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Indonesia

Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis Matta talks with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam during a meeting at her office on 8 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Indonesia keen to work closely with Bangladesh for greater economic cooperation

Referring to the existing excellent relations between the two countries, State Minister Shama underscored the importance of deepening bilateral trade.

Photo: BSS

Bangladesh seeks to boost trade with Indonesia beyond $10 billion

Bangladesh Bank Governor meets Indonesian Ambassador Listyowati to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation. Photo: BSS

BB governor, Indonesian envoy discuss expanding trade, investment, economic cooperation

Students eat from plastic containers at a school in the fishing village of Torosiaje, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, July 27, 2026. Photo: Collected

Indonesia to launch 480 free-meals scheme kitchens in October, most to be in remote areas

Rescue members and navy personnel dive to recover victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Indonesia, September 23, 2026. Photo: Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) / Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia ferry death toll hits 66 as search enters 16th day

Sahria Lelu. Photo: Collected

'Struggling to eat': Survivors suffer after Indonesia quake

The death toll from the capsizing of a passenger ferry in Indonesia’s Java Sea has risen to 64 after rescuers recovered more bodies, while 71 people remain missing and are presumed dead. Photo: Collected

Indonesia ferry disaster death toll rises to 64; 71 still missing

Bangladesh secured their second victory in the Asian Games hockey competition today (26 September). Photo: BSS

Bangladesh beat Indonesia in Asian Games Hockey

Bechi was recorded at an event earlier this year by BBC reporters who were undercover. Screengrab: BBC Eye

Indonesian teacher convicted of sexual assault released early: BBC Eye

Volunteers stand in a peatland area burnt by wildfires, in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Indigenous, civil-society groups sue Prabowo over forest fire response

Regional Disaster Agency staff spray water to extinguish a wildfire in a burnt peatland area in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on 15 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Indonesia's wildfires may last until early November, minister says

An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video. Photo: BASARNAS/Handout via REUTERS

Families desperate for news as 129 still missing four days after capsize of ship in Indonesia's Java Sea

An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry after it capsized in Indonesia’s Java Sea on 13 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Indonesian shipwreck survivor saw vessel capsize in minutes then waited 10 hours for rescue