Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has signed Memoranda of Cooperation (MoCs) with three leading Chinese business chambers to strengthen bilateral relations and expand trade and investment cooperation.
The agreements were signed on Saturday in Guangdong, China, with the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce of Importers & Exporters (GDCCIE), the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME), and the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce for Outbound Business, according to a DCCI press release.
DCCI Senior Vice President and delegation leader Razeev H Chowdhury signed the MoCs on behalf of the chamber, while representatives of the respective Chinese organisations signed for their sides.
As part of the visit, DCCI delegation members also joined the “Trade Bridge–Bangladesh Matchmaking Event” held at the China Foreign Trade Centre during the 139th Canton Fair, where they participated in B2B meetings with around 270 Chinese companies.
Speaking at a business session, Razeev said China remains a driving force in global trade and a major source of Bangladesh’s imports, which stood at around $18 billion in the last fiscal year.
He noted that China is the fifth-largest foreign investor in Bangladesh, with investments of about $1.7 billion across multiple sectors.
Razeev highlighted significant opportunities for bilateral collaboration in agro-processing, infrastructure, renewable energy, shipbuilding, automotive, light engineering, semiconductors and other high-tech industries.
Director of CCPIT Qiu said Nansha holds strategic geographic importance and recorded a regional GDP exceeding RMB 240 billion in 2025, offering strong prospects for joint ventures in industrial clusters including automobiles, shipbuilding and biomedicine.
Guangdong Chamber President Wu Shaowei said Bangladesh could serve as a gateway for Guangdong-made products to South Asian markets and stressed the need to deepen business linkages.
CCCME Vice President Shi Yonghong described the 139th Canton Fair as a major platform for global business engagement, noting that it would help strengthen connections between Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and Chinese manufacturers.