The Handicrafts manufacturers & exporters had formed a national association in 1979 under the name and style of BANGLADESH HANDICRAFTS MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION. In short “BANGLACRAFT”. The Association was mainly formed with the Manufacturers, Exporters Traders, Producers, Designers, Promoters and Suppliers of handicrafts items throughout the country. Accordingly the Association was registered with the Joint Stock Company and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh. Banglacraft also became an “A” class member and became affiliated with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI).