Propaganda cannot rationalize Rampal Coal Fired Power Plant Project

Statement by National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Natural Resources, Power, Port By Rumana Hashem In response to the latest statement issued by Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company regarding Rampal Power Plant, the Convener of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Natural Resources, Power and Port, Engr. Sheikh Muhammad Shahidullah and Member Secretary Prof. Anu Muhammad jointly issued a statement. It …

Demo raged in London at British coal company GCM

Noise-Demo, Drumming, Coal Play and Interrogation at GCM’s AGM AGM Disrupted by Protesters’ Interrogation Protesters Demand Arrest of Gary Lye and De-listing of GCM from London AIM by Raaj Manik, 10 December  2014 Yesterday, Bangladeshi activists in conjunction with a diverse group of environmental and left political activists in London, heckled the investors of Global Coal Management Resources by their …

Surround GCM! Surround the Dirty Coal Miners!

Manifesto of the Demo against the Dirty Coal Miners of Asia Energy/GCM 2014 Tuesday, 9 December, 2014. London Today we, the activists from Bangladesh,  East London, the Borough of Tower Hamlets, and London’s environmental organisations, have gathered to call upon the AIM-listed London-based multinational company, GCM Resources Plc, to end its unethical business. The company, GCM Resources, is desperately moving …

Surround GCM! Surround the Dirty Coal Miners! Flyer for Demo 2014

Surround GCM! Surround the Dirty Coal Miners! Action to Save Lives and to Halt the Devastating Phulbari Coal Project Tuesday, 9 December 2014 at 10:30am-12pm Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7BQ An AIM-listed London-based multinational company, GCM Resources Plc, is desperately moving to implement an immense open pit coal mine in northwest Bangladesh, forcibly displacing an estimated 130, 000 …

Feasibility study on Barapukuria open-pit mining sent back

The Independent news on Barapukuria reproduced below  by Raaj Manik Wednesday, 19 November 2014 Author / Source: SHAHNAJ BEGUM The authorities of the Barapukuria Coal Mine Company (BCMC) have rejected the feasibility study report of the Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) on open-pit mining at Barapukuria North, as it did not match the study’s “terms of reference (TOR)”. “The study …

Phulbari Day 2014 observed in Phulbari

The translated version of the NCBD press statement by Samina Luthfa On 26th August 2014, the 8th anniversary of the Phulbari Mass uprising has been observed countrywide with the following slogan: ‘There is no place for the betrayers on the streets of Phulbari drenched with the blood of our martyrs’. Daylong programmes were observed in Phulbari that included mourning procession, …

New Video on India/Bangladesh Exchange Initiative!

We would like to take this opportunity to forward some news in relation to the  India/Bangladesh exchange initiative. Our very trustworthy friends at the International Accountability Project (IAP) were working on this initiative with some admirable videographers at Mediafire for the last several months. With thanks to IAP and some very devoted film makers, we have the pleasure to let …

‘Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the energy ministry to wait for ‘new technology’ before going for coal extraction’

‘Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the energy ministry to wait for ‘new technology’ before going for coal extraction’ Wait for ‘new technology’: PM Stressing the need to protect arable land, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the energy ministry to wait for ‘new technology’ before going for coal extraction. She also outlined the ministry’s future challenges and ways to …

News – Polo Resources Limited: Update on GCM Holding

Source: Business Wire Polo Resources Limited: Update on GCM Holding TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Polo Resources Limited (AIM and TSX: POL) (“Polo” or the “Company”), announces that it has held discussions with interested parties over the last year regarding the sale of its 29.77 per cent stake in GCM Resources plc (“GCM”). Discussions are ongoing and at a very early stage and there …

A New Report by Human Rights Watch on Mining in Eritrea

Hear No Evil: Forced Labor and Corporate Responsibility in Eritrea’s Mining Sector By Human Rights Watch. The 29-page report describes how mining companies working in Eritrea risk involvement with the government’s widespread exploitation of forced labor. It also documents how Nevsun – the first company to develop an operational mine in Eritrea – initially failed to take those risks seriously, …