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BASIC DETAILS

Name Dr. Anwar Zahid
Division Irrigation, Groundwater & Wetland Management (IGW)
Designation Senior Researcher (Water and Environment)
Phone
Mobile 01819105871
Email anz@iwmbd.org


PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS

Academic Chronology

Ph.D. in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology under University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and in collaboration with Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Germany and the US Geological Survey, Reston, USA. M.Sc. in Tropical Hydrogeology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. M.Sc. in Geology, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Professional Track Record

Currently working as Senior Researcher (Water and Environment), Irrigation, Groundwater and Wetland Management Division, Institute of Water Modelling (IWM since October 1, 2024. Former Director (Geology), Ground Water Hydrology, Bangladesh Water Development Board.

Academic involvement as Professor (Adjunct), Department of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB); Part-time Teacher, Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience and Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP); Former Part-time Teacher, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka

Member, Research and Academic Committee, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), BUET; Syndicate Member, Pirojpur Science and Technology University; Member, Public Advisory Board, NIHR Global Health Research Center for NCDs and Environmental Change, Bangladesh; Member, Governing Board, Bangladesh Petroleum Institute (BPI); Member, Delta Study Center, University of Dhaka

Author, Baseline Study 4: Groundwater, Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100

Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of National and International Journals; Examination/Curriculum/Ph.D. Evaluation Committee Members at Relevant Departments of National and International Universities

Research Fellowships: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Training/Membership/Workshop/Seminar/Publication etc.

Dr. Anwar Zahid has enhanced his expertise through training in mathematical modelling at the Institute of Water Modelling, and he has participated in prominent conferences both nationally and internationally.

Training Received (Abroad):

  • Training on Automated Groundwater Monitoring System using Data-logger and Telemetry in Munich, Germany, organized by the World Bank and SEBA Hydrometry, Germany from 24 to 28 July 2023.
  • Vulnerability Assessment of the Coastal Aquifers in the Cox’s Bazar Area, Bangladesh using Hydrochemical Tools and the GALDIT Model in Darmstadt, Germany, organized by Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany from 19 to 23 July 2019.
  • Workshop on Groundwater Resources Monitoring in Deep Basins and Delta Regions: Implications of Aquifer Poroelastic Behaviour in London, UK organized by University College London, UK from 10 to 18 February 2019.
  • Water Security and Climate Change Conference in Cologne, Germany, organized by University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany from 16 to 22 September 2017.
  • Workshop on Poroelasticity in Bengal Aquifer System in London, UK organized by University College London, UK from 10 to 18 February 2019.
  • Workshop on Managed Aquifer Recharge in Utrecht, the Netherlands, organized by Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 Project and Deltares, The Netherlands from 07 to 15 January 2016.
  • Groundwater Monitoring and Modeling in Delaware, USA organized by University of Delaware, USA from 07 to 12 June 2015.
  • Workshop on Coastal Water Resources Management in Darmstadt, Germany, organized by Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany from 01 to 07 June 2015.
  • Workshop on Groundwater Isotope Techniques in Colombo, Sri Lanka, organized by Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 Project and Deltares, The Netherlands from 04 to 10 August 2013.
  • Groundwater Resources management in London, UK, organized by University College London, UK from 17 to 21 April 2013.
  • Colloquium on Mega Cities Mega Challenges in Bonn, Germany, organized by University of Bonn, Germany from 13 to 17 April 2013.
  • Workshop on Drilling Technique in Hanoi, Vietnam, organized by Columbia University, USA from 23 to 29 April 2011.
  • Colloquium on Mega Cities Mega Challenges in Bonn, Germany, organized by University of Bonn, Germany from 05 to 16 July 2010.
  • Groundwater Resources management in London, UK, organized by University College London, UK from 17 to 21 April 2013.
  • Symposium on Groundwater Quality and Quantity in Bangkok, Thailand, organized by IAH and Department of Groundwater Resources, Thailand from 15 to 19 February 2009.
  • Groundwater Governance and Management in Adelaide, Australia and Kathmandu, Nepal, organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) between January and March 2008.
  • Groundwater Governance in Asia: Food and Water in India, organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) between October 2006 and December 2007.
  • Groundwater Modelling using Modflow and ArgusOne in Reston, USA, organized by US Geological Survey, USA from 5 to 15 July 2006.
  • Food Security in Roorkee, India, organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and National institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India from 7 to 10 February 2005.
  • Energy-Water Nexus in Kolkata, India, organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), from 26 to 28 August 2003. Etc.

 

Workshop/Conference/Seminar:

MAJOR TALKS/SEMINERS/WORKSHOPS (International, till 2021 and 2024)

  • 2024     May 25, Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) Webinar related to the Impact of Salinity on Arsenic Contamination: Presentation on Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Bangladesh and Challenges to be Considered.
  • 2024     April 29, Dhaka, Presentation in the seminar related to the effective management of groundwater using isotope techniques organized by BAEC and IAEA.
  • 2024     April 24, Katmandu, Nepal, Discussion in the Global Science Policy Forum related to solar irrigation system, organised by IWMI, ICIMOD and others.
  • 2024     March 5, Dhaka, Presentation on Importance of Assessment and Monitoring of Groundwater in Bangladesh in a Brainstorming Workshop organized by IWMI, IRRI and IWM.
  • 2021     March 16-19, Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research (ICAR) (Virtual) on Importance of Monitoring and Mapping to Mitigate Salinity Risks in Coastal Bangladesh at International Symposium on Coastal Agriculture: Transforming Coastal Zone for Sustainable Food and Income Security during (ISCA).
  • 2021     March 20-21, Department of Geophysics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India (Virtual), World Water Day Keynote Lecture on Importance of Monitoring and Zoning of Groundwater for Sustainable Management, Case Study: Bengal Basin, Bangladesh.
  • 2021     February 12, IIT, Kharagpur, India (Virtual) on Groundwater Development in the Bengal Basin: Need of Research Based Assessment for sustainable Management, at Applied Policy Advisory to Hydroscience (APAH) Lecture Series.
  • 2020     November 20, Earth Journalism Network (Virtual), Online Media Workshop on The Effects of Using Saline Water.
  • 2019     October 21-24, Politechnic University of Valencia, Spain, Poster Presentation on Potential Mis-interpretation of Groundwater Hydrographs and False Optimism on Recharge and Sustainable Yields in Fluvio-deltaic Aquifer Systems of South and South-East Asia in the AGU Chapman Conference.
  • 2017     September 19, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany, Presentation on Assessment and Monitoring of Groundwater of the Bengal Delta, Bangladesh to Adapt with the Impact of Climate Change in Water Security and Climate Change Conference.
  • 2016     June 1-3, The World Bank, IWA, Govt. of India, Jaipur, India, presentation of country paper on Groundwater Development Perspective and Challenges in Bangladesh and Dhaka City Water Supply: Issues and Challenges in South Asia Groundwater Forum: Regional Challenges and Opportunities for Building Resilience for Farmers, Cities and Villages.
  • 2016     April 7-8, 2016 DFID, New Delhi, India, presentation as a panelist in the DFID CRISSA Regional Consultation: Towards Greater Coordination among Climate Researchers and Policy makers in South Asia.
  • 2016     January 7-15, Deltares, Utrecht, the Netherlands, presentation and consultation meeting on Artificial Storage and Recovery (ASR) of groundwater.
  • 2015     June. 08, University of Delaware, Newark, USA, project presentation on Establishment of Monitoring Network and Mathematical Model to Assess Saline Water Intrusion in Groundwater in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh.
  • 2015     June. 02, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, presentation on Characterization and Model Safe Groundwater in Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh for Sustainable Use.
  • 2015     Jan. 11, ICCCAD, IUB, presentation on Establishment of Monitoring Network and Mathematical Model to Assess Saline Water Intrusion in Groundwater in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh in the Gobeshona Conference for Research on Climate Change in Bangladesh.
  • 2015     Jan. 08, ICCCAD, IUB, presentation on Geochemical Modeling of Saltwater Intrusion at the Coastal Aquifers of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh in the Gobeshona Conference for Research on Climate Change in Bangladesh.
  • 2014     Dec. 15, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB), Dhaka, lecture on Climate Change Adaptation to Rural Water Supply Technologies in Bangladesh.
  • 2014     Nov. 26-27, University College London (UCL), British Geological survey, DFID and University of Dhaka, Dhaka, presentation on Groundwater Responses in Coastal Bangladesh: Evidence from Monitoring and Future Trend and on BWDB Monitoring of Groundwater and Surface Water in the Bengal Basin: an Overview.
  • 2014     Aug. 27, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) and WaterAid, Dhaka, presentation on Groundwater Resource Assessment using Monitoring Well Network and Mathematical Model.
  • 2014     June 08, DPHE, BRAC, Deltares, UNESCO-IHE, Dhaka, presentation on Groundwater Monitoring in the workshop on Managing Saltwater Impacts in Bangladesh.
  • 2014     May 07, CSIRO, BWDB, WARPO, CEGIS, Dhaka, presentation on Groundwater Management in Deltaic Bangladesh in the Face of Impending Climate Change. 
  • 2013     Aug. 05, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Colombo, Sri Lanka, presentation related to Application of Isotope Techniques in Bangladesh.
  • 2013     Apr. 19, University College London (UCL), UK, London, lecture on Program to Assess and Monitor Groundwater Resources in Bangladesh.
  • 2013     Apr. 16, University of Darmstadt, Germany, Darmstadt, lecture on Program to Assess and Monitor Groundwater Resources in Bangladesh.
  • 2013     Apr. 15, University of Bonn, Germany, discussion on Mega Cities Mega Challenges.
  • 2013     Feb. 16, International Council of Science (ICS) meeting, Goa, India, poster on Assessment of the Development Stresses and Anticipated Impact of Climate Change on Fresh Water – Saline Water Interface in the Coastal Aquifers of Bangladesh.
  • 2012     Apr. 08, Bangladesh Center for Advances Studies (BCAS) and Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on The Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources and Sea Water-Groundwater Interface of Bengal Delta.
  • 2012     Mar. 28, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, presentation on Development of Groundwater Resource in Barind Area of Western Bangladesh and Need for Proper Monitoring.
  •  2011    Dec. 01, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and AAGUB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Establishment of Monitoring Network to Observe the Possible Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater in Bangladesh.
  • 2010     Sep. 02, UNICEF, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Groundwater Resources Investigation, Monitoring and Management in Bangladesh: BWDB responsibilities.
  • 2010     Jul. 07, University of Bonn, Germany, presentation on Dhaka City Water Supply: Excessive Stress on Water Use and Management.
  • 2010     Jul. 14, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Tuebingen, lecture on Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh Groundwater: Geochemical Processes.
  • 2009     Feb. 17, IAH and Department of Groundwater Resources, Bangkok, Thailand, presentation on Excessive Withdrawal of Groundwater for Urban Demand of Dhaka City: Emergency Measure needs to be Implemented to Protect the Aquifer and on  Irrigation Use of Groundwater for Paddy Cultivation in Bangladesh: Need for Wise Development and Governance to Minimize Quality Degradation of Aquifer Environment.
  • 2008     Oct. 27, Goethe Institute Dhaka, and AAGUB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Development of Groundwater Irrigation in Bangladesh: Saving the Huge Population from Food Crisis.
  • 2008     Mar. 19, IWMI and Ministry of Irrigation Nepal, Katmundu, Nepal, presentation on Water Policies and Plans: Limitations to the Groundwater Governance in Bangladesh and Learning from South Australia’s Experience.
  • 2008     Feb. 14, University of Tuebingen, Germany, presentation on Groundwater Chemistry of Quaternary Aquifers in the Arsenic Affected Lower Delta Plain of Southern Bangladesh.
  • 2008     Jan. 29, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, presentation on Water Resources Development, Management and Governance Problems in Bangladesh.
  • 2008     Jan. 07, Japan Geological Survey, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Groundwater Quality of Holocene and Plio-Pleistocene Aquifers in the Lower Delta Plain of Southern Bangladesh. 
  • 2007     Dec. 08, IWMI, New Delhi, India, presentation on Development of Groundwater in the Lower Gangetic Plain of Bangladesh: The Impact of Shallow Tubewells on Irrigation Water Availability, Access, Crop Productivity and Farmer´s Income.  
  • 2007     Mar. 19-30, IWMI, New Delhi, India, paper on Development of Groundwater Irrigation and it’s Impact on Agriculture, Environment and Socio-economic Condition of Lower Gangetic Plain, Bangladesh and on Hydrogeology of Lower Gangetic plain and analyses of groundwater budget in Matbarer Char area, Madaripur, Bangladesh.
  • 2007     Mar. 13, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Arsenic Distribution and Characterization of Multi layer Aquifer System in Bengal Delta for Sustainable Use of Groundwater.    
  • 2006     Nov. 19, UNICEF, USGS, Department of Public Health and Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Groundwater Model and It’s Application to Mitigate Arsenic Contamination Situation in Southeastern Bangladesh.
  • 2006     Oct. 17, IWMI and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, lecture on Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Origin and Distribution and Mitigation Activities in Bangladesh.
  • 2005     Dec. 25, Bangladesh Water Development Board and IWMI, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Constraint to Groundwater Development and Management in Bangladesh and Scope for Further Study and Research. 
  • 2005     Jun. 29, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Germany, paper on Aquifer Environment in the Arsenic Affected Areas of Southern Bangladesh.
  • 2005     Feb. 09, National Institute of Hydrology, India and IWMI, Roorkee, India, paper on Groundwater Resources Development in Bangladesh: Contribution to Irrigation for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.
  • 2005     Aug. 24, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, lecture in Groundwater Management Training Program.
  • 2005     Jan. 17, USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation on Investigation, Characterization and Mapping of the Aquifer System under Kachua Upazilla, Southeastern Bangladesh.
  • 2004     Dec. 03, XI Geological conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, paper on Hydrogeology of Upper Aquifer System under Ashulia-Kashimpur Industrial Areas of Dhaka and Gazipur Districts.
  • 2003     Aug. 27, IWMI and Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, presentation related to Energy Supply, Pricing and Power Infrastructure Management: Indirect Tools for Groundwater Management in the Indus-Ganges Basin.  
  • 2003     Sep. 14-18, Goethe Institute Dhaka and AAGUB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentations on Groundwater Level Declining Trend in Dhaka City Aquifer and  on  Distribution of Heavy Metals in Tannery Effluent and their Influence on Sediments of Hazaribagh Leather Processing Zone, Dhaka. 
  • 2003     Aug. 17, IAEA and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh, presentation related to Isotope Study.
  • 1999     Feb. 15, University of Tuebingen, Germany, presentation on Soil/riverbank Protection.
  • 1999     Feb. 05, University of Tuebingen, Germany, presentation related to Quantitative Methods in Hydrogeology (groundwater quality). 

Publications:

Books: 06 nos.

1.            Zahid, A. (2016): Impact of Tanneries on Groundwater Environment of Dhaka City. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.

2.            Zahid, A. (2015): Hydrogeology and Groundwater Model of the South East Bengal Delta. Scholar’s Press, Omniscriptum GmbH and Co. KG, Germany.

3.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Samad, Q. A., Islam, R., Khan, M.S., Haque, R. (2013) Editors: Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of Bangladesh. Published by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), GIZ, AvH Foundation and Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB).

4.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Rahman, A., Khan, M. S., Hashem, M. A., Hassan, L. (2012) Editors: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Food Security of Bangladesh. Published by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB).

5.            Rahman, M. S. U., Islam, R., Zahid, A, Khan, S., Ali, M. S., Ahsan, S. M. M., Aziz, T. (2021): Editors: Climate Change Adaptation: Evidences from Best Practice in Coastal Areas. Published by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB) and German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). 314p.

6.            Islam, R., Nurnabi, M., Islam, M. S., Rahman, M. S. U., Zahid, A. Shahruzzaman, M. (2019): Editors: Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation. Published by Center for Climate Change Study and Resource Utilization, University of Dhaka and Partners, 324p.

 

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed): 70 nos.

International Journals: 59 nos.

1.            Zahid, A., Nowreen, S., Islam, M. K., Hassan, M. R., Hossain, M. J., Abbassi, S. U. (2021): Assessment of hydraulic conductivity in the multi-layered aquifer system of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh, by performing slug tests. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02294-3.

2.            Zahid, A., Roy, S.K., Shams, I.R., Shams, R., Bashar, F. (2020): Review of Arsenic Contamination in the Shallow Groundwater of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh, Journal of Water Science and Engineering, Volume 1: 1-7, Issue 5-2029, ISSN: 2688-1292.

3.            Zahid, A., Rashid, S. M. A., Salam, M. A., Halder, J., Islam, M. T., Ali, S. (2020): Review of Context Specific and Safe Sanitation Technologies for Vulnerable Geomorphologic Areas in the Bengal Basin. Global Journal of Human Social Science: B, Geography, Geo-sciences, Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Volume 20 Issue 1 Version 1.0, Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X. 

4.            Zahid, A., Ali, M. H., Islam, F., Hassan, M. R., Islam, K., Ahmed, N. (2018): Analysis of the Aquifer Pumping Test Data to Determine the Deep Groundwater Security in the Southeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 8: 125-143. doi.10.5027/jnrd.v8i0.12. 

5.            Zahid, A., Ali, M. H., Hassan, M. R., Islam, K., Ahmed, N., Sultana, N. (2017): Assessment of the deep groundwater security in the Bengal Delta by conducting aquifer pumping tests. Water Utility Journal, 15: 29-43.

6.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Ahmed, K. M.U. (2015): Simulation of Flowpaths and Travel Time of Groundwater through Arsenic Contaminated Zone in the Multi-Layered Aquifer System of Bengal Basin. Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3447-7.

7.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Breit, G. N., Balke, K. D., Flegr, M. (2009): Accumulations of iron and arsenic in the Chandina Alluvium of the lower delta plain, southeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Volume 31: 69–84.

8.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Imes, J. L., Clark, D.W. (2009): Hydraulic characterization of aquifer(s) and pump test data analysis of deep aquifer in the arsenic affected Meghna river floodplain of Bangladesh. Environmental Research Journal, Volume 3 (2/3): 325-355.

9.            Zahid, A., Haque, M. A., Islam, M. S., Rashidul Hassan, M. A. F. M., Hassan, M. Q. (2008): Groundwater resources potential in the deltaic floodplain area of Madaripur District, southern Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Irrigation Science, volume 43 (1): 41-56.

10.          Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Balke, K. –D., Flegr, M., Clark, D. W. (2008): Groundwater chemistry and occurrence of arsenic in the Meghna floodplain aquifer, southeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Geology, Volume 54: 1247–1260.

11.          Zahid, A., Balke, K. –D., Hassan, M. Q., Flegr, M. (2006): Evaluation of aquifer environment under Hazaribagh leather processing zone of Dhaka city. Journal of Environmental Geology, Volume 50 (4): 495-504.

12.          Haq, M. I., Shamsudduha, M., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K.  M., Kamal, A. S. M. M., Taylor, R. G. (2024): What drives changes in surface water salinity in coastal Bangladesh? Front. Water 6:1220540. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2024.1220540.

13.          Hossain, M. J., Rahman, M. Z., Maksud Kamal, A. S. M., Chowdhury, M. A., Hossain,  M. S., Rahman, M. M., Zahid, A., Towfiqul Islam, A. R. M. (2024): Quantitative and qualitative assessment of groundwater resources for drinking water supply in the peri-urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Groundwater for Sustainable Development 25 (2024) 101146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101146.

14.          Zzaman, R. U., Nayeem, M. A., Nowreen, S., Newton, I.H., Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Zahid, A., Rahman, S. (2023): CIMCA: Infusing computational intelligence in multi-criteria analysis to assess groundwater potential for recharge. Environmental Modelling and Software Journal 169 (2023) 105812, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023. 105812.

15.          Xu, Z., Khan, M. R., Ahmed, K. M., Zahid, A., Hariharan, J., Passalacqua, P., Steel, E., Chadwick, A., Paola, C., Goodbred Jr, S. L., Paldor, A., Michael, H. A. (2023) Predicting Subsurface Architecture From Surface Channel Networks in the Bengal Delta. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF006775.

16.          Tajwar, M., Uddin, A., Lee, M.-K., Nelson, J., Zahid, A., Sakib, N. (2023) Hydrochemical Characterization and Quality Assessment of Groundwater in Hatiya Island, Southeastern Coastal Region of Bangladesh. Water 2023, 15, 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050905.

17.          Islam, M. M., Marandi, A., Zahid, A., Rabeya, I., Fatema, S. (2023) BRIDGE methodology-based quality standards to assess aquifer chemical status in the southwest Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Journal of Environment Monitoring and Assessment, 195:281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10854-7. 

18.          Shamsudduha, M., Taylor, R. G., Haq, M. I., Nowreen, S., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K. M. U. (2022) The Bengal Water Machine: Quantified freshwater capture in Bangladesh, Science 377, 1315–1319.

19.          Malakar, P., Bhanja, S. N., Dash, A. A., Saha, D., Ray, R. K., Sarkar, S., Zahid, A., Mukherjee, A. (2022) Delineating Variabilities of Groundwater Level Prediction Across the Agriculturally Intensive Transboundary Aquifers of South Asia, ACS EST Water, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00220.

20.          Jahan, K., Zahid, A., Bhuiyan, M.A.E., Ali, I. A. (2022) Resilient and Nature-Based Drinking Water Supply Source for Saline and Arsenic Prone Coastal Aquifers of the Bengal Delta. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6703. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116703.

21.          Islam, A. R. M. T., Pal, S. C., Chakrabortty, R., Idris, A. M., Salam, R., Islam, M. S., Zahid, A., Shahid, S., Ismail, Z. B. (2022) A couple novel framework for assessing vulnerability of water resources using hydrochemical  analysis and data-driven models. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130407.

22.          Hanebuth, T. J. J., Hermann, R. K., Zander, A. M., Akhter, S. H., Neumann-Denzau, G., Zahid, A. (2021) Stepwise, earthquake-driven coastal subsidence in the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta (Sundarbans) since the eighth century deduced from submerged in situ kiln and mangrove remnants. Natural Hazards Journal.

23.          Zzaman, R. U., Nowreen, S., Khan, I. M., Islam, M. R., Ibtehaz, N., Rahman, M. S., Zahid, A., Farzana, D., Sharmin, A., Rahman, M. S. (2021) A Machine Learning-based Approach for Groundwater Mapping. Natural Resources Research Journal. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-021-09977-4.

24.          Chakraborty, M., Mukherjee, A., Ahmed, K. M., Fryar, A. E., Bhattacharya, A., Zahid, A., Das, R., Chattopadhyay, S. (Accepted) Influence of hydrostratigraphy on the distribution of groundwater arsenic in the transboundary Ganges River aquifer system, India and Bangladesh. GSA Bulletin.

25.          Islam, A. R. M. T., Pal, S. C., Chowdhuri, I., Salam, R., Islam, M. S., Rahman, M. M,  Zahid, A., Idris, A. M. (2021): Application of novel framework approach for prediction of nitrate concentration susceptibility in coastal multi-aquifers, Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149811.

26.          Roy, S.K. and Zahid, A. (2021) Assessment of declining groundwater levels due to excessive pumping in the Dhaka District of Bangladesh, Environmental Earth Sciences, 80:333, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09633-3.

27.          Rahman, M., Tushar, M.A.N., Zahid, A., Mustafa, M.G., Siddique, M.A.M., Ahmed, K.M. (2021) Spatial distribution of manganese in groundwater and associated human health risk in the southern part of the Bengal Basin. Environmental Science and Pollution Research Journal, doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13577-3.

28.          Roy, S.K. and Zahid, A. (2021) Assessment of river water–groundwater–seawater interactions in the coastal delta of Bangladesh based on hydrochemistry, SN Applied Sciences, doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04389-8.

29.          Malakar, P., Mukherjee, A., Bhanja, S.N., Ray, R.K., Sarkar, S., Zahid, A. (2021) Machine-learning-based regional-scale groundwater level prediction using GRACE, Hydrogeology Journal, doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02306.

30.          Malakar, P., Mukherjee, A., Bhanja, S.N., Ganguly, A.R., Ray, R.K., Zahid, A., Sarkar, S., Saha, D. (Accepted) Three decades of depth-dependent groundwater response to climate variability and human regime in the transboundary Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna mega river basin aquifers, Advances in Water Resources.

31.          Rahman, M., Tushar, M.A.N., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K.M., Siddique, M.A.M., Mustafa, M.G. (2021) Spatiotemporal distribution of boron in the groundwater and human health risk assessment from the coastal region of Bangladesh, Environmental Science and Pollution Research Journal, doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11682-3. 

32.          Malakar, P., Mukherjee, A., Bhanja, S.N., Saha, D., Ray, R.K., Sarkar, S., Zahid, A. (2020) Importance of spatial and depth-dependent drivers in groundwater level modeling through machine learning, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Journal, doi.org/10.5194/hess-2020-208.

33.          Nowreen, S., Taylor, R.G., Shamsudduha, M., Salehin, M., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K.M. (2020): Groundwater recharge processes in an Asian mega-delta: hydrometric evidence from Bangladesh. Hydrogeology Journal, doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02238-3.

34.          Islam, A. R. M. T., Siddiqua, M. T., Zahid, A., Tasnim., S. S., Rahman, M. M. (2020): Drinking appraisal of coastal groundwater in Bangladesh: An approach of multi-hazards towards water security and health safety. Chemosphere Journal.

35.          Rahman, M. M., Bodrud-Doza, M., Siddiqua, M. T., Zahid, A., Islam, A. R. M. T. (Accepted): Spatiotemporal distribution of fluoride in drinking water and associated probabilistic human health risk appraisal in the coastal region, Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment Journal.

36.          Islam, A. R. M. T., Mamun, A. A., Rahman, M. M., Zahid, A. (2020): Simultaneous comparison of modified-integrated water quality and entropy weighted indices: Implication for safe drinking water in the coastal region of Bangladesh, Ecological Indicators Journal, Volume 113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106229.

37.          Khan, A., Marandi, A., Michelsen, N., Hossain, R., Hossain, M. A., Roehl, K. E., Zahid, A., Schüth, C. (2019): Processes controlling the extent of groundwater pollution with chromium from tanneries in the Hazaribagh area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Science of the Total Environment Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136213.

38.          Woodman, N. D., Burgess, W. G., Ahmed, K. M., Zahid, A. (2019): A partially-coupled hydro-mechanical analysis of the Bengal Aquifer System under hydrological loading. Journal of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), 23: 2461-2479. doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2461-2019.

39.          Shamsudduha, M., Joseph, G., Haque, S. S., Khan, M. R., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K. M. U. (2019): Multi‑hazard Groundwater Risks to Water Supply from Shallow Depths: Challenges to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh, Journal of Exposure and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-019-00325-9.

40.          Islam, M. M., Marandi, A., Fatema, S., Zahid, A., Schüth, C. (Accepted) The Evolution of the Groundwater Quality in the Alluvial Aquifers of the South-western Part of Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences, Accepted.

41.          Shamsudduha, M., Zahid, A., Burgess, W. G., (2018): Security of deep groundwater against arsenic contamination in the Bengal Aquifer System: a numerical modeling study in southeast Bangladesh. Water Resources Management Journal, doi.org/10.1007/ s40899-018-0275-z. 

42.          Lapworth, D. J., Zahid, A., Taylor, R. G., Burgess, W. G., Shamsudduha, M., Ahmed, K. M., Mukherjee, A., Gooddy, D. C., Chatterjee, D., MacDonald, A. M. (2018) Security of deep groundwater in the coastal Bengal Basin revealed by tracers. Geophysical Research Letters.

43.          Mahtab, M. H., Zahid, A. (2018) Coastal surface water suitability analysis for irrigation in Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Water Science, 8:28, DOI.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0650-9.

44.          Fatema, S., Marandi, A., Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Hossain, M. A., Schueth, C. (2018) Seawater intrusion caused by unmanaged groundwater uses in a coastal tourist area, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences, 77:75, DOI.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7260-6. 

45.          Ahmed, N., Bodrud-Doza, M., Didar-Ul Islam, S. M., Choudhry, M. A., Muhib, M. I., Zahid, A., Hossain, S., Moniruzzaman, M., Deb, N., Bhuiyan, M. A. Q. (2018): Hydrogeochemical evaluation and statistical analysis of groundwater of Sylhet, north-eastern Bangladesh. Acta Geochimica, DOI: 10.1007/s11631-018-0303-6.

46.          Burgess, W. G., Shamsudduha, M., Taylor, R. G., Zahid, A., Ahmed, K. M., Mukherjee, A., Lapworth, D. J., Bense, V. F. (2017) Terrestrial water load and groundwater fluctuation in the Bengal Basin, Nature Scientific Reports, 7:3872, DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-04159-w.

47.          Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. A., Bodrud-Doza, M., Muhib, M. I., Zahid, A., Shammi, M., Tareq, S. M., Kurasaki, M. (2017): Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Human Health Risk: A Case Study in Gopalganj, Bangladesh. Journal of Exposure and Health, DOI 10.1007/s12403-017-0253-y.

48.          Ravenscroft, P., Mahmud, Z. H., Shafiqul Islam, M., Hossain, A. K. M. Z., Zahid, A., Saha, G. C., Zulfiquar Ali, A. H. M., Khairul Islam, Cairncross, S., Clemens, J. D., Sirajul Islam, M. (2017): The public health significance of latrines discharging to groundwater used for drinking. Water Research Journal, Volume 124: 192-201.

49.          Islam, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Bodrud-Doza, M., Muhib, M. I., Shammi, M., Zahid, A., Akter, Y., Kurasaki, M. (2017): A study of groundwater irrigation water quality in south-central Bangladesh: a geo-statistical model approach using GIS and multivariate statistics. Journal of Acta Geochim, DOI 10.1007/s11631-017-0201-3

50.          Shammi, M., Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. A., Bodrud-Doza, M., Zahid, A., Akter, Y., Quaiyum, S., Kurasaki, M. (2017): Spatio-temporal assessment and trend analysis of surface watersalinity in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science Pollution Research, DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-8976-7.

51.          Bonsor, H. C., MacDonald, A. M., Ahmed, K. M., Burgess, W. G., Basharat, M., Calow, R. C., Dixit, A., Foster, S. S. D., Gopal, K., Lapworth, D. J., Moench, M., Mukherjee, A., Rao, M. S., Shamsudduha, M., Smith, L., Taylor, R. G., Tucker, J., van Steenbergen, F., Yadav, S. K., Zahid, A. (2017): Hydrogeological typologies of the Indo-Gangetic basin alluvial aquifer, South Asia, Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-017-1550-z.

52.          Khan, M., Koneshloo, M., Knappett, P., Ahmed, K. M., Bostick, B., Mailloux, B., Mozumder, R., Zahid, A., Harvey, C., van Geen, A. (2016) Mega-city pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality. Nature Communications, 7:12833, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12833.

53.          Islam, M. S., Mahmud, Z. H., Islam, M. S., Saha, G. C., Zahid, A., Zulfiquar Ali, A. H. M., Hassan, M. Q., Islam, K., Jahan, H., Hossain, Y., Hasan, M. M., Cairncross, S., Carter, R., P. Luby, S., Cravioto, A., Ph. Endtz, H., Faruque, S. H., Clemens, J. D. (2016) Safe distances between groundwater-based water wells and pit latrines at different hydrogeological conditions in the Ganges Atrai floodplains of Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 35:26, DOI 10.1186/s41043-016-0063-z.

54.          Islam, M. A., Zahid, A., Rahman, M. M., Rahman, MS., Islam, M. J., Akter, Y., Shammi, M., Bodrud-Doza, M., Balaram Roy, B. (2016) Investigation of Groundwater Quality and Its Suitability for Drinking and Agricultural Use in the South Central Part of the Coastal Region in Bangladesh. Journal of Exposure and Health, DOI 10.1007/s12403-016-0220-z.

55.          Majumder, R. K., Halim, M. A., Shimada, J., Saha, B. B., Zahid, A., Hasan, M. Q., Islam, M. S.  (2013) Hydrochemistry and isotopic studies to identify Ganges River and riverbank groundwater interaction, southern Bangladesh. Arab Journal of Geosciences, Volume 6: 4585–4591.

56.          Hassan, M. Q., Zahid, A. (2013): Management of overexploited Dhaka city aquifer. Journal of Nepal Geological Society.

57.          Planer-Friedrich, B., Härtig, C., Lissner, H., Steinborn, J., Süß, E., Hassan, M. Q., Zahid, A., Alam, M., Merkel, B. (2012) Organic carbon mobilization in a Bangladesh aquifer explained by seasonal monsoon-driven storativity changes. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Volume 27 (12): 2324-2334.

58.          Shamsudduha, M., Taylor, R., Ahmed, K., Zahid, A. (2011): The impact of intensive groundwater abstraction on recharge to a shallow regional aquifer system: evidence from Bangladesh. Hydrogeology Journal. doi:10.1007/s10040-011-0723-4.

59.          Islam, M. S., Zahid, A., Haque, M.A., Rashidul Hassan, M.A.F.M. (2007): Problems and prospects of groundwater irrigation market in Bangladesh: A case study from Lower Gangetic Floodplain of southwest Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Irrigation Science, vol. 42 (2): 157-171.

 

Journals Published from Bangladesh: 11 nos.

1.            Zahid, A., Rahman, A., Ali, M. H., Hassan, M. R. (2016): Determining Sources of Groundwater Salinity in the Multi-layered Aquifer System of the Bengal Delta, Bangladesh. BRAC University Journal (Science and Engineering), Volume XI (2): 37-52.

2.            Zahid, A., Rashid, S. M. A., Salam Miah, M. A., Halder, J., Islam, M. T., Tazneen, F. (2016): Context Specific Safe Water Supply Technologies for Vulnerable Climatic and Geomorphologic Areas of Bangladesh, BRAC University Journal (Science and Engineering), Volume XI (2): 53-70.

3.            Zahid, A., Sultana, T., Rahman, M. M., Hassan, M. Q. (2014): Assessment of Pleistocene aquifer potential in the growing industrial zone of Gazipur district, Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, v. 3 (1), p. 1–8.

4.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Nahar, M. N. K. (2010): Assessment of hydraulic connectivity of the multi-layered aquifers. The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Volume 1 (1): 13-17.

5.            Zahid, A., Ferdousi, B. S., Begum, S. F., Ibna-Hamid, M. L. (2005): Sediment properties and groundwater quality of Ashulia-Kashimpur upper aquifer, northwest of Dhaka city. Bangladesh Journal of Geology, Volume 24: 93-104.

6.            Zahid, A., Hossain, A., Karim, M. A., Khandkar, G. M. (2003): Methods applied for the rehabilitation of deep tube wells: a case study on Rangadia coastal plain aquifer, Anowara, Chittagong. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, Volume 9: 115-129.

7.            Zahid, A., Hossain, A., Karim, M. A., Khandkar, G. M., Morshed, G. (2003): Hydrogeology of Rangadia coastal plain aquifer, southeastern Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Geology, Volume 22: 21-35.

8.            Rahman, M., Khan, M. R., Ahmed, K. M., Zahid, A., Siddique, M. A. M. (2018): An assessment of nitrate concentration in the groundwater of the central coastal region of Bangladesh. The Journal of NOAMI, 35(1-2): 107-116.

9.            Islam, K., Rahman, M. S., Ali, M. H., Hossain, A. F. M. A., Alam, M. J., Zahid, A. (2016): Evaluation of the Aquifer System and Groundwater Quality of the North-western Districts of Bangladesh for Development Potential, BRAC University Journal (Science and Engineering), Volume XI (2): 85-100.

10.          Haque, M.A., Islam, M.S., Zahid, A. (2012) Groundwater irrigation and crop economy in the Lower  Gangetic Plan at Matbarer Char, Madaripur, South-Central Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Sci. 38 (1): 29-39, June 2012.

11.          Nahar, M. N. K., Hassan, M. Q., Zahid, A., Islam, M. S. (2011): Hydrostratigraphy and Properties of Aquifer Materials in Dhaka University Campus. The Dhaka University Journal of Science. Volume 59 (1): 17-24.

 

Book Chapters: 25 nos.

1.            Zahid, A. (2022) Groundwater Resources, Challenges and Governance in the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. In. Chowdhury, K. R., Hossain, M. S., Hossain Khan, M. S.  (Editors), Bangladesh Geoscience and Resources Potential. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, USA, ISBN 9780367531805.  

2.            Zahid A., Afzal Hossain A.F.M., Hazrat Ali M., Islam K., Abbassi S.U. (2018): Monitoring the Coastal Groundwater of Bangladesh. In: Mukherjee A. (eds) Groundwater of South Asia. pp. 431-451, Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1_26.

3.            Zahid, A., Afzal Hossain, A. F. M., Mridha, G. C., Hasan, M. R., Islam, K., Abbasi, M. S. (2018): Model Impact of Climate Change on the Groundwater Flow and Salinity Encroachment in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh. In: Mukherjee A. (eds) Groundwater of South Asia. pp. 545-568, Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1_26.

4.            Zahid, A., Jahan, K., Ali, M.H., Ahmed, N., Islam, M.K., Rahman, A. (2013) Distribution of Groundwater Salinity and Its Seasonal Variability in the Coastal Aquifers of Bengal Delta. In. Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Islam R, Samad QA, Khan MS, Haque R (Editors), Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of Bangladesh. Published by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation and Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB), pp. 170-193. 

5.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M.Q., Ara, F. (2013) Groundwater Management and Governance in Bangladesh: Structure, Performance and Way Ahead. In. Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Islam R, Samad QA, Khan MS, Haque R (Editors), Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of Bangladesh. Published by DAAD, GIZ, AvH Foundation and AAGUB, pp. 214-244.

6.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Ahmed, K.M.U. (2012): Model Simulation on Groundwater Development Stresses to Determine Sustainable Zones of Multi-layered Aquifer System in Bengal Basin In. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Food Security of Bangladesh. Editors: Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Rahman A, Khan MS, Hashem MA, Hassan L. Published by DAAD and AAGUB.

7.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Islam, K., Islam, M. S. (2012): Strengthening of Monitoring Network to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resource of Bangladesh. In. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Food Security of Bangladesh. Editors: Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Rahman A, Khan MS, Hashem MA, Hassan L. Published by DAAD and AAGUB.

8.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Jahan, K. (2012): Flow paths and travel time of groundwater from arsenic contaminated zone to deeper aquifer units under different development stresses. In. Ng, J. C., Noller, B. N., Naidu, R., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P. (Editors), Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic - As 2012, CRC press, Taylor and Francis Group, pp. 82-84.

9.            Zahid, A., Haque, M.A., Islam, M.S., Rashidul Hasan, M.A.F.M. (2009): Development of groundwater under lower Gangetic plain of Bangladesh: The impact of shallow tubewells on irrigation water availability, access, crop productivity and farmer’s income. In: Groundwater Governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins: realities and challenges. Eds. Mukherji, A., Villholth, K. G., Sharma, B. R., Wang, J., IAH Selected Papers Series, CRC/Balkema Press, Netherlands, 141-162.

10.          Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q. (2009): Development of groundwater irrigation in Bangladesh: Saving the huge population from food crisis. In: Man and Water. Eds. Nickel, C., Weisshaar, H. J., Shadullah, A. M., Shafi, S. A. Goethe Institute, Bangladesh.

11.          Zahid, A., Imes, J. L., Hassan, M. Q., Clark, D. W., Das, S. C. (2008): Pumping test data analysis and characterization of deep aquifer in the lower Delta Floodplain at Madaripur, southern Bangladesh. In: Drinking Water: Contamination, Toxicity and Treatment. Eds. Javier D. Romero and Pablo S. Molina, pp 313-328. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.

12.          Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Imes, J. L., Clark, D. W., Das, S. C., Abdin, M. Z. (2008): Hydraulic characterization of deep aquifer(s) in the arsenic affected Meghna Floodplain, southeastern Bangladesh. In: Lake Pollution Research Progress. Eds. Miranda, F. R., Bernard, L. M. pp 327-354. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.

13.          Zahid, A., Ahmed, S. R. U. (2006): Groundwater resources development in Bangladesh: Contribution to irrigation for food security and poverty alleviation. In: ‘Groundwater research and management: Integrating science into management decisions’. Eds. Sharma, B. R., Villholth, K. G., Sharma, K. D., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), pp 27-46.

14.          Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q. (2006): Floods in Bangladesh and central Europe: It’s non-structural measures and land use planning. In: Flooding in Bangladesh and Germany: Causes, control and management. Eds. Hassan, M. Q., AAGUB and German Cultural Center (Goethe Institute), Dhaka, pp 127-137.

15.          Zahid, A., Hossain, A., Uddin, M. E., Deeba, F. (2004): Groundwater level declining trend in Dhaka city aquifer. In: Water resources management and development in Dhaka city”. Eds. Hassan, M. Q., Alumni Assoc. of German Universities in Bangladesh and German Cultural Center (Goethe Institute), Dhaka. pp 17-31.

16.          Zahid, A., Balke, K. –D., Hassan, M. Q., Flegr, M. (2004): Distribution of heavy metals in tannery effluent and their influence on sediments of Hazaribagh leather processing zone, Dhaka. In: Water resources management and development in Dhaka city”. Eds. Hassan, M. Q., Alumni Assoc. of German Universities in Bangladesh and German Cultural Center (Goethe Institute), Dhaka. pp 89-101.

17.          Hassan, M.Q., Zahid, A. (2019): Review of the Adaptation Strategies to the Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of BangladeshIn: Islam, R., Zahid, A. et al. (eds) Climate Change Mitigation. Published by Center for Climate Change, University of Dhaka.

18.          Hassan, M.Q., Zahid, A. Sultana, S., Nawrin, S. (2022): Importance of Monitoring and Governance towards Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Bangladesh. In: Ahmed K. M. U., Saha, S. K., Hasan, M. A., Mia, M. B. M., Bhuiyan, M. A. H. (Eds.), Geosciences for Society and Sustainable Development of Bangladesh, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka. 312 p.

19.          Saha, D., Zahid, A., Shreshtha, S.R., Pavelic, P. (2016) Groundwater Resources. In. Bharati, L., Sharma, B.R., Smakhtin, V. (Editors), The Ganges River Basin: Status and Challenges in Water, Environment and Livelihoods. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 328p.

20.          MacDonald AM, Bonsor HC, Taylor R, Shamsudduha M, Burgess WG, Ahmed KM, Mukherjee A, Zahid A, Lapworth D, Gopal K, Rao MS, Moench M, Bricker SH, Yadav SK, Satyal Y, Smith L, Dixit A, Bell R, van Steenbergen F, Basharat M, Gohar MS, Tucker J, Calow RC and Maurice L. (2015): Groundwater resources in the Indo‐Gangetic Basin: resilience to climate change and abstraction. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/15/047, 63pp.

21.          Shamsudduha, M., Zahid, A., Burgess, W. G., Ahmed, K. M. (2014): Security of deep groundwater against ingress of arsenic and salinity in Bangladesh: Policy aspects. In Litter, M. I., Nicolli, H. B., Meichtry, M., Quici, N., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P., Naidu, R. (Editors), One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014), CRC press, Taylor and Francis Group, Pp. 891-893.

22.          Taylor, R. G., Burgess, W. G., Shamsudduha, M., Zahid, A., Lapworth, D. G., Ahmed, K., Mukherjee, A., Nowreen, S. (2014) Deep groundwater in the Bengal Mega-Delta: new evidence of aquifer hydraulics and the influence of intensive abstraction.  Groundwater Science Program, British Geological Survey Open Report OR/14/070.

23.          Hassan, M.Q., Zahid, A., Ahmed, N. (2013) Flooding in Bangladesh: Impact on Socio-economic Conditions and Adaptation Measures. In. Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Islam R, Samad QA, Khan MS, Haque R (Editors), Impact of Climate Change on Socio-economic Conditions of Bangladesh. Published by DAAD, AvH Foundation and AAGUB, pp. 71-97.

24.          Ahmed, N., Zahid, A., Kabir, M. A., Islam, M. S., Haque, M. A. (2012): Evolution of Irrigation System and Requirement of Water Saving Technology in Bangladesh to Mitigate Climate Change Impact. In. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Food Security of Bangladesh. Editors: Zahid A, Hassan MQ, Rahman A, Khan MS, Hashem MA, Hassan L. Published by DAAD and AAGUB.

25.          Jain, S.K., Sharma, B.R., Zahid, A., Jin, M., Shreshtha, J.L., Kumar, V., Rai, S.P., Hu, J., Luo, Y., Sharma, D. (2009): A comparative analysis of the hydrogeology of the Indus-Gangetic and Yellow River basins. In: Groundwater Governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins: realities and challenges. Eds. Mukherji, A., Villholth, K. G., Sharma, B. R., Wang, J. IAH Selected Papers Series, CRC/Balkema Press, 43-66.

 

Proceedings (Full Papers): 11 nos.

1.            Zahid, A., M. Muhyminul Islam, M. M., Shams, I. R. (2022): Importance of Monitoring by Application of GALDIT Method for the Sustainable Management of Salinity in the Coastal Aquifers of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. In. Transforming Coastal Zone for Sustainable Food and Income Security Proceedings of the International Symposium of ISCAR on Coastal Agriculture, March 16–19, 2021. Eds. T. D. Lama, D. Burman, U. K. Mandal, S. K. Sarangi, H. S. Sen, Springer, 1148p. ISBN 978-3-030-95617-2, ISBN 978-3-030-95618-9 (eBook), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95618-9.

2.            Zahid, A., Alam, M. M., Hassan, M. Q., Jahan, K. (2013): Review of the groundwater governance activities in Bangladesh and comparison with the practices in South Australia. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Volume 2: 477-490.

3.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Ahmed, K.M.U. (2009): Model to determine recharge zone and travel time of groundwater in the multi-layered aquifer system of southern Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Conference on Geoscience for Global Development organized by AGID, BGS, GSB, IGEO and IUGS. Volume 2: Natural Resources: 507-513.

4.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Karim, M. A., Islam, M. A. (2009): Excessive withdrawal of groundwater for urban demand of Dhaka city: Emergency measure needs to be implemented to protect the aquifer. In: Efficient groundwater resources management: The challenge of quantity and quality for sustainable future. Int. Symposium Proceedings organized by Department of Groundwater Resources, Thailand, sponsored by IAH, UNESCO, World Bank, pp 219-228.

5.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q., Karim, M. A. (2009): Irrigation use of groundwater for paddy cultivation in Bangladesh: Need for wise development and governance to minimize quality degradation of aquifer environment. In: Efficient groundwater resources management: The challenge of quantity and quality for sustainable future. Int. Symposium Proceedings organized by Department of Groundwater Resources, Thailand, sponsored by IAH, UNESCO, World Bank. pp 977-987.

6.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q. (2009): Flowpaths and travel time of groundwater from arsenic contaminated zone to deeper aquifer units under different development stresses. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Water and Flood Management. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Volume 1: 151-161.

7.            Zahid, A., Hassan, M. Q. (2007): Arsenic distribution and characterization of multi layer aquifer system in Bengal delta for sustainable use of groundwater. Pre Conference paper volume on water and flood management, Bangladesh University of Engineering And Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Volume 1: 19-27.

8.            Marta, F. S., Zahid, A., Oliemans, W. (2019): Determining the Potential for Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) for the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR 10), Grupo Tragsa, ASCE, UNESCO-IHP, IAH, Madrid, Spain, May 2019, pp 248-255.

9.            Ahmed, N., Zahid, A. (2013): Groundwater trend and hydrogeochemistry of the Feni Tippera surface, southeast of Bengal Basin. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Volume 1: 63-72.

10.          Hossain, M.M., Zahid, A. (2014): Bangladesh Water Development Board: A bank of hydrological data essential for planning and design in water sector. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2014. Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, December 2014.

11.          Hassan, M. Q., Zahid, A. (2010): Groundwater of Bangladesh: Its present status including flow system, problems, and future strategy for their sustainable use. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Groundwater Environment. Kumamoto University, Japan, December 2010. pp 19-28.

 

Major Project Assignment

  • Assessment of water resources availability and lowest safe yield of aquifer in 10 districts of the North-Central Hydrological Regions of Bangladesh for effective implementation of Bangladesh Water Act, 2013 (Hydrological investigation & modelling of the state of surface and groundwater resources Component)
  • Comprehensive Study for Livelihood Improvements through Integrated Management of Land and Water Resources in Arial Beel Area.
  • Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions Modeling for Sustainable Development and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Teesta Basin.
  • Groundwater mapping and governance of Gazipur District.
  • Study on Water Resources Availability and Impact due to abstraction, use and discharge to the project area and surroundings considering the shallow and deep aquifer, EIA, SIA and model simulation for Sreepur 150 (±10%) MW Power Plant Project.
  • Greater Dhaka District Irrigation Area Development Project (4th Phase).
  • Hydrological Investigation & Modelling of the State of Surface and Groundwater Resources in the High Barind Region.
  • Hydrogeological Investigation in Connection with the Probable Site Selection for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in the Southern Part of Bangladesh.
  • Predicting Subsurface Architecture from Surface Channel Networks in The Bengal Delta.
  • Study on Aquifer Mapping and Groundwater Resource Assessment for Management of Eco-Friendly Sustainable Agricultural Development in Bangladesh.
  • Transboundary Water Assessment Program (TWAP).
  • ECHO Health Care Program: Analyze the Capacity of Ring Well by Slug Test as Rainwater Based Alternate Water Supply Solution.
  • Assessment on the efficiency of the water and sanitation technologies in the hard to reach areas of Bangladesh.
  • Characterization of Multi-layered Aquifers and Model Freshwater-Saline Water Distribution to Support Sustainable Water Supply in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh and Development of Tailored Water Management Concepts.
  • The Impact of Climate Change at Coastal Bangladesh: A Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of Coastal Groundwater Arsenic and Salinity.
  • Prospect of Very Shallow Groundwater Use in the Saline and Arsenic Prone Coastal Aquifers of Bengal Delta.
  • The Security of Deep Groundwater in Bangladesh: Observations and Modelling in support of Policy Development.
  • The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) related to Arsenic Contamination Study and Research.
  • Establishment of Monitoring Network and Model Study to Assess Saline Water Intrusion in Groundwater in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh due to Climate Change.
  • Scientific Priority Program Megacities-Mega-challenges: Informal Dynamics of Global Change.
  • WASH: Determination of Safe Distances between Pit Latrine and Tubewell under different Hydrogeological Conditions.
  • Cross Country Research on Water and Food Security: Groundwater Governance in Asia.