Rosatom, the main Russian contractor of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, on Wednesday said that it would extend all "support and cooperation" to Bangladesh police probing the recent deaths of five Russian staffers, UNB reports.
In a statement, JSC Atomstroyexport (the engineering division of Russian state corporation Rosatom) said that nothing suspicious had been found in the deaths as per preliminary reports.
"At this moment, we are extending every possible support and cooperation to the investigation team working to confirm the reasons for each and every case of death," the company said.
"Based on the final investigation report, with the support of our local and foreign partners, stakeholders, healthcare service providers and the administration, we will take all kinds of necessary measures to prevent the repetition of such sad incidents in future," it added.
The company also condoled the deaths and expressed "deep sympathies" with the families of the deceased employees. "We always consider our employees as the best asset for the company and their life and wellbeing is our topmost priority."
Five Russian employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant have died over the past 12 days, prompting the Bangladesh police to initiate an investigation into the deaths.
