A citizens' committee for safeguarding national resources on Tuesday asked the government to refrain from signing any new production sharing contract with international oil companies for on shore gas blocks.
Speaking at a rally the committee leaders announced a series of programmes to oppose a government move to sign production sharing deals with IOCs.
Calling itself the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports it held the protest rally in front of the National Museum.
The committee convener Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah told the rally that the government was preparing to sign new production sharing contracts for onshore gas extraction.
He said the government ought to utilise the expertise of Petrobangla and Bapex in extracting gas from the newly discovered Sunetra gas field in Sunamgang and Netrakona.
The gas field Sunetra derives its name from Su of Sunamgan and netra of Netrakona.
The committee leaders Ruhin Hossain Prince and Bazlur Rashid Firoz also spoke.
They said that the committee would hold a series of mass contact programmes in the capital to make its rally at Muktangan on May 21 successful.
Source: New Age
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