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* '''[[Professor|Prof]] [[Andy Miah]]''' - Professor in Ethics & Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre<ref>http://creativefutur.es</ref> at the [[University of the West of Scotland]]. |
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* '''[[Kia Abdullah]]''' - [[Novelist]] and [[journalist]]. She contributes to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper<ref name="Guardian profile">{{cite news | title=Guardian: Kia Abdullah | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kiaabdullah | accessdate=July 2010 | location=London | date=4 July 2008}}</ref> and has written two novels: ''Life, Love and Assimilation''<ref name="lla">{{cite web | title=Life, Love and Assimilation on Amazon | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Love-Assimilation-Kia-Abdullah/dp/1897312008 | accessdate=May 2006 }}</ref> and ''[[Child's Play (novel)|Child's Play]]''.<ref name="childsplay">{{cite web | title=Child's Play on Amazon | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955807859/ | accessdate=December 2009 }}</ref> |
* '''[[Kia Abdullah]]''' - [[Novelist]] and [[journalist]]. She contributes to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper<ref name="Guardian profile">{{cite news | title=Guardian: Kia Abdullah | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kiaabdullah | accessdate=July 2010 | location=London | date=4 July 2008}}</ref> and has written two novels: ''Life, Love and Assimilation''<ref name="lla">{{cite web | title=Life, Love and Assimilation on Amazon | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Love-Assimilation-Kia-Abdullah/dp/1897312008 | accessdate=May 2006 }}</ref> and ''[[Child's Play (novel)|Child's Play]]''.<ref name="childsplay">{{cite web | title=Child's Play on Amazon | work=Kia Abdullah | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955807859/ | accessdate=December 2009 }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Ed Husain|Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain]]''' - [[Writer]], wrote the book ''[[The Islamist]]'' on account of his experience for five years with the [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]].<ref>A. N. Wilson (09 September 2008) [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054090/The-Great-Surrender-How-Britain-given-religious-fanatics-intent-destroying-way-life.html ''The Great Surrender: How Britain has given in to the religious fanatics intent on destroying our way of life''] Mail Online. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.</ref><ref name=timeout>Rebecca Taylor (01 May 2007) [http://www.timeout.com/london/big-smoke/features/2872/islamic_extremists_in_the_east_end.html Islamic extremists in the East End] Time Out London. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.</ref> |
* '''[[Ed Husain|Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain]]''' - [[Writer]], wrote the book ''[[The Islamist]]'' on account of his experience for five years with the [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]].<ref>A. N. Wilson (09 September 2008) [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054090/The-Great-Surrender-How-Britain-given-religious-fanatics-intent-destroying-way-life.html ''The Great Surrender: How Britain has given in to the religious fanatics intent on destroying our way of life''] Mail Online. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.</ref><ref name=timeout>Rebecca Taylor (01 May 2007) [http://www.timeout.com/london/big-smoke/features/2872/islamic_extremists_in_the_east_end.html Islamic extremists in the East End] Time Out London. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.</ref> |
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This is a list of notable political sectors and professions across the United Kingdom.
Many successful, influential and wealthy members from the community have been recognized in the "British Bangladeshi Who's Who"[1] and BritBangla,[2] for their community work, contribution and achievements in British society.
Business
- FRSA - Restaurateur, he was well-known for his dish "Curry Hell" — a curry reputedly so hot (Latif claimed it was "the world's hottest").[3]
- Honorary Consul in Scotland.[5]
- editor, and founder of The British Curry Awards.[6]
- British Bangladeshi to feature on the Sunday Times Rich List (placed at number 511 in 2006).[7]
- Mohammad Ajman 'Tommy Miah' - Internationally renowned celebrity chef, and award winning restaurateur.[8][9][10]
- Discovery Channel reality television programme Bangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage.[13]
- banker.[14]
- managing director of Euro Foods (UK) Limited.[15]
- series two.[16]
Media
- Ajmal Masroor - Television presenter, politician, imam and UK Parliamentary candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.[17]
- A. N. M. Serajur Rahman - Journalist, broadcaster, and Bangladeshi nationalist.[18]
- Editor of British Muslim Magazine Q News.[20] She was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006.[21]
- Konnie Huq - Television presenter, the longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter.[22]
- London Tonight.[25]
- singer and producer. Very well known for TV presenting Islamic and charity shows on Channel S and Islam Channel, mainly known within the community.[26]
Politics
- Baroness Manzila 'Pola' Uddin - Labour peer, and first Muslim and Asian to sit in the House of Lords[32]
- Cllr Muhammad Abdullah Salique - Labour Party member, Councillor for Bethnal Green North ward, Mayor of London Borough of Tower Hamlets for 2008/09 municipal year.[33]
- directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2010 and the first Bangladeshi leader of the council.[34]
- Murad Qureshi - Labour Party politician, and Greater London Assembly Member.[35]
- Bethnal Green and Bow Labour Party constituency.[36]
Performance
- choreographer.[39] Recieved numerous awards including Best Modern Choreography 2002,[40] and Outstanding Newcomer 2000 at the National Dance Awards[41]
- R&B and hip-hop music singer-songwriter. The first Bangladeshi to release a music single, called One More Dance.[44]
- spiritual singer-songwriter.[45]
- 2006.
- Runa Islam - Film and photography visual artist, nominated for the Turner Prize 2008.[8][48]
- Sadik Ahmed - Film director, cinematographer, and writer. Wrote and directed international award-winning short film Tanju Miah, which was specifically selected for screening at the Toronto International Film Festival 2005, and was the first Bangladeshi film in the Sundance Film Festival 2007.[49]
- Double Platinum award.[51]
- Parvati Patil in the Harry Potter film series.[52]
- actress, and television presenter.[53]
- Zoe Rahman - Jazz composer, and pianist.[54] She won the Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award 1999.[54]
Literature
- Prof Andy Miah - Professor in Ethics & Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre[55] at the University of the West of Scotland.
- Kia Abdullah - Novelist and journalist. She contributes to The Guardian newspaper[56] and has written two novels: Life, Love and Assimilation[57] and Child's Play.[58]
- Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain - Writer, wrote the book The Islamist on account of his experience for five years with the Hizb ut-Tahrir.[59][60]
- Brick Lane a story based on a Bangladeshi woman.[61]
Organisations
- British High Commissioner for Bangladesh in 2004, the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post.[62]
- chairman of the East London Mosque.[63]
- Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; she is the first woman, Asian, and Muslim to hold the position;[68][69] she won Sydney Peace Prize2006.
- Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development. He was awarded the Burtoni Award in 2007 for his work on climate change adaptation.[70]
Sport
Anwar Uddin
Other
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of Bangladeshi people
- List of Bengalis
References
- ^ "British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2008". Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ BritBangla
- ^ Tobbell, Kayleigh: Lord of Harpole, The Evening Chronicle, 31 July 2004.
- ^ - Iqbal Wahhab OBE
- ^ Restaurant Hall of Fame - Dr Wali Tasar Uddin MBE, JP, FRSA, D.Litt
- ^ Restaurant Hall of Fame - Enam Ali MBE, AHCIMA FIH, FRSA
- ^ The Ahmed Family Rich List 2006 - The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
- ^ a b "British-Bangladeshis who have made a mark". New Age Xtra. October 10–16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "British Bengali Success Stories". BritBangla. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Yasmin Alibhai- Brown (5 July 1999). "Comment: Cool Britannia II — the Bangladeshis are coming". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Muquim Ahmed April 27, 2008 The Sunday Times. He is a fellow of Queen Mary College, The University of London
- ^ Restaurant Hall of Fame - Muquim Ahmed
- ^ http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/chopshop/_home/index.shtml Chop Shop: London Garage
- ^ http://www.ragibali.com
- ^ "Food Entrepreneur Wins AOC Gold Award". 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ British Bangladeshis who have made a mark New Age Xtra. Date: October 10–16, 2008
- ^ Ajmal Masroor The Guardian
- ^ "Independence Day celebrated". The Daily Star. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Channel4 News". channel4.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Beyond the Veil", 'Newsweek International, 27 November 2006; Accessed 30 September 2007
- ^ "Asian Women of Achievements Awards 2006", BBC, 25 May 2006; Accessed 30 September 2007
- ^ Brit Bangla | Honorary Members - Konnie Huq
- ^ "Lisa Aziz joins ITV West". TV Newsroom. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ "ITV presenter Lisa Aziz suspended". Evening Standard. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ Nina Hossain at Knight Ayton Management
- ^ Beaten up by Bangladeshi officials BBC London (BBC). 2008-04-24. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/tasmin_lucia_khan.shtml Tasmin Lucia Khan] BBC Press Office, August 2010
- ^ New faces and look for BBC Three's 60seconds BBC Press Office 8 February 2008
- ^ BBC Three newsreader Tasmin Lucia Khan in breathless broadcast mystery Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2009
- ^ Tasmin Lucia Khan and Andy May for BBC Three’s 60 Seconds Unreality Primetime, 8 February 2009
- ^ Tasmin Lucia Khan set to join new ITV breakfast show Daybreak Mirror, 4 August 2010
- ^ BritBangla | Honorary Members - Baroness Pola Manzila Uddin
- ^ A shake-up at the Town Hall BBC - BBC London (Community Life). Date: 22/05/2008. Author: Angela Saini
- ^ Hill, Dave (22 August 2010). "Tower Hamlets: Labour selects its mayoral candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "London Assembly Member Murad Qureshi". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Rushanara Ali becomes first Bangladeshi MP London Evening Standard. Retrieved on 2010-05-07.
- ^ "NR chats to GOF's Patil twins". BBC. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Snitchseeker.Com[dead link]
- ^ "Akram Khan's Dance in Limbo - Sky Arts". BSkyB. May 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1146
- ^ http://www.britishcouncil.org/china-arts-drama-bahok2.htm
- ^ "The Book of Cool: Cards and Magic". Book of Cool.
- ^ http://www.deederzaman.com/home.html
- ^ Music Video: "One More Dance" by Mumzy Stranger MTV Iggy. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Nazeel Azami Awakening Records
- ^ Daoust, Phil (2 November 2005). "Pick of the day". The Guardian. London.
- ^ http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/mixed_blood.html
- ^ Davies, Serena (2005-12-10). "A cable car named desire". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ BritBangla | British Bengali Success Stories - Sadik Ahmed
- ^ Biography at SOB official site
- ^ [1]
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/afshan-azad-deathly-hallows-julie-christie-shirley-henderson-wont-return/ |title=Harry Potter Message Boards :: SnitchSeeker.com - Powered by vBulletin |publisher=SnitchSeeker.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-03}
- ^ "A Baishakhi Mela in Banglatown, Brick Lane". Baishakhimela.org.uk. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ a b Fordham, John (18 November 2005). "Review: Zoe Rahman, Melting Pot". London: www.Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ http://creativefutur.es
- ^ "Guardian: Kia Abdullah". Kia Abdullah. London. 4 July 2008. Retrieved July 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Life, Love and Assimilation on Amazon". Kia Abdullah. Retrieved May 2006.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Child's Play on Amazon". Kia Abdullah. Retrieved December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ A. N. Wilson (09 September 2008) The Great Surrender: How Britain has given in to the religious fanatics intent on destroying our way of life Mail Online. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.
- ^ Rebecca Taylor (01 May 2007) Islamic extremists in the East End Time Out London. Retrieved on 15 February 2009.
- ^ Norman Miller (17 September 2003) Ali's 'refreshingly' simple tale BBC News. Retrieved on 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Profile:Anwar Choudhury". BBC News — BBC. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5046970.stm
- ^ BBC News
- ^ Bios
- ^ Irene Khan - Daily Star The Daily Star
- ^ "Amnesty International's Secretary General becomes the University of Salford's new Chancellor". University of Salford. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ Tania Mason, _ has_no_jurisdiction_over_board_members_payment_from_amnesty Charity Commission has 'no jurisdiction' over board member's payment from Amnesty, civilsociety.co.uk, 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ Irene Khan - Biography Amnesty International[dead link]
- ^ "Kaleidoscope: Newsletter of the Embassy of Bangladesh, Sweden" (PDF). 1 (11). March - April 2007: 19. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ http://www.givemefootball.com/player-profiles/anwar-uddin
- ^ http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html#jacko BritBangla | British Bengali Success Stories - Jacko Ali
- ^ AP: Gitmo Movie Subjects Discuss Suicide The Washington Post (12 June 2006). Retrieved on 15 February 2009.
- ^ Guantanamo Britons left in limbo as talks with US stall The Independent (22 February 2004). Retrieved on 15 February 2009.