Ministry of Science and Technology

The Ministry is focused on the safe transition of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to its first grid-connected electricity generation while maintaining public trust.

annual_budget_bdt stores 12,869 crore = 128,690,000,000 BDT (Tk 12,869 crore). Breakdown: operating Tk 714 crore + ADP development Tk 12,155 crore (FY2025-26). Minister holds a dual portfolio with Posts/Telecom/ICT; Science and Technology is a distinct ministry under the same minister. BANBEIS (Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics) is under the Ministry of Education, NOT MoST -- the task brief incorrectly grouped it here; it has been omitted from this record. MoST's key subordinate bodies: BAEC (Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, est. 1973), BAERA (Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, est. under Atomic Energy Regulatory Act 2012), BCSIR (Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, est. 1973), Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Ltd. (NPCBL), National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements (BRiCM), National Museum of Science and Technology (NMST), BANSDOC. SREDA (Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority) falls under Power Division, not MoST. Rooppur NPP cost increase verified via TBS News and Prothom Alo from primary MoST/NPCBL press statements; original approval cost Tk 1,13,093 crore, revised to approx. Tk 1,38,686 crore due to exchange-rate adjustment. Ministry established as a standalone ministry in 2002; prior to that, science and technology were administered under combined ICT-science portfolios.