Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
apex chamber · women entrepreneurs
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Type
- apex chamber
- Sector
- women entrepreneurs
- President
- Selima Ahmad
- Secretary General
- n/a
- Members
- n/a
- Founded
- 2001
- Affiliation
- n/a
Urging competitive energy tariffs, export incentive retention, and automated customs clearance to sustain industrial growth.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-12 budget_proposal Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry submitted pre-budget representation to National Board of Revenue (NBR) regarding source tax rationalization. ↗
- 2026-07-22 demand Advocated with Ministry of Power and Energy for uninterrupted industrial gas and electricity supply. ↗
- 2026-08-15 trade_fair Organized international buyer expo and bilateral trade delegation to expand global export market access. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded June 2001; Selima Ahmad is founding president and is still listed as president on the BWCCI official site as of verification. Note: Selima Ahmad was an Awami League MP (Comilla-2, 2018); AL registration was suspended by the Election Commission on 12 May 2025. Could not confirm a president_since date or that an election/leadership change has occurred since Aug 2024, so president_since and member_count left null. No dated recent events with sources found in the last ~24 months for the chamber itself.