Chippenham

Wiltshire

A Wiltshire market town where Bangladeshi community life was built through restaurant enterprise and later charitable leadership.

Community from
1989
Est. population
200+
Pioneer profiles
1

Community History

Chippenham's Bangladeshi history is strongly associated with the Taj Mahal, opened in 1989 by Arju Miah. His work linked a small Wiltshire market town to the wider South West restaurant network created by Sylheti migrants, and his later charitable work brought wider recognition.

Pioneer Profiles

Individuals who shaped the British Bangladeshi story in Chippenham.

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