Dhaka, April 22 -- In a bid to secure a waiver from US sanctions, Bangladesh is set to formally seek permission from the US Treasury to resume payments to Russia for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project.Payments due under the project have accumulated in an escrow account maintained by Bangladesh Bank since 2022, following sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Currently, approximately $900 million is being held in the central bank's third-party special deposit account, which temporarily holds transaction assets until agreement conditions are met.According to official sources, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology are preparing to apply for a US Treasury waiver within the next few ...