Phulbari agitation put off

Dinajpur chapter of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has postponed its agitation programme till December 31. The decision came at a meeting between the leaders of the unit and the district administration at the rest house of Roads and Highway in Phulbari upazila on Sunday. Among others, Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Shamim Al Razi and Mosaddeque Hossain Labu and Saiful Islam Jewel, conveners of the unit, were present. The leaders of anti-coalmine protesters called a hartal on Saturday which later extended to Sunday to realise their demands.