Friends of the Earth Bangaldesh AKA Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association or BELA, have made calls for an independent investigation into the shooting of coal plant workers by police back in April that left 7 people dead.

The workers were defending their worker’s rights and payment of their overdue salary.

We hear from Bareesh Hasan Chowdhury a research lawyer from Friends of the Earth Bangaldesh / Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA).

Read Friends of the Earth Bangaldesh / Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)'s statement here.

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