Phulbari Tragedy Day observed

Agitation if 6-point demand not met

Leaders of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports yesterday threatened to go for a yearlong agitation if their decade-old demands, including a ban on open-pit coal-mining in Phulbari of Dinajpur and expulsion of Asia Energy from the country, are not met.
“Phulbari people have been urging the authorities to implement the 6-point demand, but they not giving any consideration to the demands,” Anu Mohammad, member secretary of the committee, said while addressing a rally marking the 9th anniversary of ‘Phulbari Tragedy Day’ at Nimtolamor in Phulbari town. The day commemorates the three villagers who died in shooting by law enforcers while protesting against an open-pit coal-mining project by Asia Energy at Phulbari in 2006.
Anu Mohammad urged the government to implement the demands as early as possible. He also declared that his committee, along with the people of Phulbari, will hand a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on October 7.

 

Phulbari Tragedy Day observed

Agitation if 6-point demand not met

Leaders of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports yesterday threatened to go for a yearlong agitation if their decade-old demands, including a ban on open-pit coal-mining in Phulbari of Dinajpur and expulsion of Asia Energy from the country, are not met. Phulbari people have been urging the authorities to implement the 6-point demand, but they not giving any consideration to the demands, Anu Mohammad, member secretary of the committee, said while addressing a rally marking the 9th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day at Nimtolamor in Phulbari town. The day commemorates the three villagers who died in shooting by law enforcers while protesting against an open-pit coal-mining project by Asia Energy at Phulbari in 2006. Anu Mohammad urged the government to implement the demands as early as possible. He also declared that his committee, along with the people of Phulbari, will hand a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on October 7.