Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ শিল্প ও বণিক সমিতি) is the apex trade organization of Bangladesh playing consultative and advisory role in safeguarding the interests of the private sector in the country.[1][2]
বাংলাদেশ শিল্প ও বণিক সমিতি | |
 Seal of FBCCI | |
| Abbreviation | FBCCI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1973 |
| Headquarters | 60 Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Administrator | Hafizur Rahman |
| Website | fbcci |
History
editThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry was established in 1973 under the Trade Organization Ordinance, 1961 and Companies Act, 1913.[2]
Structure
editBoard of directors
editThe Ministry of Commerce dissolved the FBCCI board of directors and on 11 September 2024 appointed Hafizur Rahman, a former additional secretary and member of the Bangladesh Competition Commission, as the administrator of the FBCCI pending the election of a new board.[3]
Division of work
edit- General Affairs Division
- Membership & Legal Affairs Division
- International Division
- Research Division
- Trade & Finance Division
- PR & Protocols Division
- SME & Price Monitoring Division
Member bodies
edit- Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- A Class Chamber - 60
- B Class Chamber - 19
- Trade and Industrial Association
- A Class Association - 372
- B Class Association - 05
- Joint Chamber (with Foreign Countries) - 20
Members
editMembers of the FBCCI are District Chambers, Regional Chambers, Associations, bilateral and national industry associations.[4]
International links
editInternational Linkages FBCCI maintains close relations with Trade and Industrial Associations and other mercantile and public bodies abroad. FBCCI is the member of different international bodies, such as International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI). FBCCI also interacts with various international economic and trade promotion organizations including UNDP, ESCAP, UNIDO, ITC, GATT-UNCTAD. To safeguard and protect the interest of business community in the international arena, FBCCI maintains close communication with these International Organizations. Presently FBCCI is the chair of the BCIM (Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar) Business Council.[1]
The Federation of FBCCI has Joint Chambers/Co-operation Agreement with the national trade organizations of a good number of countries including Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippine, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan & Vietnam.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mazid, Muhammad Abdul (2012). "Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry". www.fbcci-bd.org. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam resigns, new administrator appointed". bdnews24.com. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Chief of Member Bodies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.