Institutions are not born; they are built over time, brick by brick, by men with vision and commitment to cause. Some visionary people connected and engaged with the cotton value chain had felt the necessity of forming an Association. Consequently, these enterprising people organized a meeting in 1999, which set the entire process in motion.

In 2000 the Association obtained a license from the Ministry of commerce in the name and style “Bangladesh Cotton Association of agents, traders growers and ginners,” covering all the stakeholders in the chain.

Considering 1999 as its founding year, the BCA will reach the milestone of 25 years in 2023.