TDS Desk:

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Alexander Mantytskiy said Russia would continue to support Bangladesh in international arena.

However, he expressed disappointment in a press release over the fake news circulating in Bangladeshi media regarding alleged embezzlement in Rooppur Nreuclear Power Plant project.

Reiterating Russia’s cooperation with Bangladesh interim government, he said,”We are eager to unlock new avenues of mutually beneficial collaboration. Our companies are ready to provide to Bangladeshi partners high-tech solutions applicable across multiple spheres, including transport, traffic management, medicine, agriculture, smart cities and public safety.

The Rooppur nuclear power plant is a flagship project of the Russia-Bangladesh energy cooperation. And I would like to express our extreme disappointment over the recent articles circulating in the Bangladeshi media regarding alleged embezzlement in the project. These so-called reports are completely false and misleading.”

Rosatom, who are building the plant’s Nuclear reactor and critical infrastructures, has already publicly denied these provocative statements. Corporation’s transparency in procurement system and adherence to anti-corruption policy are regularly confirmed by external audits. Still, it is important to remember that any project cost is a commercial secret, and neither Rosatom, nor its partners disclose this information, he said.