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Bangladeshi coal reserves are underexplored because of concerns related to method, technology, and social consequences. [6] Coal and limestone mined in Meghalaya was transported to Bangladesh, and helped the establishment of cement factories there. [3] Coal accounts for two percent of the energy generation in Bangladesh.
The indigenous people of Phulbari, Bangladesh, fought against the use of open-pit mining from August 26, 2006, to February 6, 2014. Open pit mining would displace thousands of people, as well as destroy farmland, and divert water sources for use in the mining process.
In 1985, the Geological Survey of Bangladesh discovered Barapukuria coal mine in Dinajpur District. [3] Wardell Armstrong carried out a feasibility study on the mine. [3] The site was developed through a turnkey project by China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation for Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited. [3]
Barapukuria Coal Mine is run by the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited. [1] Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited is a subsidiary of the state owned Petrobangla. [2] The mine is located at Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur. This is the lone active coal mine in Bangladesh. [3]
By July 2010, the Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited had 930 million taka with 240 million lost in 2009 alone. [3] In September 2015, the company stopped mining due to a shortage of equipment leaving one thousand workers without work. [4]
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Bureau of Mineral Development was established in 1962 under the Ministry of Industry of Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh it was placed under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh. [1]
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