Staff Reporter :
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports called a half-day hartal in Dhaka city on January 26 next, protesting establishment of the Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans.
Anu Muhammad, member-secretary of the committee announced the programme from the grand rally of “Chalo, Chalo, Dhaka Chalo” (Let us march towards Dhaka). It was organised by the committee at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. Earlier, Syed Abul Maksud, columnist and rights activist said at the rally that the government must revert its decision if there is minimum practice of democracy in the country.
He demanded holding of a referendum on the Rampal issue. The committee also decided to stage countrywide demonstration on December 26 to press home their demand for scrapping the power plant.
