Magurchhara Day
The national committee for protection of oil, gas and port Moulvibazar district unit formed a human chain yesterday to demand compensation from the Occidental for Magurchhara gas well explosion. The human chain was addressed by BSD leader Maynur Rahman Magnu, CPB central presidium member Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed, Nilimesh Ghose and Mamunur Rashid Shuhel. On this day in 1997, a gas well at Chawmuhana Square in the town exploded causing a huge damage to the surrounding areas. But the US company is yet to pay necessary compensations to the victims of explosion, the speakers said.
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