Social Islami Bank Limited yesterday made dramatic changes to its board and top management in a move that can be viewed as strengthening the grip of Chittagong-based S Alam Group on the bank.

S Alam Group will have to ensure alternative livelihoods for the villagers in Gondamara of Banshkhali upazila if it is to set up a coal-based power plant there, speakers say at a views-exchange meeting.

Fear of losing livelihood and shelter on khas land has turned hundreds of landless families in coastal Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila against the proposed coal-fired power plant of S Alam Group.