A nation that had waited 50 years for its first nuclear power plant was, at last, watching it breathe. Five months later, in a New York conference room, a very different signature was being applied.
Bangladesh has switched on its first nuclear reactor, on a monsoon floodplain, with no plan for when things go wrong. And in Bangladesh, Murphy’s Law seems to rule supreme. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
After the 2024 uprising, there was a genuine window to order a forensic audit of Rooppur's finances. That window was not used. The interim government moved on. The contracting architecture remained intact.
