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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...

December 9, 2025

MCCI Organizes Session for ASEAN Diplomats

On 9 December 2025, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) hosted a session for a delegation of ASEAN diplomats at its Gulshan office. The session was a part of a short diplomatic training course titled "Enhancing Engagement with ASEAN Countries” organized by the Foreign Service Academy (FSA). The objective of the session...

December 3, 2025

MCCI Organizes Session for the 35th FEEM Course Participants

On 3 December 2025, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) hosted a session for the participants of the 35th Fiscal Economics and Economic Management (FEEM) course at its Motijheel office. Organized at the request of the Institute of Public Finance Bangladesh (IPF), the session aimed to familiarize the participants with MCCI's...

October 28, 2025

MCCI Hosts Discussion on PMI for Bangladesh in Collaboration with PEB and FCDO

Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), in collaboration with the Policy Exchange of Bangladesh (PEB) and supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), organized a Discussion Session on “Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Bangladesh” on 28 October 2025 at its Gulshan office. Mr. Farooq Ahmed, Secretary-General and CEO of MCCI, delivered the...

October 26, 2025

MCCI Holds Roundtable Discussion on Advancing Bangladesh’s Semiconductor Industry

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) organized a roundtable discussion on “Advancing Bangladesh’s Semiconductor Industry” on 25 October 2025 at its Gulshan office. The event started with Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, President, MCCI, delivering the welcome remarks. Later, Dr. M. Rokonuzzaman, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, NSU, presented an...