Bangladesh needs a prolonged approach to create more Nuclear Power plants. It should create one with Russia, China, South Korea and USA. That way, it will have enough energy to safeguards its needs.

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Dhaka, August 10 (bdnews24.com)—A government delegation is awaiting the final nod from the prime minister's office to visit a Russian nuclear power plant, an official of the science ministry told bdnews24.com on Monday.

"Russia has invited a Bangladeshi delegation to visit their nuclear power plants," said the official, who asked not to be named but was closely involved with the negotiations.

A nine-member delegation is slated to visit in October, he said.

He said a proposal had been sent to the prime minister for approval regarding the visit, which is likely to be headed by state minister for science and ICT Yafes Osman.

Bangladesh and Russian signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Dhaka in May this year, on the peaceful use of nuclear power, which was seen as a first-step towards construction of a Bangladeshi nuclear power plant.

Chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Mosharaf Hossain, and deputy-director general of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), NN Spasskiy, signed the deal.