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In 1960, Israel Miah became the founder president of what became the Bangladesh Caterers Association. It represents the political and economic interests of the owners of 12,000 British Bangladeshi restaurants and takeaways across the UK.<ref name="South Asian Resistances in Britain">{{cite book |first1=Rehana|last1=Mukherjee|last2=Mukherjee|first2=Sumita|title=South Asian Resistances in Britain, 1858 - 1947|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eflGAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=Bangladesh+Caterers+Association&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBWoVChMI4duFiPPgxgIVSLYUCh27cgOt#v=onepage&q=Bangladesh%20Caterers%20Association&f=false|year=2011|publisher=[[Continuum International Publishing Group|Continuum]]|page=45|isbn=978-1441117564}}</ref> It organises various activities to promote Bangladeshi cuisine in Great Britain as well as in Europe.<ref name="bca1960">{{cite web |url=http://www.bca1960.com/index.php/2012-08-22-16-56-48/about-bca.html|title=About BCA|publisher=Bangladesh Caterers Association|date=22 August 2012|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> |
In 1960, Israel Miah became the founder president of what became the Bangladesh Caterers Association. It represents the political and economic interests of the owners of 12,000 British Bangladeshi restaurants and takeaways across the UK.<ref name="South Asian Resistances in Britain">{{cite book |first1=Rehana|last1=Mukherjee|last2=Mukherjee|first2=Sumita|title=South Asian Resistances in Britain, 1858 - 1947|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eflGAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=Bangladesh+Caterers+Association&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBWoVChMI4duFiPPgxgIVSLYUCh27cgOt#v=onepage&q=Bangladesh%20Caterers%20Association&f=false|year=2011|publisher=[[Continuum International Publishing Group|Continuum]]|page=45|isbn=978-1441117564}}</ref> It organises various activities to promote Bangladeshi cuisine in Great Britain as well as in Europe.<ref name="bca1960">{{cite web |url=http://www.bca1960.com/index.php/2012-08-22-16-56-48/about-bca.html|title=About BCA|publisher=Bangladesh Caterers Association|date=22 August 2012|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2004, the organisation requested for ethnic restaurant staff positions to be designated as a shortage occupation, which would make it easier for Bangladeshi citizens to obtain UK work permits.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3538436.stm|title=Bangladeshi work visas criticised|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=5 August 2004|accessdate=1 January 2009}}</ref> In 2014, the organisation established a cross party parliamentary group to lobby the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British Government]] on behalf of the curry industry. It had the support of 24 MPs with 70 more promising to support the cause.<ref name="bighospitality">{{cite news |last=Witts|first=Sophie|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Trends-Reports/Chef-shortage-causing-crisis-for-UK-curry-restaurants|title=Chef shortage causing crisis for UK curry restaurants|work= |location= |publisher=''Big Hospitality''|date=24 July 2015|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:08, 1 November 2015
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| Formation | 1960 |
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| Type | Umbrella organisation |
Region served | United Kingdom |
President | Pasha Khandaker |
Secretary General | M. A. Munim |
Chief Treasurer | Abdul Malik |
Key people | Bajloor Rashid (former president) Oli Khan (Head of the Awards Committee) |
| Website | www |
Bangladesh Caterers Association UK (abbreviated as BCA) is the
British-Bangladeshi
restaurants. It was established in 1960 to represent the catering industry run by the ethnic Bangladeshis.
Premise
In 1960, Israel Miah became the founder president of what became the Bangladesh Caterers Association. It represents the political and economic interests of the owners of 12,000 British Bangladeshi restaurants and takeaways across the UK.[1] It organises various activities to promote Bangladeshi cuisine in Great Britain as well as in Europe.[2]
In 2004, the organisation requested for ethnic restaurant staff positions to be designated as a shortage occupation, which would make it easier for Bangladeshi citizens to obtain UK work permits.[3] In 2014, the organisation established a cross party parliamentary group to lobby the British Government on behalf of the curry industry. It had the support of 24 MPs with 70 more promising to support the cause.[4]
See also
- Business of British Bangladeshis
- Bangladeshi cuisine
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
References
- ISBN 978-1441117564.
- ^ "About BCA". Bangladesh Caterers Association. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Bangladeshi work visas criticised". BBC News. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Witts, Sophie (24 July 2015). "Chef shortage causing crisis for UK curry restaurants". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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