Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Provide support to Bangladesh by sharing knowledge on countering radicalisation, provide assistance in cyber space management and monitor UK based NGOs with links to religious extremism said Prof Abul Barkat. Prof Abul Barkat, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka was speaking at a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh and the UK: Countering Religious Radicalisation & ...

Muhammad Ismael :: The Newbury Park Islamic Cultural Centre held a Dementia Friends Information session to highlight the effects on Dementia on people’s lives and how people living with Dementia can be supported to live well. By the end of the Dementia Friends session all attendees became Dementia Friends and were presented with pin badges. The session was well attended ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Longstanding friend and a campaigner for Bangladesh Dutch citizen Dr Peter Custers died on Thursday, 3 September at 20.15 hours at his residence in Leiden, The Netherlands from a sudden severe heart attack. Peter Custers was a campaigner, journalist, author and theoretician. He wrote several books, articles focusing on social change and development. Among many, his ...

A man was recently arrested and charged with threatening behaviour following an incident at the Tower Hamlets Council car pound. Customers who attend the council’s car pound are often angry at having had their vehicle removed for parking illegally and having to pay charges to retrieve their vehicle. Sadly this can lead to the cashiers at the pound being at ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs said: “East London has a proud history of providing a safe haven for refugees of war and conflict. The pictures we’ve seen over the recent weeks have shocked the nation and we have all been touched by the scenes of desperate refugees fleeing for their lives. London must play its part and Tower Hamlets ...

    The Commons expenses watchdog has published a list of MPs who it says have failed to repay expenses debt – but several have contested its claims. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority initially released 26 names, including ministers Tobias Ellwood, Edward Timpson and Caroline Dinenage. It later said some MPs had provided clarifying information or repaid the sums, which totalled £2,105.43. ...

    Too many pupils in the early years of secondary school are being failed, as resources are skewed towards the upper age groups, according to Ofsted. Pupils who leave primary school keen and confident to learn all too often stall when they start secondary, England’s schools inspectorate says. It urges head teachers to make this phase of schooling, known ...