Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB) and Bangladesh-China Apon Media Club on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral relations along with expansion of information exchange among media in Bangladesh and China.

FERB Chairman Azizur Rahman and Bangladesh-China Apon Media Club General Secretary Olivia Chu signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides at Apon Friendship Exchange Centre in the capital.

Welcoming the FERB delegation at the ceremony, China Media Group (CMG) Bangla Division Director Yu Guang Yue Anandi said, “Energy resources are closely related to development of any country. Bangladeshi and Chinese media are playing an important role in this sector.”

He hoped that through the MoU, FERB and Bangladesh-China Apon Media Club will make an important contribution to ensure sustainable development and information exchange among the two countries.

Azizur said the MoU will facilitate the exchange of objective information in the energy sector of the two countries.

Besides, new opportunities will be created to enhance professional skills and capabilities of Bangladeshi energy journalists, he added.

FERB Executive Director Sirajul Islam Siraj, Vice Chairman Hasan Azad, Directors Faisal Atiq and Sajeeb Ahmed were present at the event.

National Press Club President Hasan Hafiz, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) General Secretary Mainul Hasan Sohel, Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DCAB) General Secretary Imrul Kayes, Bangladesh Photojournalist Association President AKM Mohsin, Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association (BCJA) President Kamrul Hasan Darpan, Technology Media Guild Bangladesh (TMGB) President Mohammad Kawsar Uddin, Online Editors Alliance President Hasan Sharif and Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) General Secretary Sudipto Ahmed Anand were present.

Earlier, Bangladesh-China Apon Media Club started its journey in Bangladesh in 2024 to bring media professionals of the two friendly nations closer.