8 more RNPP employees suspended
Eight more officials and employees of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant have been suspended from their jobs.
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Oil prices go down
Oil prices tumbled Thursday as president Donald Trump said the United States was close to making a deal on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme, which could pave the way for increased crude supplies...
18 Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant engineers dismissed
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited on Sunday dismissed 18 engineers for disobeying service rule following a week-long unrest...
Iran, US hold fresh nuclear talks
Iran and the United States kicked off the fourth round of nuclear talks in Oman Sunday amid a standoff over uranium enrichment, with Tehran calling it 鈥榥on-negotiable鈥�, while Washington has described it as a 鈥榬ed line鈥�.
Iran says next round of nuclear talks with US 鈥榩ostponed鈥�
Iran said on Thursday that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States has been postponed, after mediator Oman cited 鈥榣ogistical reasons鈥� for the delay...
US to lead Iran attack if no nuclear deal
President Donald Trump said the United States will 鈥榣ead the pack鈥� in attacking Iran if talks over Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme do not result in a new deal, according to a Time Magazine interview.
Iran slams 鈥榟ostile鈥� US sanctions ahead of new talks
Iran鈥檚 foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington鈥檚 鈥榟ostile approach鈥� ahead of a third round of nuclear talks...
Iran, US hold 2nd round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome
The United States and Iran on Saturday resumed high-stakes talks on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described as 鈥榗onstructive鈥�.
Iran has serious doubts over US intentions: FM
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday cast doubt over the intentions of the United States a day before a second round of nuclear talks with Washington.
Iran, US running out of time to secure deal: UN
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Thursday that Iran and the United States were running out of time to secure a deal as they prepare to hold fresh nuclear talks this weekend.
Iran says talks with US to focus solely on nuclear issue, lifting sanctions
Iran鈥檚 foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain 鈥榠ndirect鈥� with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanctions....
Iran seeks fair deal in US nuclear talks
Iran is seeking a 鈥榬eal and fair鈥� agreement with the United States on its nuclear programme, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman.
Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat said on Tuesday he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran鈥檚 long-time foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman on Saturday...
Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...
Trump threatens bombing if Iran fails to make 鈥榩eace deal鈥�
It is not clear whether Trump threatens bombing Iran by US planes alone or in an operation coordinated with Israel鈥�
Iran says open to indirect nuclear talks with US
Iran said on Monday it was open to indirect talks with the United States, after president Donald Trump had demanded negotiations for a new nuclear deal.
Rooppur nuclear plant runs hydraulic pressure tests
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant authorities have successfully conducted the hydraulic pressure tests in first of their two-unit under-built plant, a statement of its Russian builder Rosatom said.
Will Iran be bombed or have a bomb?
鈥楧O WHATEVER the hell you want,鈥� said Iran鈥檚 president Masoud Pezeshkian after being fed up with Donald Trump鈥檚 maximum pressure tactic on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme. He wants Iran to 鈥榓gree to never make a nuclear weapon.鈥� He offered Iran to choose between military action and peace talks. He sent a letter to Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on March 5...
Iran rules out 鈥榙irect talks鈥� with US on nuclear issue
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of direct negotiations with the United States on his country鈥檚 nuclear programme.
TEPCO makes space for Fukushima nuclear debris
Workers at Japan鈥檚 crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tonnes of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by a devastating tsunami.
Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, says president
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon, a day after US President Donald Trump called for a new agreement to prevent it from obtaining one.
Iran says ready for N-talks if West is 鈥榮erious鈥�
Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear programme if Western countries show they are 鈥榮erious鈥�, the foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying in an interview published on Thursday.
Kim vows nuclear programme to continue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang鈥檚 nuclear programme would continue 鈥榠ndefinitely鈥�, state media reported Wednesday, days after new US president Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader...
Trump hopes to avoid strikes on Iran nuclear sites
US president Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military strikes on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme, an option long mulled by Israel.
NUKE PLANT: Russian envoy hopeful of settling loan repayment issues
Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin on Sunday expressed optimism over settling the debt repayment issues for the Russia-funded Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, stressing that...
Iranian president warns Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥�
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking 鈥榥uclear weaponry鈥� and warned US president-elect Donald Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥� with the Islamic republic, according to a US televised interview broadcast on Tuesday...
Russian worker found dead at Rooppur Power Plant
A Russian worker was found dead in a washroom of the residential Green City of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Pabna, police said on Friday.
BILATERAL PACT: Pakistan, India conduct annual exchange of nuclear assets lists
Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other鈥檚 nuclear facilities...
France activates most powerful nuclear reactor
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks.
HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
