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Publications of the Moment

Recognizing March 22, 2009 as


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the BDRC provides
a list of recent developmental publications related to
water issues in Bangladesh

  • Adnan, Shapan (2008) Intellectual Critiques, People’s Resistance and Inter-riparian
    Contestations: Constraints to the Power of the State regarding Flood Control and Water
    Management in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta of Bangladesh; in: Devleena Ghosh,
    Heather Goodall, and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (eds.) Water, sovereignty, and borders in Asia
    and Oceania (Abingdon and New York: Routledge), Chapter 8.
  • Ahmed, Nesar; Edward H. Allison; and James. F. Muir (2008) “Using the Sustainable Livelihoods
    Framework to Identify Constraints and Opportunities to the Development of Freshwater Prawn
    Farming in Southwest Bangladesh”, Journal (of the) World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 39, No. 5,
    pp. 598-611.
  • Ahmed, Nesar; Faisal Ahammed; and Martin van Brakel (2008) “An Economic Analysis of
    Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Farming in Mymensingh, Bangladesh”, World
    Aquaculture, Vol. 39, No. 1 (February), pp. 37-50.
  • Ahmed, Nesar; Harvey Demaine; and James F. Muir (2008) “Freshwater prawn farming in
    Bangladesh: history, present status and future prospects”, Aquaculture Research, Vol. 39, No. 8,
    pp. 806-819.
  • Ahmed, Nesar; Janet H. Brown; and James F. Muir (2008) “Freshwater Prawn Farming in Gher
    Systems in Southwest Bangladesh”, Aquaculture Economics and Management, Vol. 12, No. 3,
    pp. 207-223.
  • Akmam, Wardatul (2008) Arsenic Mitigation in Rural Bangladesh: A Policy-Mix for Supplying
    Safe Water in Badly Affected Areas of Meherpur District (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Gatidhara).
  • Alam, Khorshed (2008) “Cost-Benefit Analysis of Restoring Buriganga River, Bangladesh”,
    International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 593-607.
  • Anonymous (2008) “Veolia Water and Grameen Bank join for drinking water project in
    Bangladesh”, Filtration and Separation, Vol. 45, No. 5, p. 10.
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2008) Initial Environmental Examination for the Goshinga
    Subproject (SSP3) for Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project (Manila, The
    Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Project Preparatory Technical Assistance,
    October).
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2008) Initial Environmental Examination for the Kanakdia
    Subproject (SSP4) for Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project (Manila, The
    Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Project Preparatory Technical Assistance,
    October).
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2008) Initial Environmental Examination for the Purba Sarail-
    Madai Subproject (SSP2) for Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project (Manila, The
    Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Project Preparatory Technical Assistance,
    October).
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2008) People’s Republic of Bangladesh: Strengthening the
    Resilience of the Water Sector in Khulna to Climate Change (Manila, The Philippines: Asian
    Development Bank (ADB), Technical Assistance Report, Project No. 42469, December).
  • Aziz, Z.; Alexander van Geen; M. Stute; R. Versteeg; A. Horneman; Y. Zheng; S. Goodbred; M.
    Steckler; B. Weinman; I. Gavrieli; M. A. Hoque; M. Shamsudduha; and K. M. Ahmed (2008)
    “Impact of local recharge on arsenic concentrations in shallow aquifers inferred from the
    electromagnetic conductivity of soils in Araihazar, Bangladesh”, Water Resources Research, Vol.
    44, W07416.
  • Bakker,Suza Ann; Doris van Halem; Hans van Dijk; and Gary Amy (2008) “Arseen in drinkwater:
    niet alleen een probleem voor Bangladesh”, H2O, Vol. 41, No. 16, pp. 18-24.
  • Bangladesh Bureau of Economic Research (BER) (forthcoming) Leasing policy and process of
    public water bodies and implication (Dhaka, Bangladesh: GoB, Ministry of Fisheries and
    Livestock (MoFL), forthcoming).
  • Bangladesh Water Development Board and DHV Netherlands (2008) Southwest Area Integrated
    Water Resources Planning and Management Project (Manila, The Philippines: Asian
    Development Bank (ADB), Resettlement Planning Document, Project Number: BAN 34418, June).

  • Bhaduri, Anik and Edward B. Barbier (2008) “International Water Transfer and Sharing: The Case
    of the Ganges River”, Environment and Development Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 29-51.
  • Bhaduri, Anik and Edward B. Barbier (2008) “Political Altruism of Transboundary Water Sharing”,
    The B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Summer).
  • Bibi; M. H.; F. Ahmed; and H. Ishiga (2008) “Geochemical study of arsenic concentrations in
    groundwater of the Meghna River Delta, Bangladesh”, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Vol.
    97, No. 2-3, pp. 43-58.
  • Biswas, Asit K. (2008) “Integrated Water Resources Management: Is It Working?”, International
    Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 5-22.
  • Biswas, Asit K. and K. E. Seetharam (2008) “Achieving Water Security for Asia”, International
    Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 145-176.
  • Bro, Carl (for Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) (2008) Dhaka Water Supply (Manila,
    The Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Technical Assistance Consultant's Report,
    Project No. 39405-01, February).
  • Chowdhury, Jahir Uddin (2008) Implications of Climate Change on Water Management in
    Bangladesh (JUC-PAP Workshop Paper) (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh University of
    Engineering and Technology (BUET), Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)).
  • Dewan, Ashraf M. and Y. Yamaguchi (2008) “A study of the impact of humans on water resources
    in Greater Dhaka of Bangladesh by using remote sensing”, Hamamatsu, Japan: International
    Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS), Proceedings of the 26th ISTS
    Symposium on Space Technology and Science.
  • Dewan, Ashraf M. and Y. Yamaguchi (2008) “Effect of land cover change on flooding: example
    from Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh; International Journal of Geoinformatics”, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 11-
    20.
  • Dewan, Ashraf M. and Y. Yamaguchi (2008) “Flood hazard analysis in Greater Dhaka of
    Bangladesh using remote sensing data with geographic information systems”, Barton, Australian
    Capital Territory (ACT), Australia: Engineers Australia and the International Centre of Excellence
    in Water Resources Management, Proceedings of the Water Under Down 2008 in Adelaide,
    Australia (April 14-18).
  • Dewan, Ashraf M. and Y. Yamaguchi (2008) “Use of historical maps, LANDSAT and ASTER data
    to detect and monitor anthropogenic impacts on river environment: a case of the Ganges basin of
    Bangladesh”, Paper presented at ASTER Workshop 2008 (ASTER Science Team Meeting) in
    Tokyo (June 13).
  • Dhar, R. K.; Y. Zheng; M. Stute; A. van Geen; Z. Cheng; M. Shanewaz; M. Shamsudduha; M. A.
    Hoque; M. W. Rahman; and K. M. Ahmed (2008) “Temporal variability of groundwater chemistry
    in shallow and deep aquifers of Araihazar, Bangladesh”, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol.
    99, No. 1-4, pp. 97-111.
  • Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (GoB), Ministry of Local Government, Rural
    Development and Cooperatives--Local Government Engineering Department (2008) Preparing
    the Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project III (Manila, The Philippines: Asian
    Development Bank (ADB), Resettlement Planning and Indigenous Peoples Development
    Planning Document (Draft), Project No. 39432, October).
  • Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (GoB), Ministry of Water Resources,
    Bangladesh Water Development Board (2008) Proceedings of International Seminar on Long
    Lead Flood Forecast Technology for Disaster Management held in Dhaka (3-4 September);
    (Dhaka, Bangladesh: GoB, Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh Water Development Board).

  • Gupta, Sundeep K.; M. A. Sheikh; M. S. Islam; K. S. Rahman; N. Jahan; M. M. Rahman; R. M.
    Hoekstra; Richard Johnston; Pavani Kalluri Ram; and Stephen Luby (2008) “Usefulness of the
    hydrogen sulfide test for assessment of water quality in Bangladesh”, Journal of Applied
    Microbiology, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. 388-395.
  • Gupta, Sundeep K.; M. S. Islam; Richard Johnston; Pavani Kalluri Ram; and Stephen P. Luby
    (2008) “The chulli water purifier: Acceptability and effectiveness of an innovative strategy for
    household water treatment in Bangladesh”, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
    Vol. 78, No. 6, pp. 979-984.
  • Hashizume, Masahiro; Yukiko Wagatsuma; Abu S. G. Faruque; David A. Sack; Taiichi Hayashi;
    Paul R. Hunter; and Ben Armstrong (2008) “Factors determining vulnerability to diarrhoea during
    and after severe floods in Bangladesh”, Journal of Water and Health, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 323-332.
  • Hassan, Ahmadul; Jahir Uddin Chowdhury; and Anisul Haque (2008) Impact of Climate Change
    on Riverine Flooding in Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Centre for Environmental and
    Geographic Information Services (CEGIS)).
  • Hollyer, Beatrice (2008) Our World of Water (London, UK: Frances Lincoln Publishers).
  • Hoque, Mohammad A.; Aftab A. Khan; M. Shamsudduha; Muhammad S. Hossain; Tariqul Islam;
    and Shahid H. Chowdhury (2009) “Near surface lithology and spatial variation of arsenic in the
    shallow groundwater: southeastern Bangladesh”, Environmental Geology, Vol. 56, No. 8, pp.
    1687-1695.
  • Howell Alipalo, Melissa (2008) “Country Water Action: Asia -- Rice Science Advances Reforms”,
    Manila, The Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), website resource available at: http:
    //www.adb.org//Water/Actions/reg/science-advances-reforms.asp#bangladesh-rice.
  • Hug, Stephan J.; Olivier X. Leupin; and Michael Berg (2008) “Bangladesh and Vietnam: Different
    Groundwater Compositions Require Different Approaches to Arsenic Mitigation”, Environmental
    Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 17, pp. 6318-6323.
  • Hussam, Abul; Sad Ahamed; and Abul K.M. Munir (2008) “Arsenic Filters for Groundwater in
    Bangladesh: Toward a Sustainable Solution”, Bridge, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Fall), pp. 14-23.
  • Islam, K. M. Nabiul (forthcoming) Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation of Small Scale Water
    Resources Sector Project – II (SSWRDSP-II) (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of
    Development Studies (BIDS), forthcoming).
  • Islam, Md. Nazrul (forthcoming) “Regional Climate Model for Rainfall Projection in Bangladesh”,
    Paper to be presented at the 2nd International Conference on Water and Flood Management
    (ICWFM), to be held at BUET, Dhaka (15-17 March 2009).
  • Itai, Takaaki; Harue Masuda; Ashraf A. Seddique; Muneki Mitamura; Teruyuki Maruoka;
    Xiaodong Li; Minoru Kusakabe; Biswas K. Dipak; Abida Farooqi; Toshiro Yamanaka; Shinji
    Nakaya; Jun-ichi Matsuda; and Kazi Matin Ahmed (2008) “Hydrological and geochemical
    constraints on the mechanism of formation of arsenic contaminated groundwater in Sonargaon,
    Bangladesh”, Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 23, No. 11, pp. 3155-3176.
  • Kabir, M. H.; M. N. Bari; M. Moynul Haque; G. J. U. Ahmed; and J. M. S. Islam (2008) “Effect of
    water management and weed control treatments on the performance of transplanted aman rice”,
    Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 33, No. 3 (September), pp. 309-408.
  • Kaplan, Robert D. (2008) Waterworld: Is Bangladesh going under? ; Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 301,
    No. 1, pp. 60-65.
  • Khan, Aneire; Santosh Kumar Mojumder; Sari Kovats; and Paolo Vineis (2008) “Saline
    contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh”, The Lancet, Vol. 371, No. 9610, p. 385.
  • Khan, M. A. I. ; A. M. Farooque; M. A. Haque; M. A. Rahim; and M. A. Hoque (2008) “Effects of
    water stress at various growth stages on the physio-morphological characters and yield in chilli”,
    Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 33, No. 3 (September), pp. 353-362.
  • Khan, M. S.; R. Sen; S. Noor; H. M. Naser; and M. K. Alam (2008) “Soil, Water and Climate
    Related Constraints for Crop Production in Bangladesh”, Presentation made at the International
    Symposium on Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia in Dhaka (August 25-29).
  • Kunda, M.; M. E. Azim; M. A. Wahab; S. Dewan; N. Roos; and S. H. Thilsted (2008) “Potential of
    mixed culture of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and self-recruiting small species
    mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) in rotational rice-fish/prawn culture systems in Bangladesh”,
    Aquaculture Research, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 506-517.
  • Lein, Haakon (2008) “Water, agricultural development and rural poverty in Bangladesh”, in: David
    Hemson, Kassim Kulindwa, Haakon Lein and Adolfo Mascarenhas (eds.) Poverty and water :
    Explorations of the reciprocal relationship (London and New York: Zed Books) Chapter 5.
  • Luby, S. P.; S. K. Gupta; M. A. Sheikh; R. B. Johnston; P. K. Ram; and M. S. Islam (2008)
    “Tubewell water quality and predictors of contamination in three flood-prone areas in
    Bangladesh”, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 1002-1008.
  • Madajewicz, Malgosia (2008) “Erratum to 'Can Information Alone Change Behavior? Response
    to Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Bangladesh': Erratum”, Journal of Development
    Economics, Vol. 85, No. 1-2 (February), p. 349.
  • Majumder, Ratan K.; Mohammad A. Hasnat; Shahadat Hossain; Keita Ikeue; and Masato
    Machida (2008) “An exploration of nitrate concentrations in groundwater aquifers of central-west
    region of Bangladesh”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 159, No. 2-3, pp. 536-543.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Embassy of Denmark in Dhaka (2009) Climate Change
    Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Screening, Management Plan and Subsequent Project
    Proposals of Danida Supported Agricultural Sector and Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
    Programme Support (Phases II) for Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Embassy of Denmark,
    Final Inception Report, January).
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Embassy of Denmark in Dhaka (2008) Climate Change
    Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Screening, Management Plan and Subsequent Project
    Proposals of Danida Supported Agricultural Sector and Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
    Programme Support (Phases II) for Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Embassy of Denmark,
    DRAFT Inception Report, November 6).
  • Moore, D. R. and S. N. Mclean (2008) “Appraisal of the requirements for establishing domestic
    roof rainwater harvesting schemes in Bangladesh”, Journal of Building Appraisal, Vol. 4, No. 1,
    pp. 23-32.
  • Mukherjee A.; M. von Brömssen; B. R. Scanlon; P. Bhattacharya; A. E. Fryar; M. A. Hasan; K. M.
    Ahmed; D. Chatterjee; G. Jacks; and O. Sracek (2008) “Hydrogeochemical comparison and
    effects of overlapping redox zones on groundwater arsenic near the Western (Bhagirathi sub-
    basin, India) and Eastern (Meghna sub-basin, Bangladesh) margins of the Bengal Basin”, Journal
    of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 99, No. 1-4, pp. 31-48.
  • Nahar, Nurun; Faisal Hossain; and M. Delawer Hossain (2008) “Health and Socioeconomic
    Effects of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Rural Bangladesh: New Evidence from Field
    Surveys”, Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 70, No. 9, pp. 42-47.
  • Nishat, Ainun (2008) “Climate Change and Water Security in Bangladesh: Concerns & Options”,
    Presentation made at the International Symposium on Climate Change and Food Security in
    South Asia in Dhaka (August 25-29).
  • Northwest Hydraulic Consultants; with Resource Planning and Management Consultants (2008)
    People’s Republic of Bangladesh: Preparing the Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources
    Project (Manila, The Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Technical Assistance
    Consultant's Report, Project No. 39432, October).
  • Ohno, K.; Y. Matsuo; T. Kimura; T. Yanase; M. H. Rahman; Y. Magara; T. Matsushita; and Y.
    Matsui (2009) “Effect of rice-cooking water to the daily arsenic intake in Bangladesh: results of
    field surveys and rice-cooking experiments”, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp.
    195-202.
  • Parvez, Faruque; Yu Chen; Paul W. Brandt-Rauf; Alfred Bernard; Xavier Dumont; Vesna
    Slavkovich; Maria Argos; Jeanine D’Armiento; Robert Foronjy; M. Rashidul Hasan; H. E. M.
    Mahbubul Eunus; Joseph H. Graziano; and Habibul Ahsan (2008) “Nonmalignant Respiratory
    Effects of Chronic Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water among Never-Smokers in Bangladesh”,
    Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 116, No. 2 (February), pp. 190-195.
  • Quraishi, S. B. (2008) “Alumnium and Silicon Concentrations in some lake waters of
    Bangladesh”, Journal (of the) Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 33-40.
  • Rahman, Sayma and Faisal Hossain (2008) “A Forensic Look at Groundwater Arsenic
    Contamination in Bangladesh”, Environmental Forensics, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 364-374.
  • Seddique; Ashraf Ali; Harue Masuda; Muneki Mitamura; Keiji Shinoda; Toshiro Yamanaka;
    Takaaki Itai; Teruyuki Maruoka; Kenji Uesugi; Kazi Matin Ahmed; and Dipak Kumar Biswas
    (2008) “Arsenic release from biotite into a Holocene groundwater aquifer in Bangladesh”, Applied
    Geochemistry, Vol. 23, No. 8, pp. 2236-2248.
  • Seraj, Kazi Faisal Bin (2008) Willingness to Pay for Improved Sanitation Services and its
    Implication on Demand Responsive Approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
    Programme (Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, Working Paper, No.
    1, February).
  • Smith, B. D.; G. Braulik; S. Strindberg; R. Mansur; M. A. Diyan; and B. Ahmed (2009) “Habitat
    selection of freshwater-dependent cetaceans and the potential effects of declining freshwater
    flows and sea-level rise in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh”, Aquatic
    Conservation, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 209-225.
  • Sultana, Parvin; Paul Thompson; and Colin Green (2008)” Can England Learn Lessons from
    Bangladesh in Introducing Participatory Floodplain Management? “, Water Resources
    Management, Vol. 22, No. 3 (March), pp. 357-376.
  • Tigno, Cezar (2008) “Country Water Action: Bangladesh -- Rural Water Institutions Flex Muscles
    for Sustainability” (Manila, The Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), website resource
    available at: http://www.adb.org//Water/actions/ban/Rural-Water-Institutions.asp, September).
  • Tigno, Cezar (2009) Country Water Action: Bangladesh -- Breaking a Dirty Old Habit (Manila, The
    Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB), website resource; available at: http://www.adb.
    org//Water/Actions/Ban/Breaking-Dirty-Habit.asp.
  • Toufique, Kazi Ali and Rick Gregory (2008) “Common waters and private lands: Distributional
    impacts of floodplain aquaculture in Bangladesh”, Food Policy, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 587-594.
  • Ullah, M. A.; M. A. R. Khandakar; and A. K. M. E. Haque (2008) “Drinking of Rain Water: A
    Suitable Alternative to Tube Well Water in the Arsenic Affected Areas in Bangladesh”, The
    International Medical Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 19-24.
  • van Geen, Alexander; K. Radloff; Z. Aziz; Z. Cheng; M. R. Huq; K. M. Ahmed; B. Weinman; S.
    Goodbred; H. B. Jung; Y. Zheng; M. Berg; P. T. K. Trang; L. Charlet; J. Metral; D. Tisserand; S.
    Guillot; S. Chakraborty, A. P. Gajurel; and B. N. Upreti (2008) “Comparison of arsenic
    concentrations in simultaneously-collected groundwater and aquifer particles from Bangladesh,
    India, Vietnam, and Nepal”, Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 23, No. 11, pp. 3244-3251.
  • van Geen, Alexander; Yan Zheng; Steven Goodbred; Jr. Allan Horneman; Zahid Aziz; Zhongqi
    Cheng; Martin Stute; Brian Mailloux; Beth Weinman; M. A. Hoque; A. A. Seddique; M. S. Hossain;
    S. H. Chowdhury; and Kazi M. Ahmed (2008) “Flushing History as a Hydrogeological Control on
    the Regional Distribution of Arsenic in Shallow Groundwater of the Bengal Basin”, Environmental
    Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 7 (February), pp. 2283-2288.
  • Wahab, M. Abdul; M. Kunda; M. Ekram Azim; Somen Dewan; and Shakuntala H. Thilsted (2008)
    “Evaluation of freshwater prawn-small fish culture concurrently with rice in Bangladesh”,
    Aquaculture Research, Vol. 39, No. 14, pp. 1524-1532.
  • WASH Research Team (2008) WASH Programme of BRAC--Towards Attaining the MDG
    Targets: Baseline Findings (Dhaka, Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, July).
  • Weinman, Beth; Steven L. Goodbred, Jr.; Yan Zheng; Zahid Aziz; Michael Steckler; Alexander van
    Geen; Ashok K. Singhvi; and Yogesh Chand Nagar (2008) “Contributions of floodplain
    stratigraphy and evolution to the spatial patterns of groundwater arsenic in Araihazar,
    Bangladesh”, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 120, No. 11/12, pp. 1567-1580.
  • World Bank (2008) Bangladesh - Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Washington, DC,
    USA: World Bank, Report No. 44935, Project Appraisal Document, October).
  • World Bank (2008) Bangladesh - Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Washington, DC,
    USA: World Bank, Report No. AB4060, Project Information Document; August).
  • World Bank (2008) Bangladesh - Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Washington, DC,
    USA: World Bank, Report No. AC3148, Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet, July).
  • World Bank (2008) Bangladesh - Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project : Environmental
    Assessment; (Washington, DC, USA: World Bank, Report No. E1928, Environmental
    Assessment, July).
  • World Bank (2008) Bangladesh - Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project : resettlement plan
    (Washington, DC, USA: World Bank, Report No. RP695, Resettlement Plan, July).
  • Zahid, Anwar; M. Qumrul Hassan; K.-D. Balke; Matthias Flegr; and David W. Clark (2008)
    “Groundwater chemistry and occurrence of arsenic in the Meghna floodplain aquifer, southeastern
    Bangladesh”, Environmental Geology, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 1247-1260.