- WFP reverses decision to cut food aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
- Term of five reform commissions extended
- Democracy to mark victorious if fascist forces can’t contest polls: Akhtar
- 200,000 Palestinians perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque at Qadr night
- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
- Four state-owned banks to open on Friday
- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
- Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka
- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
- Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-govt protests
- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
- Tarique Rahman extends Eid greetings to Chief Advisor
- BB re-fixes MFS transaction limit
- Taking oath as mayor depends on party decision: Ishraque
- France opposes 'any form of trade war', FM tells China
- Ishraque Hossain declared mayor of DSCC
- Russian deputy premier meets CA
Control over ZNPP cannot be handed over to Ukraine or any other country: Russian MFA
Moscow will not transfer control over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) over to Ukraine or any other country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The plants restoration as part of Russias nuclear energy industry is a reality and the international community has no choice but...
Russia has sole control over Europe’s largest nuclear plant – director
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) belongs to Russia and will remain under its control, director Yury Chernichyuk has insisted, rejecting any possibility of US or Ukrainian oversight, RT reported this citing TASS. His remarks follow reports that US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian...
France to deploy nuclear-armed planes to German border
In a significant military development, France is set to deploy Rafale fighter planes armed with nuclear cruise missiles along its border with Germany. President Emmanuel Macron announced the move on Tuesday, stating that the Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur air base in eastern France would be upgraded to host...
China unveils 100-year nuclear battery with revolutionary applications
Chinese scientists at Northwest Normal University in Gansu province have developed the worlds first carbon-based nuclear battery, Zhulong-1, capable of lasting over 100 years without recharging. This innovative battery uses carbon-14, a radioactive isotope, to generate electricity, offering...
China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks
China and Russia stood by Iran on Friday (March 14) after the United States demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with senior Chinese and Russian diplomats saying dialogue should only resume based on mutual respect and all sanctions ought to be lifted. In a joint statement issued after talks with...
China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this week
China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehrans nuclear programme on Friday, Beijings foreign ministry said. The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. The meeting...
Malaysia has to sign at least eight protocols to use nuclear energy, says minister
Malaysia will need to sign at least eight key international protocols before it can explore nuclear energy for electricity generation, according to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, reports The Star. During the Dewan Negaras question-and-answer session on March 10,...
Iran’s Javad Zarif resigns amid political tension
Mohammad Javad Zarif, a key figure in Irans foreign policy and the face of the countrys negotiations with global powers, has resigned again amid intense political and economic pressure. The former foreign minister, renowned for his role in securing the 2015 nuclear deal, confirmed his resignation...
Canada must seek nuclear protection from US, says former foreign minister
Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister, has urged Canada to seek nuclear protection from European allies in response to what she describes as a growing threat from the United States under Donald Trump. Speaking during a Liberal Party leadership debate on Wednesday,...
Rooppur plant test run to commence soon, ROSATOM DG tells CA
The test run of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will begin soon, Director General of State Corporation for Nuclear Energy ROSATOM of the Russian Federation, Alexey Likhachev said today (February 26), reports BSS. ...the dry run of the project is going on while the test run will commence soon,...
Iran builds two more units at Bushehr Nuke Power Plant
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said the country was pursuing establishment of the second and third units of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in southern Iran. Based on existing laws and in light of the assertions that have been made by...