Emdad Rahman The tragic effects of knife crime were highlighted as grassroots footballers competed for the annual Nahid Cup. The Latymer School in north London hosted twelve teams battling it out for the right to be crowned champions. The Nahid ...

“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, ...

Emdad Rahman SCINTILLA SAW OFF a spirited Roding Valley at the Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Chigwell to remain in the steering seat of Division 1 of the Essex County Cricket League. The League leaders elected to bat first and reached ...

Emdad Rahman IN RECENT WEEKS an individual has been going to mosques in Newham and the wider London area and stealing personal belongings while people were engaged in prayers. The most recent incident was on Saturday, 13th May at Anjuman-e-Islamia ...

PRINCE HARRY? Your next door neighbour? A work colleague? There’s nothing more fun than a good gossip, is there? Whether it’s finding out the latest secrets or spreading the news, it’s a favourite passtime in the community. Where’s the harm? ...

Muhammad Talha TO ADDRESS KNIFE CRIME on the Isle of Dogs and in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, volunteers at the Docklands Community Initiative (DCI) have formed a coalition to shed light on the horrendous impact this form of crime ...

AN ARREST came in less than a week after Shea Gordon, 17, was murdered after a public disturbance in Bow. A young man was arrested on Friday, 9th September on suspicion of murder. He was also just 17 years old. ...

ONE TEENAGER died; another remains critically ill.  That is not the kind of news that usually greets residents of Bow on a Sunday morning. This much we know. It was just after midnight on Sunday morning, 4th September, that residents ...

IT WAS A petty fight about an alleged drugs debt, but it led to one man losing his life and another man being convicted of murder and expecting to receive a life sentence when he returns to court next week. ...

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 ...