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Phulbari Day Today

Webmaster wrote 3 months ago: Staff Correspondent, NewAge, August 26, 2009 Photo: Zakir Kibria Different socio-political organisat … more →

Tags: Campaign, Corporations, Energy, Investment, Land rights, Mining/Phulbari, Social Movement, Phulbari, zakir kibria

Press Statement: Third Mission of the International CHT Commission

Webmaster wrote 3 months ago: International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission Bangladesh Secretariat: 10/11, Iqbal Road, Mohammadp … more →

Tags: Indigenous peoples, Land rights, Peace and Security, Statement and Declaration, CHT, International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Assam writes to Indian PM protesting Tipaimukh Dam1 comment

Webmaster wrote 3 months ago: To Mr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, New Delhi. (Through the Deputy Commissioner of Golag … more →

Tags: Dams, Hydropower, Indigenous peoples, River Basin Management, Statement and Declaration, Trans-boundary River, Tipaimukh Dam

Silchar Memo Submitted to the Bangladesh Parliamentary Committee visiting Tipaimukh1 comment

Webmaster wrote 3 months ago: Society of Activists & Volunteers for Environment (SAVE) ‘PURBAPATH’, Malugram, Silchar-788 002, … more →

Tags: River Basin Management, Trans-boundary River, Hydropower, Dams, Indigenous peoples, Statement and Declaration, Tipaimukh

Press Release: Tipaimukh Dam Must Be Scrapped

Webmaster wrote 4 months ago: The Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD), Committee on Land and Natural Resources (COLNA … more →

Tags: water, Campaign, river, Hydropower, Dams, Indigenous peoples, Social Movement, Tipaimukh

Bangladesh PM Hasina asked to fulfil her pledge against open-pit mining

Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: Power crisis ‘artificially created’, ‘evil circle’ in power ministry NewAge, April 22, 2009 The Nati … more →

Tags: Investment, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Corporations, Energy, GCM Resources Plc, Open pit mining

Govt has no mining deal with Asia Energy: PM’s adviser

Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: Staff Correspondent, NewAge, April 6, 2009 The government has no mining agreement with Asia Energy f … more →

Tags: Investment, Mining/Phulbari, Corporations, Energy

Barapukuria Coal Mine: Committee for acquiring 3.5 sq km area

Webmaster wrote 8 months ago: Staff Correspondent, NewAge, March 13, 2009 The committee, formed to assess compensation for the aff … more →

Tags: Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Energy

Let not Barapukuria turn into another Phulbari

Webmaster wrote 10 months ago: Editorial: NewAge, February 4, 2009 THE government looks set to develop an open-pit coalmine at Bara … more →

Tags: Land rights, Energy

Phulbari coal project and other contentious energy issues in store for next govt

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: NewAge, January 4, 2008 The Awami League-led alliance, which is set to form the government, will nee … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Investment, Trends and Analysis, Asian Development Bank, Land rights, Corporations

UK government withdraws support for GCM’s mining project in Bangladesh

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: World Development Movement, December 19, 2008 Minister backtracks on previous statements over contro … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Investment, Campaign, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Private Finance, Corporations

Campaigners demand UK coal company withdraw support for destructive Bangladeshi mine

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: International Accountability Project and World Development Movement December 16th, 2008 Bangladeshi … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Investment, Asian Development Bank, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Corporations

Bangladesh: Overwhelming thumbs-down given to UK mining project

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: London Mining Network   In August 2006, protestors against the Phulbari coal project were mown down … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Asian Development Bank, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Interview, Corporations

Phulbari Coal Project: critique of environment plans sets off alarms

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: UK-based GCM Resources’ ESIA of Bangladesh coal mine offers no comfort Bank Information Center … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Investment, Trends and Analysis, Asian Development Bank, Land rights, Private Finance, Corporations

ADB watchdog submits critique on Safeguards Review

Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: 270 page Matrix outlines dilution of existing policies in a multitude of way Bank Information Center … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Campaign, Asian Development Bank, Aid Effectiveness

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sells its shares in Phulbari mine scheme

Webmaster wrote 1 year ago: World Development Movement, London, 08 October 2008 British bank Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its … more →

Tags: Investment, News and Update, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Private Finance, Corporations

Reflections on Phulbari Coal Project

Webmaster wrote 1 year ago: NewAge, September 14, 2008 The Phulbari coal deposit is very likely among the largest in the world, … more →

Tags: Investment, Mining/Phulbari, Land rights, Corporations

Phulbari Day in Photos: Remembering the August 26 Martyrs

Webmaster wrote 1 year ago:                     … more →

Tags: International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Investment, Campaign, Asian Development Bank, Mining/Phulbari, Indigenous peoples, Land rights, Photo Essay, Private Finance

Open letter to financial institutions investing in GCM Resources Plc regarding the Phulbari Coal Project, Bangladesh

Webmaster wrote 1 year ago: August 2008  110 organizations from 31 countries have endorsed an open letter to the private investo … more →

Tags: Campaign, Corporations, Indigenous peoples, Investment, Land rights, Mining/Phulbari, Private Finance, Credit Suisse, Fidelity Investments


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