Stone collection resumes
Extraction of stones from Bichhnakandi stone quarry in Gowainghat resumed yesterday after a fruitful meeting at the house of ruling party lawmaker Imran Ahmed Friday afternoon. The quarry labourers and traders stopped stone collection on June 5 protesting illegal toll collection by some organised groups. The meeting decided that the businessmen would pay only the genuine taxes and tolls, fixed by the government. Measures would be taken against the Illegal toll collectors, the lawmaker assured. Upazila chairman Abdul Hakim, vice-chairman Jamal uddin, UP chairmen Abul Kalam, Foizul Islam, Nurul Islam and leaders of stone quarry labourers also attended the meeting. About 20,000 labourers work in the big quarry along the border in Gowainghat upazila.
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