The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Monday accused the government of taking a stand against national interest and its failure to fully implement the Phulbari agreement.
The government is working to protect the interests of multinational corporations and imperialist United States, leaders of the committee said at a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital Monday, marking the ‘Phulbari Day.’
On August 26, 2006, three people were killed and two hundred more were injured as the then Bangladesh Rifles members opened fire on a demonstration against Phubari coal mine project by Asia Energy.
The committee placed wreaths at the altar of Shaheed Minar in memory of the victims of the tragedy.
Staying away from implementing the Phulbari agreement, the incumbent government is treading the path of BNP government, speakers at the rally said.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) acting president Haidar Akbar Khan Rono, Dhaka University Prof MM Akash, Columnist Abul Maksud, Rajekuzzaman Ratan, Nur Mohammad, Bimal Biswas, Saiful Haque and Advocate Abdus Salam among others, attended the rally.
