What must change before Rooppur nuclear plant goes live
To ensure Rooppur becomes a success story rather than a cautionary tale, reforms across government, regulatory, operational and policy levels are essential, not optional.
15 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Ukraine war and the reliance on Russian energy
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia have already created a global energy insecurity.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Can Ukraine war spell a nuclear disaster?
In a callback to its trigger-happy Soviet days, Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, blocking all avenues of dialogue and
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
In search of safe, affordable and clean electricity
Following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan’s Fukushima, nuclear power’s share in global electricity-generation saw a staggering decline from 13 percent to 10 percent.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Power generation using nuclear energy is cheaper and safer
Since the very inception of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, the corresponding unit cost of generating electricity—per kilowatt-hour (kWh)—has been a subject of much speculation.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
State of nuclear safety education and research in Bangladesh
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
What must change before Rooppur nuclear plant goes live
To ensure Rooppur becomes a success story rather than a cautionary tale, reforms across government, regulatory, operational and policy levels are essential, not optional.
15 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Ukraine war and the reliance on Russian energy
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia have already created a global energy insecurity.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Can Ukraine war spell a nuclear disaster?
In a callback to its trigger-happy Soviet days, Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, blocking all avenues of dialogue and
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
In search of safe, affordable and clean electricity
Following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan’s Fukushima, nuclear power’s share in global electricity-generation saw a staggering decline from 13 percent to 10 percent.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Power generation using nuclear energy is cheaper and safer
Since the very inception of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, the corresponding unit cost of generating electricity—per kilowatt-hour (kWh)—has been a subject of much speculation.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
State of nuclear safety education and research in Bangladesh
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM