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Dhaka Tuesday,  Mar 19, 2024

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the  doctors in the country to devote more time to  research in medical science burying the mentality of doing private practice to just earn money. “We are lagging behind in one sector and that is the research in the medical science. Doctors are engaged in practicing and earning money, and they don’t bother to go for research works,” she said, report UNB. The... »
Bangladesh and Russia signed an agreement in 2016 for $11.38 billion to finance the construction of Rooppur nuclear power plant. According to the updated information of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), as of the first half (July-December) of the 2023-24 fiscal, $6.273 billion of the pledged Russian loan was released. This is about 55 percent of the total loan amount. Most of the work of the project has already been... »
DHAKA, Oct 5, 2023 (BSS): Russian President Vladimir Putin today said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) would remain as a symbol of strong bilateral ties between Dhaka and Moscow. “The flagship project meets the interests of both countries and promotes further deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation,” he said. Putun was addressing virtually from Moscow the nuclear fuel-uranium handover ceremony (graduation ceremony) for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) held at plant... »
DHAKA, Oct 5, 2023 (BSS): Reiterating to build the country as “Smart Bangladesh”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh. “Bangladesh will be turned into a smart country in future, and the nuclear power plant is another step towards building that Smart Bangladesh,” she said at the RNPP Graduation Ceremony at the plant site in Ishwardi, Pabna, joining virtually... »
DHAKA, Oct 5, 2023 (BSS): The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) today received the nuclear fuel to produce electricity at a function at its site as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually joined it. With the handing over of the radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities, the country became the 33rd nuclear fuel user in the world, while third in South Asia. The certificate of fuel... »
Bangladesh has already received the first of seven consignments of uranium for the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), and six more shipments are set to arrive in the next six weeks, Project Director Shaukat Akbar confirmed on Friday. The plant’s first unit is scheduled to begin electricity generation and contribute to the national grid in September or October of the following year, according to the project director.... »
The first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of Rooppur nuclear power plant, is being taken to the project site at Rooppur in Ishwardi in Pabna by road from the capital city Dhaka. According to official sources, the consignment of uranium arrived here from Russia on Thursday afternoon through a special air cargo. The vehicles, carrying the fresh uranium, started its journey for Pabna in... »
A trestle crane has been installed at unit 1 under construction at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant recently (on August 16, 2023). It was installed at an elevation of +47.50 meters. The trestle crane was manufactured in Russia and delivered to the Rooppur NPP construction site in a disassembled state. The weight of the assembled equipment is 225 tons with a lifting capacity of 360 tons. “The equipment is necessary for... »
Bangladesh and Russia on Friday signed a protocol of nuclear fuel for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The protocol was signed by RNPP Project Director, Nuclear scientist Dr Md Shawkat Akbar on behalf of Bangladesh and Atomstroyexport Vice-President AV Diary on behalf of Russian Federation at TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom. With the signing, a new milestone has... »
Russian flag carrier vessel ‘MV Yamal Orlan’ on Tuesday anchored at Mongla sea port with consignment of machinery products for the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The ship anchored at the Jetty No. 8 of the port with 2,522 metric tons of machineries. Chairman of Mongla Port Authority Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali said all goods imported for mega projects in the country are being cleared through the Mongla... »