Tag Archives: Gas

ConocoPhillips Oil Spill

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 16, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews As government faces increasing criticism over its controversial deal with ConnocoPhillips and pressure mounts to force the government to reveal the contract, an oil spill in China lends weight to the protesters claims that the company has … Continue reading →

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WIKILEAKS BANGLADESH – I

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 27, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews People’s Resistance to Global Capital and Government Collaboration is Vindicated Rahnuma Ahmed In reality, WikiLeaks leak of diplomatic cables from US Embassy, Dhaka reveal nothing new, they only serve to confirm what many of us across the … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks cables: Bangladesh Gas

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews US nudged Bangladesh to allocate gas blocks BS Reporter / New Delhi December 25, 2010, 0:15 IST Every time India would ask Bangladesh for rights to explore gas, Dhaka would say the country had to first find … Continue reading →

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Long March

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Day One Dhaka to Gazipur Bangladeshi citizens began a long march from Dhaka to Dinajpur to protect the country’s natural resources. The march began at Muktangon in Dhaka with a rally and the first day ended in … Continue reading →

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Profits versus the Poor

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 4, 2006

“I have lost a son, maybe I’ll lose another, but I won’t let them setup a coalmine here.” To Tahmina Begum who had lost her son Toriqul to police bullets, her land was also her family. It could have been … Continue reading →

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