Mahbubul Hoq, Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, and Mr Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Bangladesh’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2018 –2023 on 19 September 2018. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Bangladesh has been an IAEA Member State since 1972. Its 2018–2023 CPF identifies 5 priority areas:
- Nuclear safety and security
- Food and agriculture
- Health and nutrition
- Water, soil, and the environment
- Energy and industry
