The sixth consignment of fresh nuclear fuel (uranium) brought from Russia for the second unit of the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Paksey Union of Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna, safely arrived at the project site at 6:05 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Escorted under stringent Bangladesh Army security, the three-lorry convoy departed from Dhaka around 1:00 AM and crossed the Dashuria traffic intersection along the Natore-Kushtia-Pabna highway before entering the plant premises, where Russian and Bangladeshi officials welcomed the shipment.
Confirming the arrival, Ishwardi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ashadur Rahman Asad stated that Pabna district police and law enforcement agencies established a special security cordon and temporarily suspended vehicular movement on the Pabna-Natore-Kushtia highway between 4:45 AM and 6:15 AM to ensure seamless transit. With this delivery, a total of six uranium consignments—five for Unit-2 and one additional reload shipment for Unit-1—have reached Rooppur out of Rosatom's planned nine cargo shipments (163 assemblies for Unit-2 and 48 additional assemblies for Unit-1).
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