Emdad Rahman Mohammad Badrul Alam Chowdhury (Bappy) smashed 92 and took two crucial wickets as Scintilla stormed a comeback to take the points against Hawks CC. Scintilla were 70 for six when Chowdhury stepped up to the crease after Orett ...
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Local Labour out of touch?
The Labour Party in Tower Hamlets was in two minds last Thursday (28th July) as the two Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) nominated different candidates in the Labour Party leadership contest. Poplar and Limehouse CLP nominated Jeremy Corbyn by a narrow ...
Read More »#SaveAhmad campaign hits target in two hours
Emdad Rahman The British charity Human Relief Foundation (HRF) has a group of volunteers currently assisting needy Syrian refugees in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. During the course of their relief work the team met Ahmad Mansour, a five month old ...
Read More »Magnificent Roy scores 120 but Surrey misses quarter-final
Emdad Rahman Centurion Jason Roy and Aaron Finch scored the biggest stand in the competition this season as Surrey beat Kent by 37 runs in a blistering Natwest T20 Blast clash at The Kia Oval. A sell out 25,500 crowd witnessed ...
Read More »“Justice for Shiblu Rahman” divides Council
For once, Bangladeshi Labour councillors were rising from the benches, one after another, to speak in a Council debate. As they did so, they may have wondered why their non-Bangladeshi colleagues were sitting on their hands. This happened at the ...
Read More »Beanibazar 2, Chattak 0 in Greater Sylhet clash
Emdad Rahman London, England: With the Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup just a month away, Chattak hosted Beanibazar in a pre-tournament friendly at Stepney Green Park. A high tempo display from both teams saw a thoroughly competitive game played out with plenty ...
Read More »Apply now to Emerge in November
The fifth Emerge Festival will take place from 8th to 19th November – and applications are now open for choreographers and practitioners who want to take part. Applicants are being urged to get their applications in as soon as possible ...
Read More »City Farm tackles eco-questions
Stepney City Farm is hosting a day of creative, informative, practical and exploratory workshops about community food and food politics on 31st July which features talks on two key eco issues of the day. The day is a collaboration between ...
Read More »Rebel Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick backs Muscular Dystrophy charity
Jim Fitzpatrick may be out of step with his Party’s choice of Leader, but he is remarkably in tune with other MPs on the question of physiotherapy provision for people with muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy UK, a charity which provides ...
Read More »Iqbal Patel blasts 76 as Scintilla slay Lions
Emdad Rahman Debutant Iqbal Patel gave a batting masterclass as Scintilla produced a dogged display to beat Hamilton Lions at Fairlop Waters. The 52 year old rolled back the years and in the blazing heat delivered an outstanding knock to finish ...
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