The agreement was executed on Friday (September 25, 2026) in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly following high-level bilateral discussions. Rehan Asad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology (ICT), signed on behalf of Bangladesh, while Jacob Helberg, US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, represented the United States. In a press statement issued on Saturday (September 26, 2026) by the BNP Media Cell, the MoU was described as a significant milestone in advancing peaceful nuclear technology partnership between the two nations, tracing its historical continuity back to initial diplomatic groundwork established under late President Ziaur Rahman in 1981.