Bajloor Rashid MBE
President
UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry

In 2014, he became President of the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI), which he co-founded. Bajloor Rashid was a key business figure in setting up this new chamber of commerce based in London. The UKBCCI is a leading umbrella organisation for successful British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK and Bangladesh. As President of the UKBCCI, he is the founder of the UKBCCI Business & Entrepreneur Excellence Awards and has been the driving force behind it since 2016.
Bajloor Rashid MBE is a British Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for his tenure as President of the BCA 2006-2012. Bajloor’s business activity has been prolific in the UK and Bangladesh. His efforts include state-of-the art restaurants, a property company, an insurance company, a hospitality resort and three medicare service institutions including a 500-bedded medical college hospital in Bangladesh. Bajloor is also a director of a Bangladeshi travel tour company and a chairman of a company specialising in gas filling station outlets. He is currently Chairman for Progressive Life Insurance Company Limited. Humanitarian causes have figured large in his adult life. He is a dedicated social worker and has always been at the forefront of many community movements.
Whilst president of the BCA; he was at the forefront of the great Trafalgar Square demonstration which attracted tens of thousands of people. This sparked a debate in the House of Commons just days later about the immigration rules. The demonstration was aimed at drawing government attention to the problems the curry industry had over skilled chefs being included in the shortage occupation list of UKBA in 2008. His work has been recognised by sitting and past Prime Ministers and also by the leader of opposition, Mr Ed Miliband MP, who all have singled out Bajloor’s contribution to the curry industry.

His strong entrepreneurial sense means that he is always looking at ways to create something new for people and is currently researching and working on a number of new projects. He says “The best way to address social injustice among the have-nots is to teach them skills and get them into work”. He ensured that the members who joined the BCA had every opportunity; to not only develop their business and social skills, but also to build their leadership and philanthropic capabilities. In the BCA, Bajloor was instrumental in giving the BCA Awards international status and industry recognition, through his drive to build the brand. Throughout his career he has received many awards; in 2012 and 2013 the BB (British Bangladeshi) Power 100 List, ranked him as one of the top ten and top twenty most influential BB individuals in the UK, Channel S Television awarded him Business Personality of the year in 2013.
The British Bangladeshi Who’s Who, is an annual publication, which is a celebration of individuals from various sectors who are at the top of their respective fields. Bajloor has been listed a number of times in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for his work in Catering and Communications. In 2015 he was listed for his work in the Business & Community Sector. In 2014 Bajloor was awarded in recognition for his outstanding contribution.
Bajloor was honoured at the Curry Life Awards in October 2018. He became the first recipient of a new award known as the Curry Life MA Rahim Memorial Award, which is dedicated to the life of M A Rahim and was the main award of the night. It was awarded due to Bajloor’s outstanding contribution to the curry industry, as well as the wider community.
Mr Bajloor Rashid was awarded an MBE in the 2012 New Year Honour’s list of Her Majesty the Queen, for his lifelong contribution to the British Bangladeshi catering Industry.

The Non-Resident Bangladeshis are playing an important role in sending remittance from different parts of the world. The NRBs are awarded to Commercially Important Person (CIB) honor in every year sending remittance in a legal way. The NRBs demanded separate economic zone to the government. The demand has been made at the two-day long first ‘Global Business Summit-2020’ held January 7-8 at Crowne Plaza in Dubai. Business America Magazine was the event partner of this summit. 500 hundred NRBs from 20 countries were present at the summit. In the summit, all NRBs have been called upon to invest in Bangladesh without any hesitation. Local Arabians with other invited guests were present at the summit who want to invest in Bangladesh.

On the first of day of the summit, Bangladesh Ambassador to Arab Emirates Mohammad Imran addressed the summit as the chief guest. Consul General to Dubai Iqbal Hossain Khan and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries Vice-President Dilip Kumar Agarwal addressed the summit as special guests. Bangladesh Business Council, Dubai President Md Mahtabur Rahman Nasir delivered the welcome speech. Presided over by convener of the summit Ayub Ali, the summit was addressed by Bangladesh Busienss Councial Vice-President Mahbubul Alam Manik, Raja Mallik, Member Secretary Saifuddin Ahmed, President and Managing Editor of Business America Magazine Enamul Haque Enam along with other business leaders of Bangladesh.

On the second of day of the summit, Bangladesh Consulate General in Dubai Commercial Counselor Kamrul Hasan the summit as the guest of honor. Among others, invited businessmen and entrepreneurs including Dr Saiful Khandaker, Dr Wali Taser Uddin, Robiul Kari Belal, Kazi Sarwar Habib, Tamima Kabir, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury, Tahmina Watson, Sadi-uz-Zaman, Mohammad Ismail, Mahir Al Khan Ratul were also present at the summit.
Mahtabur Rahman Nasir sadi 12 million people of Bangladesh are working in abroad in different jobs. Of them, 10 lac people are businessmen who don’t have acquaintance with other Bangladeshi businessmen. If NRB businessmen and entrepreneurs unite themselves and take collective efforts, the economy of the country can be improved largely. And Bangladesh can be one of the most important economic powers of the world.

He said, Bangladesh has already got the recognition of a country of huge potentials. In 1971, Bangladesh was economically a devastated country but now it has already succeeded to reach to the right track of development. In free economy market, Bangladesh has stood strongly at her own feet. Per capitia income of the country is now above 1900 US dollars.

Mahtabur Rahman said, we are going ahead with building up the dreams the greatest Bangalee of the thousand years and father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. We want to take our country to bigger world stage contributing to implement the Vision 2021 of Bangabandhu’s daughter Jananetri Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We want be a part of this unique status in the world. He said industrialization and economic development are deeply connected to each other. New mills and factories are set up through investment and new employments are created. Through foreign investments, exchange of new technologies is taken place which is a demand of time. We should take the opportunity in the age of this golden chapter of world economy. We must attract more foreign investments.

Mahtabur Rahman Nasir said, Bangladesh is far behind regarding the investments at individual level. Development of the most of countries of South-East Asia has been made possible through foreign investment. He said we who are working in abroad. If of them 40 percent entrepreneurs and businessmen used to invest in Bangladesh, billions of investment can be done in the country. And if this is happened, the foreign investors also want to invest in our country.
In the two-day summit, different session over potentiality of gold industry, real estate, digital banking and export and import industries in Bangladesh were conducted. Highlighting the investment of Middle-East countries including United Arab Emirates, the NRBs urged to the other foreign investors to invest in the economic zones of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Business Council under Dubai Chamber of Commerce has been working for the trade interest of the NRBs entrepreneurs and business there. For this purpose, this business summit has been arranged for greater interest of them. In the closing ceremony, President and Managing Editor of Business America Magazine Enamul Haque Enam thanked and greeted to all the participants for taking part in the first Global Business Summit. He informed that the second edition of this summit will be arranged in a greater stage in the next year.
The summit was concluded with a colorful cultural program where traditional dances and songs were performed. Country’s renowned singer Pintu Ghosh entertained the audiences at the closing ceremony.

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