I am Foysal Ahmed Akanda, the founding chair of Bismillah UK Charity. We are a London-based organization that directly connects with Bangladeshi groups and individuals providing aid to victims of disasters such as floods, cyclones, and conflicts. Our aim is to provide funds to these organizations, allowing them to purchase essential items such as dry food, clothing, and temporary shelter for those in need. Bismillah UK is a registered charity with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, and we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of those affected by crises in Bangladesh.

The Charity's objects are for the benefit of the disadvantaged, victims of disaster by flood, cyclone and people effected by war anywhere in the world particularly people of Bangladesh who are in hardship by relieving poverty, sickness and distress as a result of floods, cyclones and natural calamities by providing monetary support and where necessary by providing physical support.

Syed Azizul Islam MBE, former Housing Manager of Tower Hamlets Council and Finance Officer of the Commonwealth, a prominent community leader, has passed away. He died on December 15, Thursday 2022 at St. George's Hospital in London. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'un. He was almost 80 years old at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. He lived in Streatham Hill, London. His ancestral home was in Balikandi, Sadar Upazila, Maulvibazar, Bangladesh. He was the paternal uncle of renowned writer and teacher Syed Shamsul Alam. Syed Azizul Islam MBE was associated with various organizations, including Bismillah UK Charity as the principal advisor. As a social worker and civil servant, he worked extensively to develop the Bangladeshi community in the UK. Upon his death, M Abu Taher Chowdhury, the President of the Bangladesh Press Club UK, community leader and politician Mahidur Rahman, former chairman of the Sinkapone Brothers and Sons Trust Alhajj A E S Muhaimin, Faysal Ahmed Akhand, the founder and chairman of Bismillah UK Charity, Haji M A Salim, Syed Atiqul Hoque, Samchul Islam, Kazi Aktar Uddin, and social worker Dilwar Ahmed expressed their deepest condolences.