The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry is an association of industrialists and businessmen of Bangladesh in general and Chattogram in particular. It consists of firms, companies and corporate bodies engaged in trade, commerce, industry, agriculture, manufacture etc. It was established in 1906, named as Chittagong Chamber of Commerce. At the initial stage the Chamber's activities and its number of members were limited. It had no office, but official activities i.e., the meetings and even general meetings also were done at the residence or personal office of the President (CCCI) and any other influential Members of the Chittagong Chamber of commerce. It was possible only due to its limited number of members. It is mentionable that, one of the general meetings of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce 'held at the office of M/S Bulloch Brothers and Company Ltd., dated 15^th august , 1919'. Most of the Members were Europeans (English). From its inception to the partition lf India the Chamber was conducted by the European businessmen and industrialists.