Bangladesh Caterers Association Awards 2010 - Winners Announced
11 October 2010

Britain’s best caterers were honoured last night by the Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA), UK’s only governing body for the burgeoning curry industry, at the BCA Awards 2010. Celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year, the BCA welcomed high profile celebrities, dignitaries, MP’s and VIP’s including HE Engineer Mosharrof Hossain, Bangladeshi Cabinet Minister for Labour and Non Resident Bangladeshis; HE Professor Dr Syed Modasser Ali, Adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister; Lord Bilimoria, Chairman of Cobra Beer; Keith Vaz MP; Greg Clarke MP; and Frank Dobson MP, to celebrate the announcement of the esteemed Best Caterer of the Year Award across 11 regions.

The awards, presented by hosts, Eastenders actor Nitin Ganatra and ‘Daybreak’ presenter Tasmin Lucia Khan, acknowledged the achievements of Asian restaurants and restaurateurs spanning the UK, including Dinesh Bhatessa of Mint Leaf Restaurant & Bar, Haymarket, London, and Athair Khan of The Last Days of the Raj Restaurant, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Winners were selected by a panel of judges led by curry and culinary expert Pat Chapman.

In addition, four coveted BCA Golden Jubilee Honour Awards were presented to Rushanara Ali MP; Anne Main MP; Late Alhaj Tara Miah Khan – the youngest member of the first ever BCA Central Committee; and Shykh Seraj – media personality and agricultural development activist.

In speaking at the event, Bajloor Rashid, President of BCA, said, "For half a century now, BCA has been the guardian angel of Bangladeshi caterers in UK. It is inspiration for us that more than two million curry lovers visit curry houses each week in UK. Our members have only three rules: take care of customers, take care of customers and take care of customers. The year ahead presents uncertainty, but we guarantee that BCA will be there. We created the curry industry, now it’s the government’s responsibility to preserve it.” The BCA represents 12,000 British-Bangladeshi restaurants across the UK and was established in 1960 to represent the Catering Industry run by the ethnic Bangladeshis. At present, the industry employs more than 100,000 people, mostly Bangladeshi in origin, with an estimated yearly turnover of £4 billion.

BCA Best Caterer of the Year Award recipients 2010:

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