“STAGGERING INCOMPETENCE” is how Cllr Rabina Khan has described John Biggs’s Draft Tower Hamlets Local Plan. “Brexit,” Cllr Khan told London Bangla. “Brexit. He’s forgotten about Brexit. Can you believe it? It’s not exactly a secret, Brexit, is it?” The Tower ...

Emdad Rahman TOWER HAMLETS Councillor Mahbub Alam joined the local Muslim community in Long Melford, Suffolk, to engage in a short discussion on Remembrance Day. The event was hosted by Razak Amin (Shahid).  The group also went out with the ...

Emdad Rahman The local football community turned out in force as Whitechapel-based Chattak FC held a victory reception at The Atrium, Brick Lane to commemorate their fairytale success in the 2017 Greater Sylhet Cup.  The evening started with a film ...

SHROUDED IS A very short film – but it lives with you for days after you’ve watched it. In its tiny form it is a film of jarring contradictions and shuddering earthquakes that make you confront your prejudices and your expectations. ...

THE BANK OF ENGLAND has today put up interest rates for the first time in ten years. It’s a tiny increase – from just 0.25% to 0.5%, but it is still likely to have an impact on the fate and ...

BOUNDARY COMMISSION has published revised proposals for new parliamentary constituencies in the UK. There will now be a further period of public consultation before a final recommendation is made to Parliament to adopt these boundaries with effect from the next ...

THE MILE END Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national award for its work tackling underage drinking. The award was presented to Vincent Fajilagmago, a Tower Hamlets Council Licensing Officer, by Derek Lewis, Chair of the national CAPs, at ...

Cllr Rabina Khan’s speech to BNP Paribas Diversity Conference, October 2017. First, I would like to thank Anne and Connor for organising an event on behalf of BNP Paribas to recognise how important diversity is, both in Britain and globally.  ...

Emdad Rahman THE FINAL LEG of the Essex-Vatican cricket tour saw the east London team visit the historic Colosseum for a sightseeing and team bonding trip. It was followed by a trip to the Roma Capannelle to play a final ...

COURT OF APPEAL has ruled that the Al-Hijrah school in Birmingham was guilty of sex discrimination when it exercised a policy of segregating boy and girl pupils. The Court ruled that the policy left girls “unprepared for life in modern ...