“I’M SORRY I upset you about ‘Bangladeshi Removals’” read the headline on the Evening Standard article describing how Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer tried to limit the damage from his careless comments on Bangladeshi migrants. Sorry? Sir Keir Starmer? Yes, ...

WHEN IS A BBC Radio 4 news report about Tower Hamlets Council not accurate? The answer is: at 7.45am on Saturday, 30th September 2023, when the Today programme broadcast an item about a women’s football in Tower Hamlets. The report ...

  Emdad Rahman SYLHET SADAR United Football Club has hosted its much anticipated official Team Kit launch and Award Giving Ceremony of 2023. The event was held at the Maedah Grill Restaurant, East London. The prestigious event was presided over ...

Emdad Rahman reviews Exploring Beanibazar, a film made by Foysol Mahmud. The first viewing of Explore Beanibazar was a resounding success, as a capacity crowd flocked into the Brady Arts Centre near Brick Lane to watch the landmark heritage documentary. ...

Emdad Rahman The Mayfair Venue hosted the Inner London Football League as footballers from across East London came together to celebrate and have their achievements recognised during the annual awards evening. Nanu Miah from the management committee addressed the guests ...

Emdad Rahman London Eagles of Tower Hamlets celebrated the end of a successful 2022 season with a special dinner to express appreciation for all the team captains and volunteers. The club dinner at the Empre Indian Restaurant was held in ...

LONDON BANGLA COMMENT: A spirit of constructive governing broke out at Tower Hamlets Council on 27th July 2022 – the first scheduled full Council meeting since the election (the AGM in May dealt only with formalities). It was so different ...

Muhi Mikdad STUDENTS AT the London Enterprise Academy (LEA) led a celebration of Somalia last Thursday, 23rd June ahead of Somalia’s Independence Day on the 26th. Students shared the beauty of Somalia and Somaliland in front of a packed hall ...

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 ...

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 ...