Anisul Islam Noor :Three cases have been filed against some 6,200 people in connection with Monday’s triangular clash at Gandamara village of Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong over constructing a proposed coal-based power plant that left four people dead. Bahar Uddin, a Sub-Inspector of Banshkhali Police Station, filed a case against 57 identified and 3,200 unidentified people for attacking police and obstructing them from performing their duties, police sources said.Besides, Moulvi Bashir filed a case against six identified and 1,500 unidentified people for killing Anwar alias Angur, 40, and his brother Murtuza Ali, 42, sons of late Ashraf Ali of Uttar Charpara village. While Monwara Begum, 45, wife of deceased Zakir Ahmed, filed the other case against 1,500 unidentified people, said additional superintendent of police, Chittagong (South) Habibur Rahman.Protesting the killing of Gondamara in Bashkhali, Chattra Oikya Forum (COF) has called full day hartal in Bashkhali today (Wednesday).The declaration came from a human chain in front of Chittagong press club, which was arranged by different organizations including National Committee to protect oil, gas, minarel resources, Bangladesher Samajtrantrik Dal, Gono Sanghati Samity and Bashkhali Sapno Tarisanga.They claimed withdrawal of case against unidentified people which may use for harassing general people, compensation to the family of victims and arrange treatment of the injures. Otherwise a greater movement will be staged against the power plant. Speaking in the human chain also called to pay actual value of the land to its real owner and ensure to take action for saving the people of that area from the affect of coal power plant.Some people claimed that they did not get full money of their land. Brokers and mediators force them to registration their land after paying half money adding that rest of money will be given within few days.Besides, some people told media that they have lost professon as their salt field occupied by the power plant. So only land value is not enough, compensation for leaving traditional profession has to pay. However, Subrota Bhaimic, a spoke person of S Alam power plant wing said, the company already paid the money of land owner and registrations had given after taking full money.Three people has arrested in connection of the incident. They are Abdul Khaleq (24), Zahirul Islam (40), and Mahiu Uddin (20), all of them are inhabitant in Gondamara union, said Sapan Kumar Majumther, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bashkhali police staion.Meanwhile, Chittagong district administration formed a committee to probe into the incident. Headed by Additional District Magistrate Mominur Rashid, the committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days.Additional police have been deployed in the area as a tense situation was prevailing there following Monday’s incident. Earlier on Monday, four people, including the two brothers, were killed in ‘police firing’ at Gandamara village in Banshkhali upazila during a demonstration against the construction of a coal-fired power plant there.The deceased are Mortuza Ali, 35, Anwarul Islam, Jaker Hossain, 30 and Jaker Ahmed, 55.
