Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov arrived in the capital city on Friday night to visit Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Russian deputy prime minister are scheduled to visit the site of the first nuclear plant of the country on Saturday before Borisov's less than 24 hours' stay in Dhaka.
Mahbub Uz Zaman, Secretary ( Asia and Pacific ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Md Humayun Kabir Lasker , Additional Secretary , Ministry of Science and Technology received the Russian deputy prime minister at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:45pm, an official said.
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said they, in foreign office, are extremely hopeful that the relationship between the two countries will only "go up and up" and there is no question of going down in the days to come, reports UNB.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the construction of the nuclear power plant is a long-cherished dream that was initiated in 1961.
But unfortunately, the implementation of that dream could not be materialised due to the discriminatory behaviour of the then Pakistan government, she said in a message.
After assuming power in 2009, the current government took "pragmatic measures" to implement the nuclear plant, Sheikh Hasina said.
"I hope that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will play a vital role in our socio-economic development and also in implementing the vision 2041 of our government. I wish all-out success of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant," said the Prime Minister.