The first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has been taken from Dhaka to the project site.
Pabna Superintendent of Police Akbar Ali Munsi confirmed that the nuclear fuel entered the project area at 1:15pm on Friday.
The vehicles carrying the uranium crossed the Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu Bridge highway around 9:30am on Friday.
Earlier, the uranium reached the border of Tangail from Gazipur around 7:30am. It left from Dhaka by road Friday morning.
Pabna Superintendent of Police Akbar Ali Munsi earlier said that uranium fuel for the nuclear power plant would be transported via road from Dhaka. Due to frequent congestion on the Pabna-Dhaka route, authorities have requested the suspension of bus services starting from 5am on Friday to ensure traffic control and safety.
An alternative traffic route through Aricha-Kazirhat was made operational to facilitate smooth transportation.
Tangail Superintendent of Police Sarkar Mohammad Qaiser said that the convoy carrying uranium reached the border of Tangail around 7:30am. Later, the carrier was taken across the Bangabandhu Bridge under the special security arrangements of the district police.
Earlier on Thursday, the first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, arrived in Bangladesh.
The nuclear fuel was brought to Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka by a special plane from a factory in Russia, said Project Director Dr Shawkat Akbar.
This fuel is supposed to be officially handed over on October 5. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the event virtually.