Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries
বাংলাদেশ শিল্প ও বণিক সমিতি | |
 Seal of FBCCI | |
| Abbreviation | FBCCI |
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| Formation | 1973 |
| Headquarters | 60 Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
President | Mahbubul Alam |
| Website | fbcci |
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ শিল্প ও বণিক সমিতি) is the apex trade organization of Bangladesh playing a pivotal role in consultative and advisory capacity, safeguarding the interest of the private sector in the country.[1][2]
History
[edit]The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry was established in 1973 under the Trade Organization Ordinance and Companies Act, 1913.[2]
Structure
[edit]Board of directors
[edit]- President - 01 (Currently Mahbubul Alam)[3]
- Senior Vice-President - 01 (Currently Mr. Md. Amin Helaly)[4]
- Vice-Presidents - 06 (Currently: Khairul Huda Chopol, Anwar Sadat Sarker, Joshoda Jibon Debnath, Md. Munir Hossain, Rashadul Hossain Chowdhury and Ms. Shomi Kaiser)[5]
- Directors - 46
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
[edit]Members of the FBCCI are District Chambers, Regional Chambers, Associations, bilateral and national industry associations.[6]
International links
[edit]International 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
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ "Jashim Uddin, new FBCCI president". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Senior Vice President – FBCCI". Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Vice President – FBCCI". Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Chief of Member Bodies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
External links
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