The incident occurred around 11:30pm on Wednesday
Long march against Rampal project
The National Committee on Protection of Oil and Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has announced a long march to reignite the demand for scrapping a project to build a power plant in Rampal near the Sundarbans.
Published : 16 August 2013, 01:31 PM
Updated : 16 August 2013, 01:36 PM
Speaking at a human chain protest in front of the National Press Club on Friday the committee's Member Secretary Anu Mohammad said the long march, towards the Sundarbans, will start on Sep 24 from Dhaka.
“The people are still paying the price for the Kaptai project in Chittagong,” he said.
He alleged the Rampal project in Bagerhat was against the “lives of millions of people associated with the largest mangrove forest in the world”.
“The Indian President refrained from taking up the project in his own country. Rather, it has been forced on Bangladesh,” he alleged.
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