1. Bangladesh and India have signed agreements to build a 1320 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh. The project will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase establishing a 660 megawatt unit.
2. The project is controversial as the location in Rampal is near the Sundarbans mangrove forest and its wildlife. There is also a lack of transparency and environmental assessments in the project planning.
3. Critics argue that if the project is meant to help Bangladesh's development, it is unclear why there have been such oversight issues from the beginning regarding the local population and environment.