Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic civil nuclear cooperation, to deepen cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. MoU was signed in New York on Friday (September 25, 2026) by Rehan Asad, Adviser for Science and Technology to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, and Jacob Helberg, U.S.
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, according to the media cell of Bangladesh’s ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Under the MoU, the two sides recognised the strategic significance of their diplomatic relationship and its regional and international security implications, including energy security. It also noted that both Bangladesh and the U.S. have International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreements and Additional Protocols in force. Both countries are parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
They also noted the role nuclear energy can play in meeting the energy requirements of both countries, according to local media reports. The MoU records the shared position that all civil nuclear cooperation should follow the highest standards of nuclear safety, security, safeguards and non-proliferation, according to the newspaper The Daily Star .
