The Government of Bangladesh has started to try to build public opinion in favour of open-pit coal extraction from the deposits located in the northern districts, in particular the Phulbari coal mine, a project of London-based GCM Resources. It has also started developing a mining town in Dinajpur close to the coal deposits in Phulbari and Barapukuria.
See http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/frontpage/20591.html.