Dhaka, June 8 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Monday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive working paper aimed at making Bangladesh's power system safer, smarter and better suited for the country's transition into the nuclear power era.

The directive came during a review meeting held at the ministry's conference room with chairmen and managing directors of power transmission and distribution agencies and companies under the Power Division.

The meeting discussed the country's existing power transmission and distribution capacity, system weaknesses, smart grid development, and the challenges and preparations required for integrating nuclear power into the national grid.

The minister stresse...