The coal bed of Bangladesh differs from that of many other places in the world, where the water table is found usually below the coal bed, not above as in Bangladesh.

After selling at least 32,000 tonnes of coal to a few influential people in a single day on July 17, Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) suddenly stopped its sale only after a day although there is a stock of around three lakh tonnes of coal at its yard.