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Coal Casualty
Mollah Amzad Hossain

When Barapukuria coalmine in Parbatipur of northern Dinajpur district started operation in 2005, after witnessing years of seesaw progress in project implementation process, it was projected that the per annum production will be one million tonnes for next 30 years. But the prospect is now fading out. In months after the operation started the entire production area (phase 1110) was sealed off along with all the coal extraction machinery. full report

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Living Dangerously With Gas in Bangladesh
 
Nuruddin Mahmud Kamal