Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Formation1972
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website www.bwcci-bd.org

Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry or BWCCI, is an industry trade body of women entrepreneurs. [1] [2] [3] Selima Ahmad is the founding President of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry. [4]

History

Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in 2001 by Selima Ahmad. It was the first women's chamber in Bangladesh. [5] [6] It conducts research on women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. [7] In 2016, the chamber sought funding of 250 million taka to establish training center for women entrepreneurs. [8]

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