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Nuclear deterrence still at heart of great power strategy

Nuclear-armed powers have no intention of giving up the atom bomb as part of their military strategy, experts said after the Nobel Peace Prize committee urged...

North Korea leader Kim threatens to use nukes if attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country would use nuclear weapons ‘without hesitation’ if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.

Russia planning attacks on Ukraine nuclear plants: Zelensky

China to resume seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban

China said Friday that it would ‘gradually resume’ importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant.

Russia assures of Rooppur plant completion

Foreign secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin on Wednesday thanked Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy for Russian Federation’s ongoing support, particularly in the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project...

North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he called for more centrifuges to boost...

ACC probe sought into allegations against Hasina, family

A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and her former defence and security adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project...

Govt focuses more on project than loan deal

Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the interim government was giving more focus on continuation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being constructed with around a $12 billion loan from Russia...

Russia wants Bangladesh to resume interest payment

Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy asked the interim government to resume payment of interest against $11.38 billion loan taken for the under constructed...

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 receives delivery of Transport Lock

Transport Lock, a part of the nuclear fuel handling system for unit-2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has been delivered to the construction site.

Iran’s vice president, Javad Zarif, resigns

Iran’s vice-president Javad Zarif on Monday announced he had resigned from his post.

Ukraine incursion threatens Russian nuclear plant

Russia’s nuclear agency on Saturday said Ukraine’s shock cross-border attack posed a ‘direct threat’ to a nuclear power plant located less than 50 kilometres from the combat zone...

How to build a more peaceful world

ALTHOUGH the current US presidential campaign has focused almost entirely on domestic issues, Americans live on a planet engulfed in horrific wars, an escalating arms race, and repeated threats of nuclear annihilation. Amid this dangerous reality, shouldn’t we give some thought to how to build a more peaceful future?...

Illegal structures near RNPP evicted

The Ishwardi upazila administration evicted several hundred illegal structures from the Ishwardi-Kushtia highway near the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project on Saturday...

NATO’s endgame appears nuclear war

THE world is at its most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Back then, however, the fear of total destruction consumed the public; today, few people seem even to be aware of this possibility...

No such thing as a small nuclear war

THERE was a time when calls for a nuclear-free Europe rang across the continent. It began with the Stockholm Appeal of 1950, which opened with the powerful words ‘We demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation and mass murder of peoples’ and then deepened with the...

Belarusian gets life term jail for killing Kazakh

Pabna Senior District and Sessions Judge Court on Wednesday sentenced a Belarusian citizen to life term imprisonment on charge of killing Kazakh national Svets Vladimir who worked at Rooppur nuclear power plant project at Ishwardi upazila of Pabna...

Iran expands nuclear capacities further: IAEA

Iran is further expanding its nuclear capacities, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday, one week after the agency’s board of governors passed a...

Corruption investigations must be expedited and made public

A CONSTRUCTION company found involved in major corruption is contracted for construction work at the University of Rajshahi and this only demonstrates that corruption prevention mechanisms are flawed and ineffective...

Contractor infamous for pillow scam now accused of stealing REB poles

Mazid Sons Construction Ltd, the contractor widely known for massive corruption in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant housing project, has been accused of stealing...

Nuclear deterrence

FIFTY years ago, in May 1974, India detonated its first nuclear device, calling it Operation Smiling Buddha. While the world remained largely silent, Pakistan’s foreign minister declared Pakistan would ‘never submit to nuclear blackmail’ or ‘accept Indian hegemony over the subcontinent’...

Putin says nuclear forces ‘always’ on alert in Victory Day speech

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were ‘always’ on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade...

Wazed Miah’s death anniv today

The fifteen death anniversary of eminent nuclear scientist with international repute and prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s husband MA Wazed Miah on Thursday...

IAEA chief in Iran as concern grows over nuclear activity

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on...

CAAB mulls Rajshahi airport runway expansion 

The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh is discussing the possibility of expanding the runway at domestic Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi, to...

Kim oversees N Korea’s first ‘nuclear trigger’ drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the country’s first ever ‘nuclear trigger’ drills, state-run KCNA news agency said Tuesday, which involved simulating a nuclear counterattack as a warning to enemies.......

Iran warns Israel against attacking nuclear sites

A senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to target Israel’s ‘nuclear facilities’ if it strikes Iranian atomic sites, state media reported, anticipating retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented weekend attack.....

Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel attack: IAEA

Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over ‘security considerations’ in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on Israel over the...

Bangladesh PM urges Russia to build another nuclear power plant

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday requested Russia’s state-run atomic agency Rosatom to consider building a second nuclear power plant in Rooppur...