JOURNAL PAPER

Hossain, M.S., Yeasmin, R., Khan, M.S.H., Reday, M.I., Zohora, F.T., and Toma, S.T., 2024. Lithofacies and deformation structure of the Bandarban Anticline, Chittagong–Tripura Fold Belt, Bangladesh – Depositional environments and tectonic implications. Journal of Earth System Science, 133, 118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02311-5

Akter, S., Akhter, W., Rahman, M.J.J., and Hossain, M.S., 2024. Depositional facies of the subsurface Neogene Surma Group in the Sangu Gas Field, the Bay of Bengal: records for tidal sedimentation. Journal of Sedimentary Environments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-024-00202-9

Yeasmin, R., Abdullah, R., Hossain, M.S., Ao, S., Khan, M.S.H., Sayem, A.S.M., Xiao, W., Zhang, P., Zoarder, A., and Tithi, T.J., 2024. Petrography, geochemistry and detrital zircon U–Pb dating of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Dupi Tila Formation from the Lalmai Anticline, Bengal Basin: Regional tectonic implications. Geological Journal, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4921

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Pati, P., Rahman, M.J.J., and Bari, Z., 2023. Tectono-geomorphic evolution of an alluvial fan along the Dauki Fault system, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: remote sensing and pedogenic approach. Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, DOI: 10.1080/24749508.2023.2178131

Hossain, M.S., Ao, S., Mondal, T.K., Sain, A., Khan, M.S.H., Xiao, W., and Zhang, P., 2022. Understanding the Deformation Structures and Tectonics of the Active Orogenic Fold-Thrust Belt: Insights from the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges. Lithosphere, 2022(1): 6058346. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/2022/6058346

Rahman, M.J.J., Mutti, M., Ma, M., Chen, G., Akhter, W., Akter, S., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.R.A., 2022. Diagenetic controls on the reservoir quality of Neogene sandstones in the offshore area of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Geological Journal, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4572

Anjumonura, Khan, M.S.H., and Hossain, M.S., 2022. Geomorphological and structural evolution of the Fenchuganj and the Kailashtila structures, Sylhet Trough, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 25, 1–20.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Abdullah, R., and Mukherjee, S., 2021. Late Cenozoic transpression at the plate boundary: Kinematics of the eastern segment of the Dauki Fault Zone (Bangladesh) and tectonic evolution of the petroliferous NE Bengal Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 131, 105133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105133

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., and Hossain, M.M., 2021. Mechanical analysis of the Lauchapara Formation from the Susang Hills, Sherpur, Bangladesh: Implication for sedimentary environment. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 27, 1–15.

Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.M, Khan, R.A., 2020. Active Seismic Structures, Energy Infrastructures, and Earthquake Disaster Response Strategy - Bangladesh Perspective. International Energy Journal, 20(3A), 509-522. http://www.rericjournal.ait.ac.th/index.php/reric/article/view/2528

Shahriar, M.U., Hossain, D., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., Kamruzzaman, 2020. Geophysical Characterization of the Sangu Gas Field, Offshore, Bangladesh: Constraints on Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 43(4), 363-382. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpg.12770

Hossain, M.S., Xiao, W., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R. & Ao, S., 2020. Geodynamic model and tectono-structural framework of the Bengal Basin and its surroundings. Journal of Maps, 16(2), 445-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1770136

Shahriar, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Zaman, M.N. & Alam, M.S., 2020. Revealing the basement in Barapukuria: A geochemical study of a Gondwana coal basin basement from northwest Bangladesh. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 95(6), 571-586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1484-2

Yang, L., Xiao, W., Rahman, M.J.J., Windley, B.F., Schulmann, K., Ao, S., Zhang, J., Chen, Z. & Hossain, M.S., Dong, Y., 2020. Indo-Myanmar passive amalgamation along Kaladan Fault: insights from provenance of Chittagong-Tripura Fold Belt (Bangladesh). Geological Society of America Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1130/B35429.1

Rahman, M.J.J., Xiao, W., Hossain, M.S., Yeasmin, R., Sayem, A.S.M., Ao, S., Yang, L., Abdullah, R. & Dina, N.T., 2020. Geochemistry and detrital zircon U-Pb dating of Pliocene-Pleistocene sandstones of the Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt (Bangladesh): Implications for provenance. Gondwana Research, 78, 278-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2019.07.018

Das, D., Mondal, T.K. & Hossain, M.S., 2019. Quantification of Quartz Reefs and Mafic Dykes of Bundelkhand, Craton, Central India: A Study Based on Spatial and Fractal Analysis. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 94, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1301-y

Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S. & Islam, R., 2019. Geomorphology, structural model and active tectonics of the Rashidpur structure, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 25, 1–21.

Khan, M. S. H., Hossain, M. S. & Uddin M. A., 2018. Geology and Active Tectonics of the Lalmai Hills, Bangladesh – An Overview from Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt Perspective. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 92, 713-720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-1093-5

Khan, M. S. H., Hossain, M. S. & Chowdhury, K. R., 2017. Geomorphic Implication and Active Tectonics of the Sitapahar Anticline – CTFB Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 23, 1-24.

Dina, N. T., Rahman, M. J. J., Hossain, M. S. & Sayem, A. S. M., 2016. Provenance of the Neogene Succession in the Bandarban structure, South-East Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: Insights from petrography and petrofacies. Himalayan Geology, 37(2), 1-12.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Fractal-geometry-based Quantification of Shock-induced Rock Fragmentation in and Around an Impact Crater. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 172(7), 2009-2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-014-0922-8

Hossain, M. S., 2012. Controls on Vein Styles and Vein Internal Textures in Magmatic-Hydrothermal System. Journal of Himalayan Geology, India, 33(2), Page 101-117. http://52.172.159.94/index.php/hg/article/view/32564

Hossain, M. S., 2012. Vein Internal Textures in Magmatic-Hydrothermal System and Vein Classification, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 18, 1-20.

Nawab, M. M. & Hossain, M. S., 2010. The Effect of Water Influx on Material Balance Analysis for Water Drive Gas Reservoir: A Case Study on Habiganj Gas Field, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 16, 69-84.

Bashar, K., Karim, M. R., Hossain, M. S., Chowdhury, D. A., Rahman, A.M.S. & Chowdhury, M.N., 2008. Assessment of the Groundwater Quality of Maddhapara Granite Mine Area, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 14, 33-55.

Hossain, M. S., Bashar, K. & Ahmed, N., 2008. An Approach to Hydrogeological Zonation: A Case Study for the Chittagong City. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 14, 11-25.

Hossain, M. S., Asaduzzaman, M., Bashar, K., Ahmed, N., Rasul, M. G., Hossain, S. & Bux, K., 2007. Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Investigation of Hajiganj and Its Adjacent Area, Chandpur, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 13, 33-45.

Bhuiyan, A. H., Nandi, S. & Hossain, M. S., 2007. Assessment of Groundwater Demand and Supply for Sustainable Water Resource Management: A Case Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 5, 9-20.

Bhuiyan, A. H. & Hossain, M. S., 2006. Groundwater Constrains and Opportunity: A key for Future Urban Planning of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 4, 63-75.

Huq, N. E., Hossain, M. S. & Khan, S. R., 2004. Identification of natural evolutionary trend of the wetlands on the western margin of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 2, 37-44.

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CONFERENCE PAPER

Hossain, M.S., Shetu, D.Y., and Khan, M.S.H., 2024. Active fault mapping, structural framework, kinematics, and segmentation –An appraisal of the Chittagong Coastal Fault along the outer Indo-Burman Ranges. 37th International Geological Congress 2024, Busan, Republic of South Korea, 25–31 August 2024.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., and Mondal, T.K., 2024. Fracture attribute and their scaling in the Cenozoic formations, Sylhet Trough, Bengal Basin: Obtaining insight from the Dauki Fault Zone. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-593, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-593, 2024.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Mondal, T.K., 2024. Folding Mechanism at the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges: Insights from the Field Observations. International Association for Structural Geology & Tectonics (IASGT) workshop on Deformation Mechanisms, Processes and Fabric Analysis in Earth Materials from the Global to Nano Scale - Methods and Applications, IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 135-138.

Biswas, S.K., Sultana, J., Mondal, T.K., Hossain, M.S., 2024. Spatial variations of fracture network patterns in Neo-Archean granites: Implications in understanding late stage Precambrian brittle tectonics.  International Association for Structural Geology & Tectonics (IASGT) workshop on Deformation Mechanisms, Processes and Fabric Analysis in Earth Materials from the Global to Nano Scale - Methods and Applications, IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 194-196.

Dasgupta, S., Bajpai, S.A., Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., 2023. Ichnology of the “paleo-Brahmaputra” shelf-margin hyperpycnal-deltaic system from the Miocene Boka Bil– Tipam formations of the Chittagong–Tripura Fold Belt, Bangladesh. 36th International Meeting of Sedimentology, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 358.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R., 2022. Strain Partitioning Along the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges – Field and Seismic Evidences. 7th Conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-VII), Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India, pp. 32.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Mondal, T.K., Sain, A., 2021. Geometry and kinematics of the deformation structures – examples from the young and active western Indo-Burman ranges. 6th Conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-VI), Central University of Kerala, India, pp. 56.

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., 2021. Mechanical Analysis of the Lauchapara Formation from Susang Hills, Sherpur, Bangladesh: Implication for the Sedimentary Environment. National seminar on Geosciences for sustainable development of Bangladesh, 50th anniversary of GSB, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract volume, pp. 73.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R., 2020. Geometry and kinematics of the deformation structures – Insight from a young and active orogenic fold-thrust belt. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 5003-4517, Theme 27: Rock Deformation and Rheology, pp. 2467-68.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., 2020. Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 2010-1766, Theme 27: Rock Deformation and Rheology, pp. 2452.

Shahriar, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Zaman, M.N., 2020. Role of basement activation for the development of Gondwana basins in NW Bangladesh. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 1473-3673, Theme 10: Orogens through time, pp. 1007.

Zahan, H., Hossain, M.S., Hossain, S., 2020. Petrographic Characterization and Petrogenetic Study of Crystalline Basement Rocks of Dighipara, Dinajpur District, Northwest Bangladesh. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 594-2630, Theme 16: Magmatism and Petrogenetic Processes, pp. 1531.

Hossain, M. S., Islam, M. M., Islam, O., Khan, M. S. H., and Chowdhury, K. R., 2018. Deformation characteristics of the Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt - An insight from the geometrical analysis of folded structures. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 9-10.

Hossain, M. S., Ameen, S.M.M., Yeasmin, R., 2018. Quantitative Approaches in the Field of Geosciences. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 29-30.

Shahriar, M. U., Hossain, D., and Hossain, M. S., 2018. Reservoir Characterization using Well Logs and 2D Seismic Data of the Sangu Gas Field, Offshore Bangladesh. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 11.

Shahriar, M. S., Ameen, S. M. M., Hossain M. S., Hossain M. S., Zaman, M. N., and Alam, M. S., 2018. Petrology and Geochemistry of the Crystalline Basement rocks from Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 10-11.

Zahan, H., Hossain M. S., and Hossain M. S., 2018. Crystalline basement rocks from drillhole GDH-62 from Dighipara, Dinajpur, northwest Bangladesh: Petrologic and geochemical constraints. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 9.

Hossain, M. S., 2016. Fractal Geometry & Its Application in Geosciences. In: Mamtani, M.A. (ed.), Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade – Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society, and AGM-2016 of the Geological Society of India, Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Abstract volume, pp.234-239.

Ameen, S. M. M., Hossain, M. S., Hossain, Md. S., Abdullah, R., Bari, Z., Uddin, M. N., Das, S. C., Tapu, A. T., Jahan, H. & Shahriar, M. S., 2016. Deciphering the Precambrian crust between Shillong Massif and northeast India. In: International Association of Gondwana Research (IAGR) 2016 Convention, Trivandum, India. Abstract volume, pp.75-79.

Hossain, M. S., Chowdhury, K. R., Khan, M. S. H. & Abdullah, R., 2016. Geotectonic Settings of the Dauki Fault – A Highly Potential Source for a Significant Seismic Threat. In: Kruhl, J.H. (ed.), International Conference Humboldt Kolleg on Living under Threat of Earthquake – Kathmandu, Nepal. Abstract volume, p.25.

Hossain, M.S. & Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Characteristics and extent of fragmentation structures around an impact crater. In: 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Berkeley, California, USA. LPI Contribution No. 1856, p.5029.

Hossain, M. S., Hammes, D. M., Seybold, L., Ord, A., Blenkinsop, T., Peternell, M., Heuss, S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2015. Quantification of fragmentation structures in a silicified fault zone: the Fountain Range Fault (Mt. Isa Inlier, Australia). In: Schaben, H., Delgado, R.T., Boogaart, K.G. van den, and Boogaart, Regina van den (eds.), IAMG 2015 Short Abstracts, pp. 105.

Hossain, M.S. & Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Quantification of impact-induced brittle deformation features – a case study from the Ries impact (Germany). In: Schaben, H., Delgado, R.T., Boogaart, K.G. van den, and Boogaart, Regina van den (eds.), IAMG 2015 Short Abstracts, pp. 106.

Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. S. H., Chowdhury, K. R. & Afrooz, M., 2014. Morpho-structural classification of the Indo-Burman Ranges and the adjacent regions. In: National conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-III), Assam, India. Abstract volume, p.31.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Raju, N.J. (ed.), Geosstatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, India. Abstract volume, pp.280–283.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Brittle deformation features of impact-cratering and their applications. In: GeoFrankfurt2014-Earth System Dynamics. Abstract volume, ISBN 978-3-510-49234-2, SDGG, issue 85, page 76-77.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Characterization of impact-induced brittle deformation: Ries meteorite crater, Germany. In: Chetty, D. et al. (eds.), abstract volume, 21st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. ISBN 978-0-620-60082-8, p.400.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Fracture patterns and fragment size distributions as indicators of shock-related brittle deformation. In: 15th Symposium on Tectonics, Structural Geology and Geology of Crystalline Rocks, Potsdam, Germany. Abstract volume, p.25.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H. (2013): Fractal-geometry based quantification of impact fracture patterns and fragment-size distributions: Ries Crater, Germany. 6th International Conference on Fractals and Dynamic System in Geoscience, Perugia, Italy. Abstract volume, page 37-38.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H. (2013): Fractal Geometry Based Quantification of Spatial Variation of Fracture Patterns: Ries Impact Crater, Germany. 19th International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics (DRT), Leuven, Belgium. Abstract volume, page 33.

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BOOK

Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., & Khan, M.S.H. (Eds.). (2022). Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817

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BOOK CHAPTER

Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., & Khan, M.S.H., 2022. Introduction to Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential. In: Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.S.H. (eds.), Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA, 1-23 pp. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817

Ameen, S.M.M., Tapu, Al-T., & Hossain, M.S., 2022. Precambrian Basement Rock of Bangladesh and Its Metallic Minerals. In: Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.S.H. (eds.), Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA, 25-58 pp. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Abdullah, R., & Chowdhury, K.R., 2020. Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North. In: Biswal, T.K., Ray, S.K., and Grasemann, B. (eds.), Structural Geometry of Mobile Belts of the Indian Subcontinent. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 91-109 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40593-9_4

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R. & Abdullah, R., 2019. Synthesis of the Tectonic and Structural Elements of the Bengal Basin and Its Surroundings. In: Mukherjee, S. (eds.) Tectonics and Structural Geology: Indian Context. Springer International Publishing AG. 135-218 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99341-6_6

Hossain, M.S., and Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Raju, N.J. (ed.) Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Springer, AG; p.483-489. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18663-4_73

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KEYNOTE SPEECH

Hossain, M.S., 2016. Fractal Geometry & Its Application in Geosciences. In: Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade – Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society, and AGM-2016 of the Geological Society of India (As a plenary speaker). Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, October 2016.

Hossain, M.S., 2014. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Frontier seminar on Volcanology, Petrology, Geofabrics (As a research fellow). Munich GeoCenter (MGC), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, March 2014.

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SEMINAR

Chowdhury K. R., Bari Z., Hossain M. S., 2008, Neogene Deposits of the Bengal Basin and Natural Gas Reserve, published in the abstract volume of the International Seminar on Indo-Myanmar ranges in the Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Southeast Asia, November 27-29, 2008.

Bari Z., Hossain M. S., 2008, Structural Evolution and Stratigraphy of the Inani-Dakhin Nhila Anticlines, Southeast Bangladesh, published in the abstract volume of the International Seminar on Indo-Myanmar ranges in the Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Southeast Asia, November 27-29, 2008.

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OTHER

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Earthquake preparedness: A comprehensive approach; The Financial Express, 08 December 2018

Living under the threat of earthquake; The Financial Express, 29 April 2016

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Stop the leaks;  Dhaka Tribune, 29 May 2014

Iron-rich deposit in the Atrai River: Rumour and reality;  The Financial Express, 06 March 2012

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