Bangladesh Caterers Association UK (abbreviated as BCA) is the umbrella organisation of British-Bangladeshi restaurants.
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.