Phulbari highway blocked over coalmine issue
Angry residents blocked the Phulbari highway yesterday demanding immediate resignation of Dr Tamim, special assistant to Chief Advisor, for his controversial role over the Phulbari open pit coal mine.
The crowd vowed to continue their agitation if Asia Energy goes ahead with their plans to develop the local open pit coal mine in the name of development, which some locals oppose.
People from the upazila, including Phulbari, Birampur and Nawabganj, blocked the road near Aftabganj in the morning after rumours spread that a meeting about the development of the coalmine was to be held at Shapnapuri under Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur.
The crowds dispersed after ASP of Phulbari Circle Md. Atiqur Rahman Miah arrived at the spot and assured the people that the coalmine was not a topic under discussion at the meeting.
Later a smaller crowd assembled at Nimtola junction and held a meeting to protest the development of the coalmine in Phulbari. Md. Aminul Islam Bablu and General Secretary of Phulbari unit of Oil, Gas Mineral Resources and Port Protection Committee ASM Nuruzzaman spoke at the meeting.
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