Trade bodies of Bangladesh
There are many trade bodies in Bangladesh. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) is the apex representative organization safeguarding the interest of the private sector in trade and industry in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is the officially recognized apex apparel export trade body of 4,490 apparel manufacturing units. The BGMEA also acts as a pressure group to protect the interests of the RMG sector and acts as a facilitator of trade negotiations with global trade bodies such as the WTO, ILO, and UNCTAD. MCCI, established in 1904, is the oldest and most representative trade organization of Bangladesh having in its membership roll most leading commercial and industrial organizations including almost all the public sector corporations and all multinational companies. The services of the Chamber’s Tribunal of Arbitration, which has been adjudicating commercial disputes for a long time, have earned wide-spread recognition within the country and abroad.
Chambers of Commerce
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (http://www.dhakachamber.com/) Chamber Building, 65-66, Motijheel C/A. Dhaka-1000, Tel : 880-2-9552562, Fax : 880-2-9560830 Email: info@dhakachamber.com
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (http://www.mccibd.org/) Chamber Building 122-124, Motijheel C/A., Dhaka-1000 Tel : 880-2-9565208-10, Fax : 880-2-9565212 Email: sg@citechco.net
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) (http://www.fbcci-bd.org/) 60, Motijheel C/A., Dhaka, Tel : 9560482, 9560102-3 Fax: 880-2-7176030 Email: fbcci@bol-online.com Trade Associations
Association of Air Cargo Agents of Bangladesh (AACAB) House 45 (3rd Floor), Road 17, Banani Dhaka Tel: 9881663, Fax: 9881664 Email: acabhq@intechworld.net
Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) (http://www.atabweb.com/atab/preMess.htm) House 91, Road 13 Block D, Banani, Dhaka, Tel: 605929
Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) (http://www.hrexport-baira.org/index2.htm) BAIRA Bhaban, 130, New Eskaton Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Tel : 8359482, 9345587, Fax : 880-2-9344979 Email: baira@sdnbd.org
Bangladesh Leather Goods Manufacturing Association (BLGMA) 3, Outer Circular Road, Rajarbagh, Dhaka Tel: 406415
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) (http://www.bgmea.com.bd/) BGMEA Complex, 23/1 Pantha Path Link Road, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka-1215 Tel : 880-2-8115597, 8115751, Fax : 880-2-8113951, 8125739 Email: info@bgmea.com Foreign Trade Bodies in Bangladesh
American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (www.amchambd.org) Room # 319, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel 1, Minto Road, Dhaka-1000 Tel : 880-2-8330001, 8358060, Fax : 880-2-8312975, 9349217, Email: amcham@bangla.net
British Trade Center UN road, Baridhara, Dhaka Tel: 8822705-9, Fax: 8823437
Foreign Investor's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bangladesh (FICCI) (www.ficci.org.bd) "Prime View" (03-303), 7 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212. Tel : 9893049, 9892913, Fax : 9893058, Email: ficci@bdcom.net
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) (www.jetro.go.jp) Sharif Plaza 3rd Floor 39, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka Tel: 8818222, Fax : 8818224
Kotra (Korean Trade Center) Navana Tower (10th Floor), Gulshan, Dhaka. Tel : 8813153, 8824218, Fax : 8823068
Trade Center of China Plot 2&4, Road 3, Block 1, Baridhara, Dhaka Tel : 8824862, 8823004, Fax : 8823004
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