Mohamed El Baradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has assured Bangladesh of technical support for peaceful use of nuclear energy, reports UNB.
A mission of the IAEA officers would soon be dispatched to Bangladesh to assist the government on technical issues.
El Baradei gave the assurance during a meeting with Adviser for Science and ICT Tapan Chowdhury held Tuesday on the sidelines of the 51st General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna.
The adviser requested El Baradei to provide technical guidance to Bangladesh for setting up nuclear power plants.
Chowdhury, who is leading the Bangladesh delegation to the conference, briefed El Baradei on steps taken by the Bangladesh government for setting up a nuclear power plant for electricity production.
Pointing to fast growing demand for electricity for economic development as well as depletion of fossil fuel reserve, Chowdhury stressed the need for alternative sources of electricity, including nuclear power.
The DG was impressed to know about the success of the present government in increasing electricity production by stressing on efficient management.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Chargé d'Affairs of Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.
The adviser invited El Baradei to visit Bangladesh, which he gladly accepted.
IAEA assures technical support to Bangladesh
FE Team | Published: September 20, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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