[1][2] The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry was established in 1973 under the Trade Organization Ordinance, 1961 and Companies Act, 1913.

[2] The Ministry of Commerce dissolved the FBCCI board of directors and on 11 September 2024 appointed Hafizur Rahman, a former additional secretary and member of the Bangladesh Competition Commission, as the administrator of the FBCCI pending the election of a new board.

[4] International Linkages FBCCI maintains close relations with Trade and Industrial Associations and other mercantile and public bodies abroad.

FBCCI also interacts with various international economic and trade promotion organizations including UNDP, ESCAP, UNIDO, ITC, GATT-UNCTAD.

[1] The Federation of FBCCI has Joint Chambers/Co-operation Agreement with the national trade organizations of a good number of countries including Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippine, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan & Vietnam.