News and Announcements
Russia counts on the support of Bangladesh in its bid to host EXPO-2025 in Yekaterinburg
The delegation of the World EXPO-2025 Russian bid committee visited Dhaka in order to enlist the support for holding the exhibition in Yekaterinburg. Within the framework of the program the...
Russian filmmakers took part in the 16th Dhaka International Film Festival
From 12 to 20 January Dhaka hosted the 16th International Film Festival, which annually maintains its role as the largest event in the field of cinema culture in Bangladesh. The festival...
Bangladeshi alumni of the Soviet and Russian universities observed the anniversary of their organization
On 23 December the ceremonial meeting, devoted to the 35 th anniversary of the establishment of Soviet and Russian Alumni Association of Bangladesh, took place in one of the best hotels in...
Veterans of the Russian Navy participated in celebrations of the Victory Day of Bangladesh
Veterans of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy – members of the Special Task Forces (STF-12, 1972-74) for the demining of the port of Chittagong and the adjacent waters of the Bay of Bengal...
Ambassador A.Ignatov held a meeting with Mayor of Chittagong and members of Chamber of Commerce and Industry
On December 11-13, within the framework of his visit to Chittagong, Ambassador A.Ignatov met with Mayor of this major port city A.D.M. Nassir Uddin. They discussed the vital issues of...
Embassy hosted a reception devoted to art works by Bangladeshi artist S.Choudhury
On December 7, the Embassy hosted a reception-presentation of art works by well-known Bangladeshi artist Shourav Choudhury – the winner of national and international awards in the field of...
Bangladeshi Prime Minister opens Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction work
On November 30, 2017 the solemn ceremony of pouring “the first concrete” at the construction site, which symbolized the beginning of building works of the “Rooppur” NPP on the territory of...
MGIMO Professor Dr. Irina Prokofieva takes part in first international linguistic conference at Dhaka University
On November 24-25 the first international linguistic conference “Language: Teaching and Learning” took place at Dhaka University. During the discussions experts from different countries shared...
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant gets design and construction license
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project formally received the design and construction license. Russian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Alexander Ignatov, Rostekhnadzor Deputy Head A.V.Ferapontov, key staff of Russian JSC ASE and FSUE VO “Safety” attended the event. The Bangladeshi side was represented by the Minister of Science and Technology H.E. Architect Yeasfesh Osman, Secretary of Science and Technology Ministry Md. Anwar Hossain, Project Director of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Chief Coordinator of SDG affairs of Prime-Minister’s Office Mr.Abul Kalam Azad, Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman of Science and Technology Ministry Dr. Ruhul Haque, Prime Minister’s Economic Adviser Dr. Mashiur Rahman, BAERA Chairman Dr. Naiyyum Chowdhury, BAEC Chairman Dr. Dilip Kumar Saha.
19th POWER Bangladesh 2017 International Expo
19th POWER Bangladesh 2017 International Expo took place in Dhaka from 26 to 28 October 2017 and was attended by more than 100 companies engaged in the field of power supply and power engineering. The Russian Federation was represented by ROSATOM State Atomic Corporation and its subsidiaries OKB Gidropress and JSC ASE, which are engaged in the construction of “Rooppur”, the first nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bangladesh.
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