The chief adviser of the interim government. Muhammad Yunus sought Indonesia's support for Bangladesh's membership in ASEAN. He also urged Bangladeshis to create more business opportunities in the Southeast Asian country.
Heru Hartanto Subolo, the ambassador of Indonesia appointed to Dhaka, made this call to the chief adviser's office on Sunday (November 3) when he went to make a farewell meeting. Yunus. He said, I hope Indonesia will help us to get membership of ASEAN. It is very important for us.
The chief adviser told the ambassador that he also discussed the matter during the recent visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to Bangladesh. Because the country is going to take the chairmanship of ASEAN in January.
Ambassador Subolo expressed his country's support for Bangladesh's interim government and said Indonesia will closely follow Bangladesh's application for ASEAN membership.
The Chief Adviser recalled his multiple visits to Indonesia to promote microcredit. He said at this time, one thing I always regret is that there are not many Bangladeshis in Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest Muslim country. But the people of the country are not much aware about Bangladesh. We must find a way to come closer.
He urged Indonesia to admit more Bangladeshi students in their universities, hire more Bangladeshi doctors and import medicines from Bangladesh.
Ambassador Subolo pledged to work on increasing business cooperation between Bangladesh and Indonesia.
He expressed satisfaction over the signing of MoU between Pertamina Power Indonesia and Coal Generation Company Bangladesh Limited in July 2024 for solar PV investment projects in Matarbari and other areas.
The Chief Adviser congratulated the new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on his assumption of office and invited him to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time.
