The Bangladesh Handicrafts Manufacturers and Exporters Association-BANGLACRAFT

 The Bangladesh Handicrafts Manufacturers and Exporters Association-BANGLACRAFT

The Bangladesh Handicrafts Manufacturers and Exporters Association-BANGLACRAFT was formed in 1979. The Association was mainly formed with the manufacturers, exporter’s traders, producers, designers, promoters and suppliers of handicrafts items throughout the country. Accordingly, the Association was registered with the Joint Stock Company and under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. 

BANGLACRAFT is a non-profit organization and became an A class member of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry-FBCCI.

BANGLACRAFT promotes cooperate and collaborate among the members. Assist member for marketing of handicrafts both at home and abroad. Provide training and assistance for product manufacturing designing and skill development. To represent the views and problems for the development of the sectors with the concerned agencies both in the government and non-government sector. To ensure the fare wages satisfactory working conditions, social security and economic well-being for the artisans and workers of the sectors.

Our goal is to improve the livelihoods of rural women in the Bangladesh by developing the handicrafts industry. The specific objective is to increase income and business opportunities for women enterprises in rural areas by improving productivity, costing, diversification, and products quality while establishing efficient marketing services and facilities.

The general view of the market of novel handicrafts has been changing vigorously during the last 3 decades. During the seventies the novel handicrafts market had a strong revival during that period, people were closely involved by events taking place somewhere else in the world. The slogan in Bangladesh, "small is beautiful" was "in" during the seventies, even so along with the interest in other cultures. It was therefore important to know the country of origin. There was a demand for natural materials, in earthen colors and it was fashionable to fill the house with ornamental things.

However, due to the great demand for handicrafts the quality of the products got worse day by day. The products started to look cheap so that people lost their interest in these articles. Handicrafts were looked upon as "shoddy -goods".

In the eighties, a large curtailment of the market took place due to the decreasing growth of the economy. There was a change in the age of consumer. The old people had already filled their place up with handicrafts while the young ones required new exciting things matching their life styles. They did not care about the materials used, whether the products were handmade or not, or of any information regarding the country of origin. The crafts only had to suit their taste. This individualizing of the society and the liability of the producers in the developing countries to adapt themselves to this change of conduct among the consumers, brought about a very difficult time in the current past for a lot of handicrafts producers in Bangladesh.

VISION

To promote  develop  and safeguard the  interest  of all persons engaged in the  manufacture, export,  and trade in handicrafts in Bangladesh through accelerating and  creating opportunities  and sustainability  of this sector.

MISSION

The commitment of the Association in based on comprehensive engagement of   Manufacturers, Exporters, and traders by promoting developing, safeguarding, cooperating, collaborating. 

Contact Us

Corporate Office: BANGLACRAFT

BTMC Bhaban, 7-9, Kawran Bazar (3rd Floor), Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Phone: +88-02 9119090

Fax: +88-02-9119090

Email: banglacraftbd@gmail.com

Web: http://www.banglacrafts.org