Recent Activities Archives - Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka (MCCI)

March 10, 2026

MCCI Launches Policy Publication “Reviving Private Sector-Led Economic Growth: Critical Issues and Priorities Facing the New Government in Bangladesh

On 9 March 2026, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) launched the policy publication “Reviving Private Sector-Led Economic Growth: Critical Issues and Priorities Facing the New Government in Bangladesh” in a formal ceremony at its Gulshan office. Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman, PPRC, and Chairperson, BRAC, graced the event as...

March 8, 2026

MCCI Office-Bearers Pay Courtesy Call on Mr. Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, MP, the Newly Appointed Hon’ble Minister for Commerce, Textiles & Jute, and Industry

A delegation from Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), led by its President, Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, MP, the newly appointed Hon’ble Minister for Commerce, Textiles & Jute, and Industry at his Secretariat office on Sunday, 08 March 2026. The MCCI delegation also...

February 25, 2026

MCCI Office-Bearers Pay Courtesy Call on Mr. Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, MP, the Newly Appointed Hon’ble Minister for Finance

A delegation from the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), led by its President, Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, MP, the newly appointed Hon’ble Minister for Finance, at his Secretariat office on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. During the meeting, Mr. Md. Zonayed Abdur...

February 17, 2026

A RENEWED MANDATE: A STRONGER BANGLADESH

MCCI extends its congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its victory in the 2026 National Elections. The outcome reflects the electorate’s expectations for stability, effective governance, and continued economic progress. MCCI affirms its commitment to working with the incoming government to support investment, enhance competitiveness, and promote sustainable national development.

January 20, 2026

MCCI Organizes Seminar on “Systematic Efforts to Understand Economic Pulse: Importance of Purchasing Managers’ Index”

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), in partnership with Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB), organized a seminar titled “Systematic Efforts to Understand Economic Pulse: Importance of the Purchasing Managers’ Index” at its Gulshan office on 19 January 2026. The objective of the seminar was to facilitate the broader understanding and effective utilization...

December 30, 2025

সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী বেগম খালেদা জিয়ার মৃত্যুতে শোকবার্তা

বাংলাদেশের তিনবারের নির্বাচিত প্রধানমন্ত্রী বেগম খালেদা জিয়ার ইন্তেকালে এমসিসিআই গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করছে। তিনি ৩০ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫ তারিখে ভোর ৬টায় ঢাকার এভারকেয়ার হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় ইন্তেকাল করেন। ইন্নালিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্না ইলাইহি রাজিউন। বেগম খালেদা জিয়া ১৯৯১–১৯৯৫, স্বল্প সময়ের জন্য ১৯৯৬ সালে এবং ২০০১–২০০৬ সাল পর্যন্ত সফলভাবে দেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী হিসেবে দায়িত্ব পালন করেন। তিনি বাংলাদেশের প্রথম...

December 30, 2025

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE SAD DEMISE OF THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER BEGUM KHALDA ZIA (1945–2025)

MCCI expresses its profound grief at the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, a three-time elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who breathed her last around 6 am on 30 December 2025 at Evercare Hospital, Dhaka. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajeun. Begum Khaleda Zia led Bangladesh during 1991–1995, briefly in 1996, and then from 2001 to...

December 21, 2025

MCCI Hosts Delegation from Bangladesh Competition Commission

On 21 December 2025, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), hosted a delegation from the Bangladesh Competition Commission at its Gulshan office. Chaired by the MCCI President, Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, a discussion session titled “The Competition Act, 2012 and Creating Awareness of the Activities of the Bangladesh Competition Commission” took...

December 18, 2025

MCCI Organizes its 121st Annual General Meeting

The 121st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) was held on Thursday, 18 December 2025, at its Gulshan office. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, President, MCCI. Representatives from MCCI member organizations joined the meeting.

December 15, 2025

MCCI Organizes FGD on NPL and Private Credit Growth

On 14 December 2025, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka, organized a focus group discussion (FGD) titled “Non-Performing Loans (NPL), Slowing Private-Sector Credit Growth, and Implications for Business and Banking Governance in Bangladesh — Unlocking Growth: Tackling NPLs and the Credit Squeeze in Bangladesh’s Private Sector”. The purpose of the event was...