Brian Mooney, head of corporate affairs of Asia Energy, and M Shamsur Rahman, chief executive officer of Impact PR, signed an agreement to this effect in Dhaka, says a press release.

Gary Lye, CEO of Asia Energy Bangladesh, and Aftab ul Islam, chairman of Impact PR, were also present during the signing ceremony.

Under the agreement, Impact PR will offer public relations services to Asia Energy Corporation.

Asia Energy now is developing a 15 million tonnes per year open pit coal mine at Phulbari in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. Asia Energy hopes to start mining in 2007.