People must resist

We are horrified by the news that in spite of knowing about all the hazards that a nuclear power plant may pose, the government is going ahead with its plan to set up a 1000 MW nuclear power plant in Rooppur. Bangladesh should not go for nuclear power because: it is in high risk of earthquakes; it is not as technically developed as Japan; in case of radiation people will not be able to move to a safer place; our maintenance capability is very poor, etc.

The article by Quamrul Haider, “How safe are the Russian civilian nuclear reactors?” published in The Daily Star on June 12, 2013, covered all the negative aspects. In the last paragraph he wrote: “There can be no greater or more frightening burden for the people to bear than a sword of Damocles hanging over their head. Not only must they live in continual fear that nuclear reactors may get out of control in their lifetime, but also with the shadow of radiation poisoning looming over their long-term future.”