The government has agreed a draft deal on establishing a nuclear power plant with Russia.
The decision was made at a cabinet meeting on Monday with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
"The cabinet approved the draft nuclear deal with Russia," Abul Kalam Azad, the prime minister's press secretary, told bdnews24.com..
He said a Russian delegation on April 27 would visit Bangladesh to further discuss the issue.
Two advisers of prime minister Sheikh Hasina have just concluded a visit to Russia where they discussed ways to cooperate on energy with Kremlin officials.
Energy-hungry Bangladesh had previously signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia to set up a 1000-megawatt nuclear energy project in Pabna's Rooppur area.
The foreign secretary on Saturday told reporters that foreign minister Dipu Moni would visit Russia and discuss the Rooppur nuclear power project among other issues with her Russian counterpart.
The final deal may be signed during prime minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming Russia visit, foreign ministry officials say.
The date for the prime minister's Moscow trip has still to be officially fixed.
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