the food comes from ...
Read More »Island Network holds Youth Summit
KNIFE CRIME – and the closely related issue of drug trafficking – has been a concern throughout Tower Hamlets, but especially on the Isle of Dogs, where a number of violent incidents took place last year. The Island Network has ...
Read More »Outstanding Zoinul Abidin receives British Empire Medal
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT Zoinul Abidin, Head of Universal Services for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, has been recognised for his sensational efforts in the field of community development. Zoinul has been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen and ...
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TODAY WE continue with our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction ...
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TODAY WE continue with our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction ...
Read More »The Thames today
TODAY WE continue with our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction ...
Read More »London vaccines at record level – don’t be left out
IT’S THREE CHEERS for London’s NHS as it announces that a record number of anti-Covid vaccinations have been carried out in the last week. The service has delivered 650 booster/third dose vaccines in a week. The number of booster/third doses ...
Read More »Councils prepare for Xmas rubbish collections
EAST LONDON COUNCILS are busy with their annual task of planning when rubbish will be collected from residential areas over the holiday period – and they are already announcing arrangements to dispose of Christmas trees when the festivities are over. ...
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