Bangladesh must fix its worsening energy crisis and secure supplies to existing industries before courting new investment, business leaders and experts warned at a Dhaka seminar yesterday, cautioning that costly and unreliable energy is eroding industrial competitiveness.

A high-profile delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today for a two-day visit as part of its objectives to enhance trade and investment.

The government has reduced the board size of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) from 80 to 48 members, tightened election rules and increased membership and affiliation fees through amendments to the Trade Organization Rules, 2025.

Businesses yesterday called for structural reforms in the tax system to reduce the cost of doing business, ease compliance burdens, and improve investment competitiveness.

Apex trade body failing to serve private sector sans elected leadership

The country’s apex trade body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), is struggling to assist the government in policy-making and serve the business community due to a leadership crisis caused by the absence of elections, according to business leaders.

The government appointed an administrator to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), following the resignation of its president amid protests

On April 4, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to pay attention to ensuring reasonable protection from customs tariffs for the sake of employment and promoting domestic industries, services and small and medium enterprises.

The apex trade body said at present, 2 percent tax at source is applicable on the supply of items such as rice, wheat, potato, onion, garlic, chickpeas, lentils, turmeric, pepper, maize, flour, flour, salt, edible oil, sugar, and all kinds of fruits among other items.

The reserves stood at $19.45 billion on March 27 whereas it was more than $41 billion two years ago.

FBCCI sits with different trade bodies to prepare budget proposals

The government should immediately form a separate fund for importers of essential goods so that they do not face any trouble in opening LCs

Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday expressed concern over ongoing political unrest centring the upcoming parliamentary elections in January.

The leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have sought the cooperation of the central bank so that the interest rate on loans does not increase by a large margin.

Mahbubul Alam, the newly elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), has expressed his commitment to bolster trade and business in the country in the days ahead.

The government should lay emphasis on the electricity transmission and distribution system to ensure uninterrupted supply, said Mahbubul Alam, the newly elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). 

The Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida), and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) jointly organised the summit at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka this afternoon.

134 candidates will contest in FBCCI polls this year

They are either tax or loan defaulters