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A new exhibition opens today (5 April) at New London Architecture (NLA) charting the history and future of the Lea River Park. The redevelopment of the Lea River Park opens up 45 acres of new space creating walkways and cycle paths stretching from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the historic Royal Docks. It takes a couple of hours to walk the entire Lea River Park with the opportunity to stop off and learn about its rich history: Indian Pale Ale was first brewed on the banks of the Lea at the Bow Brewery. Three Mills is the world's biggest tidal mill which was listed in the Domesday Book and is now a film studio home of Master Chef. Bow Ecology Park is a thriving wildlife sanctuary with newts, water scorpions and flocks of wading birds. Trinity Buoy Wharf is home to London's only lighthous...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Government will never compromise with the country's interests while signing any deal with any country. The Prime Minister said this while speaking at a program marking the distribution of allotment letters of plots of Police Officers' Housing Society among 25 police officials at her office. The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday morning on a four-day official visit when some crucial deals are expected to be signed between Bangladesh and India. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that historic and traditional relationship between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia would be further broadened and strengthened in the days to come. The Premier said this when Vice President of the Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Dr Moham...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday strongly condemned the 'senseless killing of innocent people' in Russia saying Bangladesh is with other countries in fight against terrorism in its all forms and manifestations. In a condolence message to the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, she expressed deep shock at the killing of 10 people and injuries to many others in a terrorist attack on a subway train in St Petersburg. President Md Abdul Hamid yesterday urged global leaders to work together to fight social disparities, human inequalities, militancy and terrorism to make the world a safe place for living. The President said this while delivering a speech at the dinner at Bangabhaban in honor of the delegation of 136th IPU assembly. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Counci...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people of Bangladesh always hold a special place in their hearts for Palestine and its people. She said it will be easier to advance the peace process in Palestine if the entire Arab world lends its support together. The Prime Minister made the statement when Palestine's former Prime Minister Vice Azzam NM Alahmad met her at her official residence Ganobhaban. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday highlighted her government’s initiatives to address radicalization and drug addiction of children. The Premier said this when Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi made a courtesy call on Prime Minister at her Ganobhaban residence. The Nobel laureate highly praised the initiatives of Bangladesh government for ensuring development of children and women an...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the private entrepreneurs to recruit educated and talented physically-challenged people to their business houses for the welfare of all. She said this while addressing a function yesterday marking the 10th World Autism Awareness Day in Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. The Premier also distributed awards among the successful persons with autism and successful organizations and institutions working for the development of autistic people. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday conveyed her strong stance against terrorism and informed Speakers of National Parliaments of 19 countries her government's initiatives for ensuring public welfare. She said this when the visiting Speakers of National Parliaments of 19 countries of the IPU member states a...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the people of all strata to resist terrorism and militancy. The Premier told this at a mammoth public rally in Faridpur yesterday afternoon. Earlier, the Premier inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 33 development projects from the meeting venue. Prime Minister said her government has been working tirelessly to ensure basic needs of the people including food, healthcare, education, clothes and housing. The Premier also said her government re-opened the community clinics, and currently people are receiving healthcare services from 18,337 such clinics and union health centers. The Premier said this while World Health Organisation Regional Director for Southeast Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh H...

    Sexist tube adverts are a guaranteed way to get your brand talked about, provided it can weather the negative publicity. It worked for Protein World, who made £1 million immediately following their beach body ready campaign, which enraged many. Marsh & Parsons, the London estate agents, have taken a leaf out of their book, with a provocative advert. The poster has gathered an instant negative reaction on social media: People pointed out if they were aiming for edgy, they could've been more clever: The ad is one in a series which describes people as if they are property: According to the Evening Standard, David Brown, CEO of Marsh & Parsons, said: Marsh & Parsons has a recent history of tongue-in-cheek advertisements that compare people to property and reflect t...

    Prime Minister Theresa May has kicked off the two-year process of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in what she said was an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Minutes after a letter informing the European Council of the UK's intention to leave, Mrs May told the House of Commons that the Government was acting on "the democratic will of the British people" expressed in last year's referendum vote for Brexit. EU Brexit The historic declaration under Article 50 of the EU treaties signed by Mrs May on Tuesday - was personally hand-delivered to EC president Donald Tusk in Brussels by the UK's permanent representative to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow. Describing EU withdrawal as one of the "great turning points in our national story", Mrs May told MPs: "...

To mark World Autism Awareness Week from March 27-April 2, the council and partner organisations have unveiled plans to improve services for people with autism. Residents are being invited to take part in a survey and give their views about the information, advice and services available to people with autism, and suggest how to make the plans even better. It is estimated that around one per cent of the adult population have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a condition that is characterised by impairments in social interaction, social imagination and communication. Latest figures for Tower Hamlets show that there are an estimated 2,300 adults with ASD in the borough. Autistic adults often experience difficulties in life, and can encounter problems related to things like health, housing, educ...

The highly anticipated return of Henry Moore's bronze sculpture Draped Seated Woman known locally as "Old Flo" moved a step closer today after it was announced she is to be hosted in Cabot Square in Canary Wharf. The sculpture which was nearly sold off will finally make her way back home to Tower Hamlets this Autumn. Old Flo was originally housed on the Stifford Estate in Stepney and remained there from 1962-1997 after her creator, Henry Moore gifted the artwork to the borough. For the last 20 years, Old Flo has been on loan to Yorkshire Sculpture Park meaning residents have been unable to easily view her. Three organisations put in bids to provide a home to the valuable artwork, for up to five years. Following a detailed and independent scoring process, including representatives of the He...