Dhaka interested to work with London

Bangladesh wants to work with the British government to address the problems of the catering industry in the UK and thus help it grow further, reports UNB.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Mijarul Quayes said this while speaking at a reception arranged by the Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) in its newly refurbished office in London recently, said a Foreign Ministry media release issued in Dhaka on Saturday.
The industry has been facing various problems, including high VAT (value added tax), staff shortage and frequent raids by law enforcing agencies.
Bijoy Maliha, chairman of Kingfisher, several parliamentarians, including Baroness Paula Uddin and Rushnara Ali, MP, officials of the High Commission, journalists and BCA members attended the reception.
Earlier, the envoy formally inaugurated the newly refurbished premises, and expressed the hope that BCA will work in a better way to protect the interests of the industry and help the industry to overcome its present crisis.
BCA is the apex organisation of the catering industry in the UK, representing about 4,000 restaurants there owned by the Bangladeshi diaspora who primarily employ the workers of Bangladeshi origin.
The industry now contributes about £4.00 billion to the UK economy and employs about 100,000 workers.
Meanwhile, an All Party Parliamentarian Group (APPG) was formed in UK Parliament on March 24 for promoting the catering industry there. The launching of the APPG now provides policy focus on
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