Bangladesh wants to partner with the US private sector in the research and development of uninterrupted and affordable renewable energy sources.  Speaking at an ‘Energy Roundtable’ organized by the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC) in Washington, DC on Thursday, PM’s Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury urged the US companies to explore the prospects of nuclear power modular reactors in Bangladesh.  He mentioned that Bangladesh has been working closely with its neighbours --India, Nepal, and Bhutan -- on regional power distribution, and the US companies may explore opportunities for investment there.   Also read: US for upholding labour rights with economic progress in Bangladesh Chowdhury termed the private sector the main driving force in the Bangladesh-US relations on energy and power.