The Ministry of Commerce, Government of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh is responsible
for overall trade and commerce related
activities of Bangladesh.
A brief Presentation about the
Ministry is given below:
Allocation of Business
Import Policy formulation
Export Policy formulation and export promotion
Price Control
State Trading
Companies Act, Partnership Act, Societies and Trade Organization Ordinance and Law of Insurance
Promotion and regulation of internal commerce and insurance
Commodity issues
Tariff policy
World Trade Organization and International Trade Organizations
Administration of 19 Commercial Wings of Bangladesh Missions abroad
Administration of BCS Trade Cadre
Liaison with international organizations and world bodies related to treaties and agreements
Administration of sub-ordinate offices and organizations under MOC.
:: Wings/Cells in the Ministry of Commerce
Administration Wing
The
Functions of Administration Wing are as follows:
Internal
Administration of the Ministry of Commerce
Administration of the Sub-ordinate offices of the
Ministry of Commerce
Administration of BCS (Trade) Cadre
Budget Formulation of the Ministry
Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) Wing
The
following are the Functions of FTA Wing:
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) of Bangladesh
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
Bay
of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
Asia
Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) [former Bangkok
Agreement]
D-8
Preferential Trade Agreement
Trade Preferential System among the members of OIC (TPS-OIC)
Liaison with
International and multilateral organizations
including UNCTAD, EC, ITC, UN-ESCAP, WB etc.
