Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
apex chamber
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Type
- apex chamber
- Sector
- n/a
- President
- Taskeen Ahmed
- Secretary General
- n/a
- Members
- 5700
- Founded
- 1958
- Affiliation
- FBCCI
Urging competitive energy tariffs, export incentive retention, and automated customs clearance to sustain industrial growth.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-12 budget_proposal Dhaka 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 1958 under Companies Act 1913. Over 5,700 regular members per official site. Taskeen Ahmed elected president for 2025 (BSS); DCCI elects president annually, and 2026 news (e.g. tbsnews, bssnews) still cites him as current president. president_since set to 2025-01-01 as an approximate start of the 2025 term (exact handover date not confirmed).