Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- Indonesia and Bangladesh pledged to strengthen their strategic partnership to secure energy supplies and support economic growth as both nations pursue a shift to cleaner sources.

The commitment was announced at the first Indonesia-Bangladesh Joint Committee Meeting on Energy in Yogyakarta on Friday, following a memorandum of understanding signed in September 2023.

"Indonesia and Bangladesh face twin challenges --ensuring energy security and domestic economic growth while transitioning to a more sustainable, environmentally friendly system," Dadan Kusdiana, secretary general at Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said in a statement.

Bilateral trade between the two countries reached USD2.94 billion...