BOOKBIKE LONDON has achieved a special new milestone after delivering 3,000 books. Emdad Rahman has been sharing books with keen readers – including the isolated, elderly, ill, and homeless – since starting this simple project in Barking & Dagenham. Over ...

Emdad Rahman “WALK DABIR CHACHA!” is a rallying call to everyone, calling on them to walk in the footsteps of the 100 year old sensation Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE.  During the first Coronavirus lockdown, the East London centenarian was inspired ...

As Bangladesh celebrates its golden anniversary, Mak Kunwar reflects on the country’s achievements – and on developments which are giving cause for concern. “The struggle now is the struggle for our emancipation; the struggle now is the struggle for our ...

TWO DAYS OF ACTION in Hackney and Tower Hamlets over the weekend 11th and 12th February led to police identifying over 70 people who appear to have broken Covid Health Protection regulations or committed other offences. Everyone identified has been ...

THE Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) has signed up to support the #VaccinesForAll campaign – and called on all other Muslim organisations to do so too.  Current government policy is that: •access to Coronavirus testing and treatment is free for everyone, ...

WE ARE getting the message that getting a Covid vaccine is a crucial step in defeating the global pandemic. However, the vaccination programme will only be really effective if everyone is vaccinated. That poses a real problem for people who ...

Muzahid Khan, Managing Director of Janala Venture, describes his company’s assessment of the current business opportunities in Bangladesh. FOR MANY, Bangladesh is known for its garment trade, an industry that now accounts for nearly 78% of the country’s exports. It ...

THE GOVERNMENT OF Sri Lanka has today announced that it will respect the right of Muslims to have a burial in accordance with their religious practices and obligations and will no longer take the bodies of those who have died ...

MOST LONDONERS are following the restrictions of the third lockdown – but a small number are involved in flagrant or silly breaches. In response, the Metropolitan Police have made it clear they will enforce the law. The need to keep ...

A LOCAL ICELAND supermarket has come under a shower of complaints as Poplar residents have realised they have similar complaints about the store – which does not appear to be operating Covid safety measures. The complaints were first aired by ...