"China says Bangladesh power plant protest not aimed at China", 3 Feb 2017

A protest this week against a $2.4-billion Chinese-backed power plant in Bangladesh...turned violent...The coal-fired plant...is a major draw for foreign investment in Bangladesh, and is expected to begin power generation by the end of 2019. At least one person was killed and about a dozen were injured in the protest, risking delay to a project seen as a symbol of warming ties between the two countries. Bangladeshi police said villagers in the area feared evictions, the disturbing of family graveyards and damage to the environment. China's Commerce Ministry said the project accorded with Bangladeshi legal requirements. "The mass incident on Feb. 2 was not to oppose the participation of the Chinese company in the project, but was a dispute and clash created by residents' different benefit demands and different opinions"...Bangladesh conglomerate S Alam Group has a deal with China's SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corp to build the 1,320-MW plant.