Dr Mohammad Nazim Zaman

Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Director (In-charge)

Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM)

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-9887

01. Personal Information

Name : Dr Mohammad Nazim Zaman

Nationality : Bangladeshi by birth

Date and Place of Birth : 01/03/1971, Rajshahi 6000, Bangladesh

02. Academic Qualifications

Ph.D.: Department of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi (RU), Bangladesh

Thesis title: Mineralogy Geochemistry and Genesis of the Basement Complex of

Madhyapara, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh

Degree awarded: 19 August 2002

M.Sc.: Department of Geology and Mining (1st Class 1st), RU, Bangladesh

Degree awarded: January 1996

03. Service Records:

Designation Place of Posting Period

From To

Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) IMMM, BCSIR, Joypurhat 27/06/2019 Till Date

Principal Scientific Officer (PSO) IMMM, BCSIR, Joypurhat 30/06/2010 26/06/2019

Principal Scientific Officer (PSO) Establishment of the IMMM,

BCSIR, Joypurhat Project

29/11/2007 29/06/2010

Senior Scientific Officer (SSO) Establishment of the IMMM,

BCSIR, Joypurhat Project

27/12/2004 28/11/2007

Project Officer, Management

Information System

Department of Women

Affairs, Dhaka

24/10/2001 30/06/2004

Senior Surveyor/Navigator Grant Geophysical Inc. (An

American Gas Exploration

Company), Chattagram

13/10/1997 15/12/1999

04. Key Qualification:

Trained and experienced on various fields e.g., Mineralogy, Mineral Processing,

Geochemistry, Research and Evaluation, Project Designing & Planning, Data analysis,

Geo-physical (Seismic) Survey for Hydrocarbon Exploration (both in land and shallow

marine), Geo-hazard assessment for urbanization, Project & Office Management,

Management Information System (MIS) etc.

05. Experience:

i. Director (In-charge), The Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM),

BCSIR, Joypurhat, (19/05/2014 to till date).

ii. Division-in-Charge, Mineralogy Division, The Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and

Metallurgy (IMMM), BCSIR, Joypurhat (30/06/2010 to 18/05/2014).

iii. Project Director (PD), Establishment of Mineral Processing Center at IMMM of

BCSIR, Joypurhat (1st Revised). ADP Project (01/01/2017 to 30/06/2021)

iv. Project Director (PD), Strengthening the Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and

Metallurgy, Joypurhat (2nd Revised). ADP Project (23/11/2012 to 30/06/2013)

v. Project Director (PD), Special Allocation Project, Ministry of Science and

Technology, (31/07/2009 to 30/06/2010).

vi. Management Information System (MIS), (24/10/2001 to 30/06/2004)

vii. Senior Surveyor/Navigator (13/10/1997 to 15/12/1999)

06. Awards received:

i. ‘University Prize’ in recognition of securing the 1st position in 1st class at the

M.Sc. examination of the year 1992 (Held in 1996).

07. Grant received:

i. Grants received for Special Allocation project "Mineralogy and Geochemistry of

the Tista River Sand for economic minerals and process development for

industrial uses" Ministry of Science and Information & Communication

Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh, 31/07/2009 to 30/06/2010

ii. Industrial Sponsored Project: Development of sustainable and environment

friendly pavement block with rice husk ash (2021)

08. Research Achievements:

i. Research Paper Published 51 (CRC Press 02, Elsevier 03, Springer, 07,

Cambridge University Press 01, Taylor and Francis 04, MDPI 01, NOVA 01,

Scientific Research 03 and others 29)

ii. Conference Paper 24

iii. Patent Right Granted 02

iv. Process Accepted 04

09. Training Information:

i. Project Management, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division

(IMED), Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh, 07/02/2004 to 12/02/2004

ii. Management Information System (MIS), Jatio Mohila Songstha, Ministry of Women

and Children Affairs, Bangladesh, 25/04/2004 to 29/04/2004

iii. Training on XRD, Bangladesh, 05/05/2008 to 07/05/2008

iv. Ore Mineralogy and Mining, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad, India,

19/09/2008 to 03/10/2008

v. Training on XRF, Bangladesh, 24/03/2009 to 31/03/2009

vi. Training on Petrological sample preparation equipment, Bangladesh, 21/10/2010

to 25/10/2010

vii. Colored stone and gem identification, Indian Institute of Gemology, India,

04/10/2012 to 23/10/2012

viii. Procurement Entity (PE) User Training, Dohatec, Bangladesh, 22/08/2016 to

29/08/2016

ix. e-File Training, BCSIR, Bangladesh, 18/07/2018 to 19/07/2018

x. Right to Information Act, 2009 (On-line Training Program), Bangladesh,

14/09/2018 to 14/09/2018

xi. Annual Performance Agreement and Management System (APAMS) Software,

Bangladesh, 28/01/2019 to 29/01/2019

xii. Project Management Information System, Implementation Monitoring and

Evaluation Division (IMED), Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh, 19/02/2020 to

20/02/2020

Trainer in Training Program:

i. Petrological slide preparation and Mineral identification in Microscope, Govt.

Officers of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company

(BAPEX), at IMMM, BCSIR, Joypurhat, 22/01/2017 to 26/01/2017

ii. Mineral processing & operation of analytical instruments, Academic Teachers of

the department Geology & Mining, University of Rajshahi, at IMMM, BCSIR,

Joypurhat, 28/08/2018 to 01/09/2019

iii. WD-XRF Machine, in house training program held at IMMM, BCSIR, Joypurhat

every year for the scientists of BCSIR.

International Collaboration Program and Study Tour:

i. Mineral sand processing especialy titanium bearing mineral separation, CSIRO,

Melbourne, Australia and Mineral Technologies Ltd., Brisbane, Australia,

22/04/2013 to 30/04/2013

ii. Potential of Bangladeshi Mineral Sands Resources, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia,

16/11/2014 to 27/11/2014

iii. MoU Sign, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, 25/08/2015 to 30/08/2015

iv. Mineral sand processing and recovery of metals from e-waste, Korea Institute for

Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), South Korea, 21/03/2016 to

25/03/2016

v. Mineral sands processing, advanced characterisation, and general R & D

capabilities, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, 05/05/2018 to 12/05/2018

vi. Mineral sands processing, metal, extraction of metals from e-waste food safety,

arsenic removal from ground water, general R & D capabilities, CSIRO,

Melbourne, Australia, 10/03/2019 to 20/03/2019

vii. MoU Sign for 10 Ph.D candidates of BCSIR, Bangladesh, The Royal Melbourne

Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia, 28/07/2019 to

04/08/2019

viii. Mineral sands processing, metal, extraction of metals from e-waste food safety,

arsenic removal from ground water, general R & D capabilities, CSIRO,

Melbourne, Australia, 21/01/2020 to 29/01/2020

10. Co-Supervision:

i. Ph.D. - 02 Nos. (01 awarded and 01 on-going)

ii. M.Phil. - 02 Nos.

iii. M.Sc. - 22 Nos.

11. Ph.D. Thesis Evaluation as Foreign Expert:

i. "Geochemical and Mineralogical Studies of Phosphorites and associated rocks in

parts of Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India", Department of Geology, Aligarh

Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, India

ii. "Geochemical and Mineralogical Studies of Phosphate nodules in parts of Solan

district of Himachal Pradesh", Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh-202002, India

12. NST Fellow:

A research project report was successfully completed as NST Fellow (National Council of

Science, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of

Bangladesh) from January 1997 to June 1997 on a topic “The Cultivation of Science in

Bengali Literature and Periodicals”.

13. Research Paper Review:

More than 20 research papers reviewed both international and national.

14. Published Research Article, Book Chapter and Books:

1. River-Borne Sediments of Bangladesh and Their Economic Importance, Mohammad

Nazim Zaman, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Md. Aminur Rahman, A.S.M. Mehedi Hasan,

and Eunuse Akon, Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st Edition),

Edited by Khalil R. Chowdhury, Md. Sakawat Hossain and Md. Sharif Hossain Khan,

CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, ISBN 9780367531805, 592 pages

(Forthcoming, 29/12/2021)

2. Placer Deposits of Bangladesh and Their Potential Commercialization, Eunuse Akon,

Mohammad Zafrul Kabir and Mohammad Nazim Zaman, Bangladesh Geosciences

and Resources Potential (1st Edition), Edited by Khalil R. Chowdhury, Md. Sakawat

Hossain and Md. Sharif Hossain Khan, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, ISBN

9780367531805, 592 pages (Forthcoming, 29/12/2021)

3. Rahman, M.M., Zaman, M.N. and Biswas, P.K. 2021. Optimization of significant

morphometric parameters and sub-watershed prioritization using PCA and PCA-

WSM for soil conservation: a case study in Dharla River watershed, Bangladesh.

Modeling Earth Systems and Environment (On-line Publication)

4. Rahman, M.M., Hasan, M.F., Hasan, A.S.M.M., Alam, M.S, Biswas, P.K. and

Zaman, M.N. 2021. Chemical weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting inferred

from recently deposited sediments of Dharla River, Bangladesh. Journal of

Sedimentary Environments. v. 6, p. 73-91

5. Shahriar, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Zaman, M.N. and

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, v. 95, p.571-586

6. Ahmed, A.N., Sultana, M.S., Zaman, M.N. and Rahman, M.A. 2020. Influence of

hard rock dust on the physical and microstructural properties of red ceramic materials.

Journal of Korean Ceramic Society, v. 58, p. 69-76

7. Rahman, A., Das, S.C., Pownceby, M.I., Tardio, J., Alam, M.S. and Zaman, M.N.

2020. Geochemistry of Recent Brahmaputra River Sediments: Provenance, Tectonics,

Source Area Weathering and Depositional Environment. Minerals, v.10(9), p. 813

8. Torpy, A., Wilson, N.C., RacRae, M.C., Pownceby, M.I., Biswas, P.K., Rahman, A.

and Zaman, M.N. 2020. Deciphering the Complex Mineralogy of River Sand

Deposits through Clustering and Quantification of Hyperspectral X-Ray Maps,

Bangladesh. Microscopy and Microanalysis. v. 14, p.1-25

9. Rahman, A., Tardio, J., Bhargava, S.K., Zaman, M.N., Hasan, A.S.M.M., Torpy, A.

and Pownceby, M.I. 2020. Comparison of the chemistry and mineralogy of ilmenite

concentrates sourced from fluvial (Brahmaputra River) and beach placer (Cox’s

Bazar) deposits, Bangladesh. Ore Geology Reviews. v. 217, p.1-10

10. Biswas, P.K., Alam, M.S., Hasan, A.S.M.M., Ahmed, S.S. and Zaman, M.N. 2020.

Geochemical signatures of recent bar deposits in the Tista river, Bangladesh:

Implications to provenance, paleo-weathering and tectonics. Journal of Nepal

Geological Society, v. 60. p. 1-20

11. Ali, S., Alam, M.S., Ahmed, S.S., Zaman, M.N., Hossain, M.I. and Biswas, P.K.

2019. Geochemical characteristics of Recent Sediments of Channel Bar of the Ganges

(Padma) River, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, v. 25. p. 23-46

12. Sultana, M.S., Ahmed, A. N., Zaman, M.N. and Rahman, M.A. 2018. Utilization of

Hard Rock Dust in Ceramic Glaze Formulation. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science

and Engineering v, 438, p. 2-7, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/438/1/012018

13. Biswas, P.K., Ahmed, S.S., Pownceby, M.I., Haque, N., Alam, S., Zaman, M.N.,

Rahman, M.A. 2018. Heavy mineral resource potential of Tista River sands, Northern

Bangladesh. Applied Earth Science, Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and

Metallurgy. v, 127(3), p. 94-105

14. Simu, S.A., Uddin, M.J., Majunder, R.K., Zaman, M.N., Rahman, M.A. and Kashem,

M.A. 2018. Speciation analysis of Elements of Soil Samples by XRF in Gazipur

industrial area, Bangladesh. International Journal of Modern Research in

Engineering and Technology (IJMRET), v. 3(3), p. 12-23

15. Sultana, M.S., Zaman, M.N., Md. Rahman, M.A., Biswas, P.K. and Nandy, P.K.

2018. Mineralogical and Physical Characterization of Clay of Sitakunda Anticline:

Used for ceramic Industries. Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and

Engineering, v. 6, p. 333-344

16. Biswas, P.K., Ahmed, S.S., Pownceby, M.I., Haque.N., Alam, S., Zaman, M.N. and

Rahman, M.A. 2018. Heavy mineral resource potential of Tista river sands, Northern

Bangladesh. Applied Earth Science, Transactions of the Institurions of Mining and

Metallurgy, v. 127(3), p. 1-13

17. Swarna, F., Hasan, A.B., Reza, A.H.M.S., Kabir, S., Zaman, M.N. and Haque, M.N.

2018. Heavy metal pollution in sediments in the vicinity of Barapukuria coal mine,

north-western Bangladesh. International Journal of Biosciences, v. 12(1), p. 6-17

18. Hasan, A.S.M.M., Hossain, I., Rahman, M.A., Rahman, M.S., Zaman, M.N. and

Biswas, P.K. 2018. FEG-EPMA mapping and Fe-Ti oxide mineral chemistry of

Brahmaputra River sediments in Bangladesh: provenance and petrogenetic

implications. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, v. 11 (18), p. 567

19. Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N., Biswas, P.K. and Sultana, M.S. 2017, “Economic

Viability of the Tista River Sand Deposits in Bangladesh - An Overview”. J. Sci. Res.

V. 9 (2), p. 219-233

20. Rahman, M.A., Pownceby, M. I., Haque, N., Bruckard, W. J., and Zaman, M. N.,

2016. Valuable Heavy Minerals from the Brahmaputra River Sands of Northern

Bangladesh. Applied Earth Science, Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and

Metallurgy: Section B, v, 25(3), p. 174-188

21. Majumder, R.K., Khalil, M.I., Karmaker, S., Khan, R., Das, S., Rahman, M.A. and

Zaman, M.N. 2016. Uranium Potentiality of sandstones collected from north-eastern

part of Bangladesh. Journal of East China University of Technology, v. 39, p. 25-31

22. Sultana, S., Biswas, P.K., Rahman, M.A., Sultana, M.S. and Zaman, M.N. 2016 Risk

factor Assessment of coal mine drainage water on surrounding agricultural Soil: a

case study at Barapukuria in Bangladesh. Journal of Geoscience and Environment

Protection, v. 4, p. 7-17

23. Simu, S.A., Uddin, M.J., Majumder, R.K., Zaman, M.N., Rahman, M.A. and

Kashem, M.A. 2016 “Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Trace Elements in Soil of

Gazipur Industrial Area, Bangladesh”. Universal Journal of Environmental Research

and Technology. v. 6(4), p. 140-151.

24. Tapu, Al-T., Ameen, S.M.M., Abdullah, R., Zaman, M.N., Hossain, M.S., and Das,

S.C. 2016. Geochemical Evaluation of the Diorite Basement in Barapaharpur,

Rangpur, Northwest Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal. v. 22, p. 17-37.

25. Sultana, M.S., Ahmed, A. N., Zaman, M.N., Rahman, M.A., Biswas,P.K. and Nandy,

P.K. 2015. Utilization of hard rock dust with red clay to produce roof tiles. Journal of

Asian Ceramic Societies. v. 3, p.22-26.

26. Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N., Biswas, P.K., Sultana, M.S., Nandy, P.K., 2015.

Physical Separation for Up gradation of Valuable Metals from the Sand of Someswari

River, Bangladesh, Journal of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research. v. 50(1), p. 53-58.

27. Hossain, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Bari, Z, Zaman, M.N. and Akhter, S. 2015.

Petrography and Microtextural Characteristics of the Basement Complex of GDH 31,

Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science. v.38(1), p. 39-

54.

28. Das, S.C., Ameen, S.M.M., Bari, Z. and Zaman, M.N. 2015. Petrographic

Characterization of Crystalline Basement Rocks from Voktipur, Northwest

Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science. 38(1), p. 55-74.

29. Sultana, M.S., Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N., Ahmed, A. N. 2015. Influence of

Calcination on Different Properties of Sugarcane Bagasse and Waste Ash. Journal of

Scientific Research. v. 7 (3), p.151-157.

30. Hossain, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Bari, Z. and Zaman, M.N. 2015. Charnockite in the

Basement Complex of Bangladesh: Petrologic and Geochemical Characteristics.

Bangladesh Geological Journal. v. 21, p. 1-14

31. Majumder, R.K., Faisal B.M.R, Zaman, M.N., Uddin M.J. and Sultana N. 2015

“Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Bottom Sediment of the Buriganga River,

Dhaka, Bangladesh by Multivariate Statistical Analysis”. International Research

Journal of Environment Sciences. v. 4(5), p. 80-84

32. River Sands of Bangladesh 2014, Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas,

Mohammad Nazim Zaman, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-659-

56385-0, AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

33. Halim, M.A., Majumder, R.K. and Zaman, M.N. 2014. Paddy soil heavy metal

contamination and uptake in rice plants from the adjacent area of Barapukuria coal

mine, northwest Bangladesh. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. v. 8(6), p 3391-3401

34. Rahman, M.A., Pownceby, M. I., Haque, N., Bruckard, W. J. and Zaman, M.N.

2014. Characterisation of titanium-rich heavy mineral concentrates from the

Brahmaputra River basin, Bangladesh, Applied Earth Science, Transactions of the

Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy: Section B, v, 123(4), p. 222-233

35. Hasan, B.A., Kabir, S, Reza, A.H.M.S., Zaman, M.N., Ahsan, A., Akbor, A.M. and

Rashid, M.M. 2013. Trace metals pollution in seawater and groundwater in the ship

breaking area of Sitakund Upazilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Marine pollution

bulletin 71 (1-2), 317-324.

36. Halim, M.A., Majumder, R.K., Zaman, M.N., Hossain, S., Rasul, M.G. and Sasaki,

K. 2013. “Mobility and impact of trace metals in Barapukuria coal mining area,

Northwest, Bangladesh”. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. v. 6(12), p. 4593-4605.

37. Hasan, B.A., Kabir, S, Reza, A.H.M.S., Zaman, M.N., Ahsan, A. and Rashid, M.

2013. Enrichment factor and geo-accumulation index of trace metals in sediments of

the ship breaking area of Sitakund Upazilla (Bhatiary-Kumira), Chittagong,

Bangladesh. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. v. 125, p. 130-137.

38. Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N., Uddin, M.N., Biswas, P.K. and Sultana, M.S. 2013.

Beneficiation of Ilmenite from Ultramafic Lamprophyre Rock, Mithapukur, Rangpur

District, Bangladesh. International Journal of Mining Engineering and Mineral

Processing, SAP Publishing v.2(1), p.1-7.

39. Sands of the Brahmaputra River Basin 2012, Mohammad Nazim Zaman, Md. Aminur

Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-659-

28730-5, AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

40. Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N., Biswas, P.K., Miah, M.Y., Hossain,T. and Huq, S.M.I.

2012. Characterization of the sand of Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh. Bangladesh

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. v. 47(2), p.167-172.

41. Hossain, M.G., Nessa, M.L., Ahmed, S.S., Reza, A.H.M.S., Quamruzzaman, C.,

Mostofa, A.K.M.G. and Zaman, M.N. 2012. Arsenic contamination of groundwater

and its impact in the environment of Ishwardi Municipal Area, Pabna District,

Bangladesh”. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering. v. 5(1), p. 88-

91.

42. Hossain, M.G., Nessa, M.L., Ahmed, S.S., Reza, A.H.M.S., Quamruzzaman, C.,

Mostofa, A.K.M.G. and Zaman, M.N. 2011. Arsenic contamination of groundwater

of Kushtia municipal area, Kushtia District, Bangladesh”. International Journal of

Earth Sciences and Engineering. v. 4(5), p. 807-818.

43. Halim, M.A., Majumder, R.K., Hossain, S., Jahan, M.K., Zaman, M.N., Rahman,

A.F.M.M., Khalil, I., Razzaque, M.A., Ahmad, J.U. and Islam, M.R. 2011. A baseline

study of the geochemical variables in the agricultural soils of the proposed nuclear

power plant area in Bangladesh”. JNSST. v. 5(4), p. 1-26, Nova Publishers, USA.

44. Zaman, M.N, Miah, M.Y., Ahmed, S.S., Uddin, M.N., Alam, A.K.M.B. and Biswas,

P.K. 2010. Mineralogy and geochemistry of the sub-surface Lamprophyres of

Mithapukur, Rangpur District, Bangladesh”. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal. v. 16,

p. 39-56.

45. Hossain, M.G., Nessa, M.L., Ahmed, S.S., Quamruzzaman, C. and Zaman, M.N.

2010. Chemical composition of Groundwater, Khustia municipal area, Khustia

District, Bangladesh”. Indian Journal of Power and River Valley Development. v. 60

(9&10), p. 172-179.

46. Ahmed, S.S., Miah, M.Y., Quamruzzaman, C., Zaman, M.N., Alam, A.K.M.B. and

Biswas, P.K. 2010. Alteration and exsolution characteristics of Ilmenites of

Moheskhali Island, Chittagong, Bangladesh”. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. v. 45(1), p.

17-26

47. Shamsuzzaman, M., Islam, M.S., Islam, M.B and Zaman, M.N., 2004. “Geo-hazard

assessment for urban development: A case study from Sirajgonj town and adjoining

areas, Bangladesh”. The Rajshahi University Studies (Part B), Journal of Science v.

32, p. 345 – 358, (ISSN 1681-0708)

48. Shamsuzzaman, M., Islam, M.B., Islam, M.S and Zaman, M.N., 2004. “Geo-hazard

assessment for urban development: A case study from Pabna town and adjoining

areas, Bangladesh”. The Rajshahi University Studies (Part B), Journal of Science v.

32, p. 359-370, (ISSN 1681-0708)

49. Zaman, M.N., Ahmed, S.S., Islam, M.B., Islam, M.S., Ishiga, H, Elahi, M.E.,

Daogong, C. and Xiachen, Z., 2002. “Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Basement

Complex in Madhyapara Hard Rock Mine Site, Bangladesh”. Bangladesh Journal of

Geology v. 21, p. 23-40, (ISSN 1608-957X).

50. Zaman, M.N., Ahmed, S.S., Islam, M.B., Islam, M.S., Ishiga, H, Elahi, M.E.,

Daogong, C. and Xiachen, Z., 2001. “Trace and Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of

the Basement Complex in Madhyapara, Dinajpur, Bangladesh”. Acta Mineralogica

Pakistanica, v.12, p. 27-42, (ISSN 0257-3660).

51. Zaman, M.N., Ahmed, S.S. and Islam, M.B., 2000. “Petrography and Geochemistry

of the Archean Basement Complex of Madhyapara area, Dinajpur, Bangladesh”. Acta

Mineralogica Pakistanica, v.11, p. 25-34, (ISSN 0257-3660).

15. Conference Paper:

1. Zaman, M.N., Biswas, P.K., Rahman, M.A. and Alam.S. 2021. Potentialities of the

valuable heavy minerals in the river sand of Bangladesh. International Conference on

Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu

(ICSTB-2021), March 11-13, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. Biswas, P.K., Alam, M.S., Ahmed, S.S., Zaman, M.N., Pownceby, M.I., Haque, N.

and Alam, S. 2021. Techno-economic evaluation for mineral sands of Bangladesh: A

case study for Tista river deposit. International Conference on Science and

Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021),

March 11-13, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh

3. Hossain, A.T.M.S., Zaman, M.N. and Rana, S. 2021. Geotechnical Aspects of Some

Channel Bank Dredging Site Soils of the Brahmaputra-jamuna River, Chilmari,

Kurigram, Bangladesh. 13th Asian Regional Conference of the International

Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, 16-18 November 2021

(Online) (Accepted).

4. Hasan, M.F., Rahman, M.M., Biswas, P.K. and Zaman, M.N. 2021. Physicochemical

Characterization of Coal from Jamalganj Coad Filed, North-western, Bangladesh.

International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth

Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021), March 11-13, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh

5. Sultana, M.S., Biswas, P.K., Zaman, M.N. and Shahariar, S. 2021. Physical

Upgradation and Characterization of Silicate Minerals of Brahmaputra River Sand for

Possible Industrial Uses. International Conference on Science and Technology for

Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021), March 11-13,

BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh

6. Rahman, A., Powncehy, M.I, Tradio, J., Haque, N. Bruckard, W.J., Tropy, A. and

Zaman, M.N. 2020. Compositional and textural variation in ilmenite concentrates

sourced from Brahmaputra River sands, Bangladesh: Implications for TiO2

production. XXX International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC2020), 18-22

October 2020, Cape Town, South Africa

7. Rahman, A., Powncehy, M.I, Tradio, J., Haque, N. and Zaman, M.N. 2019. A techno-

economic evaluation of the mining and processing of heavy mineral sands from the

Brahmaputra River Basin, Bangladesh. The Eleventh International Heavy Minerals

Conference, Western Cape, 5-6 August 2019, The Southern African Institute of

Mining and Metallurgy

8. Hasan, A.S.M.M., Hossain, I., Rahman, M.A., Zaman, M.N. and Biswas, P.K. 2018.

Geochemical Study of Single-grain Minerals in Brahmaputra River Sediments:

Petrogenetic Implications, International Conference on Geosciences and

Environment, August 4th-6th, 2018, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

9. Biswas, P.K., Ahmed, S.S., Pownceby, M.I., Haque, N., Alam, S., Zaman, M.N. and

Rahman, M.A. 2018. Techno-economic evaluation of mineral sand recovery from the

Rajpur bar, Tista river, Bangladesh. International Conference on Geosciences and

Environment, August 4th-6th, 2018, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

10. Alam S., Alam, M.S., and Zaman, M.N. 2018 Paleo-Environment and Climate

Change Inferred from Geochemical and Geo-archaeological Evidence of Some

Quaternary Deposits in East-Central Barind, NW Bangladesh. International

Conference on Geosciences and Environment, August 4th-6th, 2018, University of

Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

11. Shahriar, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, S.M., Hossain, S., Zaman, M.N. and

Alam, S. 2018. Petrology and Geochemistry of the Crystalline Basement rocks from

Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. International Conference on Recent

Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka -

1342, Bangladesh

12. Sultana, M.S., Ahmed, A. N., Zaman, M.N. and Rahman, M.A. 2018. Utilization of

Hard Rock Dust in Ceramic Glaze Formulation. 4th Intl. Conf. on Structure,

Processing and Properties of Materials, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and

Engineering, 1-3 March 2018, BUET, Dhaka

13. Sultana, M.S., Zaman, M.N., Biswas, P.K. and Rahman, M.A. 2017. Possibility of

Using Industrial Wastes with Portland cement to Develop Concrete. Presented at 15th

Annual Conference of Bangladesh Ceramic Society held on 6 to 7th April, Dhaka.

14. Sultana, M.S., Ahmed, A. N., Zaman, M.N. and Rahman, M.A. 2016. Physical and

micro structural properties of ceramic materials manufacturing from waste materials.

1st International Conference on Engineering Materials and Metallurgical Engineering,

22-24 December, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

15. Sultana, M.S., Ahmed, A. N., Zaman, M.N. and Rahman, M.A. 2015. Potentiality of

Northern Red Clay of Bangladesh in Ceramic Industry incorporating Bagasse Ash.

14th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Ceramic Society held on 31st December 2015

to 1st January 2016 at BCSIR, Dhaka

16. Rahman, A., Haque, N. Powncehy, M.I, Bruckard, W.J. and Zaman, M.N. 2016. A

preliminary techno-economic evaluation of the processing of valuable heavy mineral

sands from the Brahmaputra River Basin. 1st International Conference on

Engineering Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 22-24 December 2016, BCSIR,

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

17. Tapu, Al-T., Ameen, S.M.M., Abdullah, R. and Zaman, M.N. 2016. Diorite-tonalite

in northwest Bangladesh: Constraints on the geodynamic and crustal evolution of the

crystalline basement of Bangladesh. AESC 2016 - Australian Earth Sciences

Convention, Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover Our Future, 26-30 June 2016, Adelaide

Convention Centre, Australia.

18. Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, M.S., Bari, Z. and and Zaman, M.N. 2016. Petrography

and Geochemistry of A-type Granitoid and Associated Charnockite from the

Basement Complex of Bangladesh. AESC 2016 - Australian Earth Sciences

Convention, Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover Our Future, 26-30 June 2016, Adelaide

Convention Centre, Australia

19. Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, M.S., Zahidul, B. and Zaman, M.N. 2016. Petrography

and Geochemistry of A-type Granitoid and Associated Charnokite from the Basement

Complex of Bangladesh. AESC 2016 - Australian Earth Sciences Convention,

Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover Our Future, 26-30 June 2016, Adelaide Convention

Centre, Australia.

20. Tapu, Al-T., Ameen, S.M.M., Abdullah, R., Zaman, M.N., Das, S.C. and Hossain,

M.S. 2015. Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of the Basement Rocks from

Baraphaarpur, Rangpur: Implications for Crustal Evolution of the Shallow Basement

in the North-West Bangladesh. American Geophysical Union 2015 Joint Assembly,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

21. Nahar, M., Hossain, I., Zaman, M.N., Uddin, M.N. and Tsunogae, T. 2015. Nature

and Origin of Intermediate Rocks with Pyroxenite and Lamprophyres in Bangladesh:

an overview. IAGR Annual Convention & 12th International Conference on

Gondwana to Asia, 21-23 October 2015, Tsukuba, Japan. v. 21, p. 82-84.

22. Zaman, M.N., Rahman, M.A., Biswas, P.K. and Sultana, S. 2012. Beneficiation of

Ilmenite, Magnetite and Garnet from sands of the Tista River, Bangladesh”. The 22nd

Bangladesh Science Conference, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of

Science (BAAS), Dhaka, September 27-29, Section-5, p. 3.

23. Islam, M.S.I., Chowdhury, K.R., Islam, M.B., Zaman, M.N. and Alam, M.B. 2008.

Sandstone Petrography of Permian Barapukuria Formation, Barapukuria Coalfield,

Bangladesh: Implication for Provenance, Tectonic Setting and Paleoclimate. XII-

Geological Conference, Dhaka, March 19-20, 2008

24. Zaman, M.N., Ahmed, S.S. and Islam, M.B. 2001. Genesis of the Archean Basement

Complex of Maddhapara area, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. X-Geological Conference,

Dhaka, March 16-19, 2001

16. List of Patent:

1. Recovery of rutile mineral from ARC electrode waste, Mohammad Nazim Zaman,

Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas and Abdul Gafur, Patent No: 1006036,

Ref No: 39.02.0000.043.37.157.18/1022 date:16.09.2018

2. A Process for formulation of ceramic glaze from natural resources, Mst. Shanjida

Sultana, Aninda Nafis Ahmed, Mohammad Nazim Zaman and Md. Aminur Rahman,

Patent No: 1005993, Ref No. 39.02.0000.043.37.129.18/1044, Date.01.07.2018

3. Recovery of Silica Sand (Quartz) for Glass Making from Brahmaputra River Sand,

Mohammad Nazim Zaman, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Md. Aminur Rahman and Mst.

Shanjda Sultana (Submitted)

17. List of Process:

1. Recovery of Rutile mineral from Arc electrode waste, Mohammad Nazim Zaman,

Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas and Abdul Gafur, Ref. No.

39.373.037.09.00.292.2016.902 Dated: 15.05.2017

2. Production of ceramic tiles from rock dust mixed with shailpy clay, Mst. Shanjida

Sultana, Aninda Nafis Ahmed, Mohammad Nazim Zaman and Md. Aminur Rahman,

Ref. No. 39.373.037.09.00.277.2015/1559 Date: 31.08.2016.

3. Preparation of Gemstone/precious stone from different rocks and minerals, Pradip

Kumar Biswas, Md. Aminur Rahman, Mst. Shanjida Sultana and Mohammad Nazim

Zaman, Ref No: 39.373.03.09.00.266.2015/486 Date:03/08/2015.

4. Production of Activated Carbon from Saw Dust, Mst Sharmin Sultana, Tamjid-Us-

Sakib, Dr Madhusudan Saha and Mohammad Nazim Zaman, Ref No:

39.02.0000.043.37.423.19.598, Date:30.09.2020

18. Membership of Professional Societies:

i. Member, Academic Council, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science &

Technology University.

ii. Member, The 1st Class Officer and Scientists Recruitment Committee of BCSIR.

iii. Member, Geological Society of Bangladesh

iv. Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)

30/08/2021

(Dr Mohammad Nazim Zaman)

Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)

IMMM, BCSIR, Joypurhat, Bangaldesh