Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh will buy Uranium as a nuclear fuel needed for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) at international market price. Therefore, there will be no fixed rate for purchasing the Uranium from the Russians. A guideline is already being made regarding the purchase tariffs of the Uranium.

An Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) is likely to be signed between Bangladesh and Russia in this regard in the first week of this month. In fact, Russia will be supplying the nuclear fuel needed for the RNPP throughout its entire lifetime according to the Inter-state cooperation agreement between Bangladesh and Russia.

Science and Technology Secretary Anwar Hossain said to Energy Bangla that Bangladesh is going to buy Uranium from...