Bangladeshi police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at over 100 people who were protesting against the mooted construction of a new coal-fuelled power plant in Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Thursday. Protesters started fires and threw objects at police officers, who attempted to confine the demonstration within the University of Dhaka campus. Plans to build the 1,320 MW power plant in Rampal Upazila under a joint India-Bangladeshi project have prompted protests among environmental activists because of its proximity to the world’s largest mangrove forest, which they say will become endangered. Video ID: 20170126 061 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly