Resistance to open pit mine, forced displacement and environmental disaster is strengthening everyday in Phulbari, Bangladesh. Recently, activists in Phulbari reported an exciting development. Shahriar Sunny, of the Bangladesh National Committee in Phulbari, states that villagers opposing the proposed Phulbari Coal Project imprisoned two personnel of Research and Development Centre (RDC) believing that they are agents and spies of Asia Energy, the Bangladesh subsidiary of London-based GCM Resources.
See http://phulbarisolidaritygroup.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/fascinating-story-of-resistance-rdc-personnel-imprisoned-by-villagers-in-phulbari/.