Bangladesh, April 29 -- After a long decade of preparation, infrastructure development, and the acquisition of complex technical capabilities, Bangladesh is finally entering the era of nuclear power generation.
Tuesday (April 28, 2026) marks the historic day for Bangladesh as the country officially began loading of uranium fuel from Russia at the first unit of the Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna.
With this, Bangladesh has marked it as one of the 33rd countries worldwide to handle uranium for nuclear power-generating nations.
According to project sources, about 300 megawatts of electricity from the first unit may be connected to the national grid by August-September this year.
Earlier, the Bangladesh Atomic...