On June 2, 2023, a small group of people under the direction of Munzer Ahmed Chowdhury, a longtime journalist who began his career in Bangladesh and eventually moved to the UK, launched Daily Dazzling Dawn. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to him for his bravery and strong will in beginning Dazzling Dawn as a newspaper, which has faced numerous setbacks in the UK.

Previously, there have been several attempts to publish English newspapers within the Bengali community in the UK, aimed at younger generations who are marginalised and deprived of information about issues pertaining to the Bengali community as far as mainstream settings in the UK, but most print, online, and electric media start with lofty goals but ultimately settle for local issues in Bangladesh or the United Kingdom! There are constantly actions taking place on behalf of organisations established in Sylhet, and these activities receive significant coverage in Bengali media outlets, both in Bengali and English! In the past year, The Dazzling Dawn has reached over one million readers, achieving what no other print or electronic media in the history of the Bengali community in the UK has managed to do with limited resources and a primary focus on immigration-related concerns! Since I'm not a journalist, I was asked to write regular articles for Dazzling Dawn. 

However, over the past ten years, many individuals have pushed me to write at least about my knowledgeable and experienced in the UK community and experience working on anti-racist campaigns, human rights issues, community development projects, and battling injustices in our neighbourhood and the other minority groups in East London, UK. 

As a community leader, I serve our community without reservation, positively impacting both the UK and Bangladesh. Despite my unfavourable financial circumstances at this age in the UK, some of my friends and family encourage me to carry on with these issue-based activities in Bangladesh. I am happy that Dazzling Dawn has made it to the stage, and I am incredibly appreciative to Munzer and Kamran for their support during this trip and challenging chapter in my life.I'm happy that Dazzling Dawn has been able to progress for more than a year, and I implore our community to stand in solidarity with Dazzling Dawn so that it can keep serving Bengalis worldwide. Dazzling Dawn is a newspaper that has crossed boundaries that others in the UK media industry haven't considered or imagined. Due to the dedication and hard effort of the original founder, editor and publisher of Dazzling Dawn, Munzer Ahmed Chowdhury, and Kamran Ahmed, who must continue, the company has reached one year of success. I am grateful that Dazzling Dawn offered me this opportunity to write columns and contributing editor.

The first English-language newspaper in the UK to break through into the mainstream is Dazzling Dawn. This year, our aims improve and making lot of progress, including reaching out to readers who might find it difficult to read occasionally so they can still enjoy visual material and content! I am thanking everyone on behalf of the Dazzling team for you all making great contributions to our dazzling team by directly or indirectly to contributing our dazzling dawn, and to keep your support and be with us next part of our journey Insha Allah.

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Writer: Contributing Editor, The Dazzling Dawn