Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Waterkeepers Bangladesh jointly organized a Press Conference on 06 January 2018 in National Press Club on “Uses of Coal and its impact on Natural Resources” where eminent civil society leader of the Bangladesh Sayed Abul Maksud, General Secretary of BAPA Dr. Mohd. Abdul Matin, Convener of the Australia Chapter of Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) Kamrul Ahsan Khan were present among others. Following written statement was served among the journalists in the press conference while the decision of the civil society to conduct the fact-finding missions we planned was declared.