China to support coal mining in Bangladesh

There will be more Chinese support for coal mining in Bangladesh, said Saiful Islam Sarkar, the managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited.

He said this after meeting Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming, who visited Barapukuria coal mine and Barapukuria Coal Fired 525MW Thermal Power Plant in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur yesterday.

The facilities are currently being run by Chinese companies.