Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a Cabinet meeting at her office on Monday, October 14, 2019 Focus BanglaPolluters must bear costs for disposing of radioactive wastes, policy saysThe Cabinet has endorsed the “Radioactive Waste and Used Nuclear Energy Management National Policy” with a provision that polluters will have to bear the costs for disposing of radioactive wastes. The approval came at the Cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office on Monday. “There’ll be a company named RWMC (Radioactive Waste Management Company) to dispose of radioactive wastes. The policy was formulated aiming to prevent harms and any untoward incident to be caused by such radioactive wastes and nuclear energy, he said. There will also be an advisory body headed by the Science and Technology Minister for the research council, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 13:07 UTC