Agitated workers of Madhyapara hard rock mining project in Dinajpur attacked the motorcade of Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar on Thursday night, after a failed tripartite negotiation conducted to settle grievances and reopen excavation work.
They threw stones at the motorcade, torched a motorcycle and assaulted the manager of the mine operating company.
Injured Abdullah Al Mamun was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Police arrested a worker following the incident but no case in this connection was filed as of yesterday afternoon.
Sources said the workers have been abstaining from work with
a five-point demand since November 25. The minister visited the project
site to mediate a settlement between the workers and the operating authorities.
He had a meeting with them for three hours which, however, failed to break the stalemate. As he was about to leave the place around 9:30pm, several aggrieved miners attacked the ministerial fleet.
Abu Taher, assistant police super of the circle, said the attack took place before police could do anything about it, adding that preparations for filing a case were underway.
