This is a list of notable British Bangladeshis (). This includes Bangladeshi immigrants settled or residing in the United Kingdom and British-born citizens of Bangladeshi national origin.
Successful members from the community are recognised in the annual BritBangla, British Bangladeshi Who's Who and British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100 for their significant work, contribution and achievements in British society.
Business
Abdul Latif – Restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell". Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman. In 2010, his restaurant Lasan won the Best Local Restaurant category on Channel 4's The F Word. In 2011, he won the Central regional heat to reach the final of the BBC Two series Great British Menu. Aref Karim – Accountant and hedge fund manager. In 1995, he founded Quality Capital Management (QCM), which has assets in the region of £150 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Atique Choudhury – Businessman whose restaurant Yum Yum is Europe's largest Thai restaurant. Ayub Ali Master – One of the first Bengali restaurateurs, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant which became a hub for the British Asian community. Bajloor Rashid MBE – Businessman and former president of the Bangladesh Caterers Association. Enam Ali MBE – Restaurateur and businessman. In 2005, he founded The British Curry Awards. He is also the founder, publisher and editor of Spice Business Magazine. Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council. Iqbal Ahmed OBE – Entrepreneur, and chairman and chief executive of Seamark Group. In 2006, he became the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on the Sunday Times Rich List (listed at number 511). He has a net worth of $250 million. Iqbal Wahhab OBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist and publisher. He founded Tandoori Magazine and multi-award-winning restaurant Cinnamon Club. Taken from the book Starting Your Own Restaurant (Crimson Publishing) Jobeda Ali – Social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and chief executive of Three Sisters Care. In 2010, she won the Social Business Leader award at Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards. Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia – Car engineer, designer and coachbuilder, who builds imitation supercars out of old models in a workshop on Discovery Channel's reality television programme Bangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage. Mahee Ferdous Jalil – Businessman, founder of Channel S, owner of Prestige Auto Group and television presenter. Mamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director of London Tradition. In 2014, the company was awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade in recognition of its increase in sales. Muquim Ahmed – Entrepreneur who became the first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26 due to diversification in banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development. Ragib Ali – Industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker who has a net worth of $250 million. Sabirul Islam – Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He has written three self-help books and developed a board game. Since 2011, he has spoken at over 700 events worldwide as part of his Inspire1Million campaign. Shelim Hussain MBE – Entrepreneur, and founder, chairman and managing director of Euro Foods (UK). Siraj Ali – Restaurateur and philanthropist. In 2011, he was awarded the British Bangladeshi Who's Who "Outstanding Contribution Award" for his long standing contribution to the hospitality and catering industry. Syed Ahmed – Entrepreneur, businessman and television personality. He is best known for being a candidate on series two of BBC reality television programme The Apprentice in 2006. Mohammad Ajman "Tommy" Miah MBE – Celebrity chef and restaurateur. In 1991, he founded the Indian Chef of the Year Competition. Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE – Managing Director and Country Head of BOC Bangladesh Limited.
Broadcast media
Abdullah Mahmud, FRSA – Event organiser, media personality, and entrepreneur. A committed community organiser, Abdullah is also the founder of Love Bangladesh, a non-profit initiative designed to foster unity among Bangladeshis globally, and the Centre for Bangladesh Research and Youth Development (CBRYD), a youth-focused research and leadership platform. Ajmal Masroor – Television presenter, politician and Imam. He was the Liberal Democrats Parliamentary candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow constituency in the 2010 general election. He is a television presenter on political and Islamic programmes on Islam Channel and Channel S. Ali Shahalom – Comedian who hosts his own YouTube channel called Aliofficial1 with comedy sketches. Since 2014, he has hosted The Variety Show on Channel S. Fazle Lohani – Journalist, writer, television presenter and filmmaker. He was best known as the presenter of variety television programme Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren. Hasina Momtaz – News presenter for Channel i Europe and previously for NTV Europe, and former press officer for the Mayor of London between 2003 and 2011. Kanak "Konnie" Huq – Television presenter best known for being the longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter. Lisa Aziz – News presenter and journalist, best known as the co-presenter of the Bristol-based ITV West Country nightly weekday news programme The West Tonight, and as one of the first Asian presenters to be seen on television. In 2004, she won the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy's Best Television News Journalist Award. Nadia Ali – Television and radio presenter. Since 2012, she has presented the live Bengali show on Sunday nights for BBC Asian Network. Nadiya Hussain – Columnist and television personality best known for winning series six of BBC baking competition programme The Great British Bake Off in 2015. Nina Hossain – Journalist, newscaster and sole presenter of ITV London's regional news programme ITV News London. Nurul Islam – Broadcast journalist, radio producer and presenter. He is best remembered for his work with the BBC World Service. Reshmin Chowdhury – Sports journalist and broadcaster. Since 2010, she has broadcast as a sports presenter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2015, she won the Media Award at the Asian Football Awards. Rizwan Hussain – Television presenter, philanthropist, international humanitarian aid worker, barrister, and former Hindi music singer and producer. He presents Islamic and charity programmes on Channel S and Islam Channel. Shafik Rehman – Journalist, political analyst, and writer, who is best known for introducing Valentine's Day in Bangladesh. Syed Neaz Ahmad – Academic, writer, journalist, columnist and critic. He is best known for anchoring NTV Europe current affairs talk show Talking Point. Tasmin Lucia-Khan – Journalist, presenter and producer. She is best known for delivering BBC Three's nightly hourly "World News" bulletins on 60 Seconds and presenting E24 on the rolling news channel BBC News. She currently delivers news bulletins and breaking stories on ITV breakfast television programme Daybreak.
Finance Helal Miah – Investment analyst at The Share Centre. His tips for how to invest have appeared in The Sunday Times and numerous investment blogs. Moorad Choudhry – Managing Director, Head of Business Treasury and Global Banking & Markets at Royal Bank of Scotland plc. Sultan Choudhury OBE – Banker, chartered accountant and chief executive officer of Al Rayan Bank (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain).
Journalism
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury – Writer, journalist and columnist for Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. He is best known for his lyrics on "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano" in 1952, which is the most widely celebrated song commemorating the Bengali language movement. Ash Sarkar – British journalist and political activist, currently a Contributing Editor at Novara Media. Fareena Alam – Former editor of British Muslim magazine Q News. She was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006. Rejina Sabur-Cross – Food writer and blogger. Sarwar Ahmed – Publisher best known for founding Eastern Eye in 1989. He is the publisher of Asiana and Asiana Wedding. In 2013, he was awarded the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards. A. N. M. Serajur Rahman – Journalist and broadcaster. From 1960 to 1994, he worked for BBC World Service, and was the deputy chief of BBC Bangla Service before retirement. Shamim Chowdhury – Television and print journalist for Al Jazeera English. Shelina Begum – Journalist and editor of Asian News. In 2006, she was named North West Journalist of the Year at the British Nuclear Fuels-sponsored press wards. Syed Nahas Pasha – Journalist and editor-in-chief of Janomot and Curry Life.
Politics
Ministers Rushanara Ali MP – former Junior minister of State for Homelessness and Democracy and Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow. Tulip Siddiq MP – former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister and Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn, former councillor for Regent's Park ward and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in Camden.
Members of Parliament Apsana Begum MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse, first Hijabi to be elected as an MP for the British parliament. Rupa Huq MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, and former Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Ealing. Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP – Labour Party Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region. He is the first British Bangladeshi to be elected as a Member of Scottish Parliament as well as being a businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.
Life peers Baroness "Pola" Manzila Uddin – Labour Party life peer, community activist, and the first Muslim and second Asian woman to sit in the House of Lords.
Mayors Forhad Hussain - Mayor of Newham. Lutfur Rahman – first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets and the first Bangladeshi leader of a local government. Mohammed Asaduzzaman - mayor of Brighton and Hove Nadia Shah – Ceremonial Mayor of Camden. In May 2016, she became the first female mayor in the United Kingdom of Bangladeshi origin. Nasim Ali OBE – Cabinet Member for Young People in Camden Council and former ceremonial Mayor of Camden. In 2003, at the age of 34, he became UK's youngest mayor as well as the first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor.
Local Luthfur Rahman OBE – Labour Party politician, councillor in the City of Manchester and Executive Member for Skills, Culture and Leisure in Manchester City Council. In 2008, he became the first person of Bengali origin to be elected a councillor on Manchester City Council. Abjol Miah – Politician, Liberal Democrats, former chairman of the Respect Party and former councillor for Shadwell ward. In 2010, he stood as the Respect parliamentary candidate in Bethnal Green and Bow constituency at the 2010 general election. Farida Anwar – Labour Party politician, councillor for Headington Hill and Northway in Oxford City Council. In 2014, she became Oxfordshire's first city councillor from a Bangladeshi background. Murad Qureshi – Labour Party politician and former Greater London Assembly Member. Rabina Khan – Liberal Democrat councillor for Shadwell ward, former Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, community worker and author of Ayesha's Rainbow. Syeda Khatun MBE – Labour Party politician, councillor for Tipton Green in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Cabinet Advisor for Education. In 1999, she was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands. Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury – Politician