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Campaigners call for gas, oil protection

Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
Leaders of Oil. Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port Protection Committee yesterday came down hard on the government for what they said was playing games with national resources.
They demanded cancellation of any deal that put national interests at stake, and warned that people would not tolerate such a game.
They spoke at a rally organised in Phulbari upazila to mark Phulbari carnage that played out on August 26,2006.
Several thousand people from four upazilas in Dinajpur took to the streets to commemorate the three persons gunned down in a violent protest against Asia Energy.
The speakers urged the government to step down,
alleging that it is not capable to protect national resources.
The demonstrators protested the proposed "openpit coalmining saying this method will displace thousands of people and destroy the environment.
The speakers at the meeting criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for not implementing the pledges she made on September 4, 2006 at a public meeting as opposition leader of parliament.
Rashed Khan Menon, a member of parliament and president of Bangladesh Workers Party, said the government must take into account people's demands in making any decision on national resources.
Prof Anu Muhammad, member secretary of the committee, said Hasina stood beside Phulbari residents after the Phulbari carnage.
But Hasina is yet to implement the key demands of the agreement signed on August 30, 2006, even if she came to power seven monthsago.
The rally was also addressed by Sheikh Mohammad Shahidullah, chairman of Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Protection Committee.
The line of speakers also included local political leaders and representatives of businessmen, teachers, local NGO leaders and journalists.
At least 572 million tonnes of coal are reserved in Phulbari coal bed. If the government signs a deal with a company, coal extraction will last 30 years, which relocate about 50,000 people, according to Asia Energy officials.
But the speakers claimed that the project would displace at least 500,000 people, if implemented.