Furthermore, the protestors responded to the paramilitary violence on August 28, 2006, by organizing a national strike that managed to close offices, educational institutions and roads in the Dinajpur district.
A movement leader and activist, Samina Luthfa, taunted the director of the mining project by giving him an "eviction notice", suggesting that the company should leave Bangladesh immediately.
[1][4] Leaders of the movement include Professor Anu Muhammad, "Mr. Nuruzuman" (who was publicly tortured by the Bangladesh military in February 2007), SMA Khaleque, Aminul Bablu, Joy Prakash Gupta, Shikder Sarker, Syed Saiful Islam Jewel, Murtoza Sharker Manik and Samina Luthfa.
On February 28, 2012, they advised against the Bangladesh government commencing the open pit mining because of the human rights violations involved with the project.
In the meeting, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, states that it is in the country's best interest to stop coal extraction for the time being.