(a): Engr. Abul KM Shamsuddin, General Manager, Petrobangla attended “Second South Asian Geological Conference [GEOSAS-II]” in Colombo, Sri-Lanka from January 19-24,1995. (b): Engr. Shamsuddin presented a paper “Prospects of Thick-Seam Coal Mining in Barapukuria, Bangladesh” in GEOSAS-II on January 24, 1995.