The reactors have been fueled and are set to be connected to the grid in November.

Bangladesh imports virtually all of its fuel, so they have been paying a heavy price in recent years. I’m sure their economic leaders are glad this day has arrived.

20 years ago their GDP was $86 billion. Today it’s over $510 billion.
GDP per capita was $600 in 2006. Now it’s over $3,000.

Once one of the poorest countries in the world, they are now head and shoulders above where they were just a few decades ago due their low cost manufacturing fueled exports. It’s a country that has very little going for it, but has a capable enough workforce and is working its way up the ladder.