The activist argued that protesters against Rampal had found that the government’s claims of reducing the harm to the Sundarbans through the use of Ultra Super Critical Technology did not hold up to scrutiny. “We have looked at the project’s purchase plans and the equipment they are buying are not going to make an Ultra Super Critical plant,” she said. “Also, Ultra Super Critical Technology is more efficient, but it will not stop the emission of pollutants and the risks of transporting coal throught the Sundarbans,” she added. Asked by the interviewer why the ruling Awami League was so pliable to the demands of the fundamentalist group Hefazat-e-Islam, Sultana said the same question was on her mind. It is not people-centric, it is election centric,” she saidShe expressed the hope that that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would not “let Awami League turn back into Awami Muslim League.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 04, 2017 19:30 UTC