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Geology and Tectonics of Bangladesh

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Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent

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Bangladesh is in the northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the Indian Shield to the west and the Indo-Myanmar Ranges to the east and shares the geology of the Bengal Basin.

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    A. K. Jain

  2. Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    D. M. Banerjee

  3. Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Vivek S. Kale

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Jain, A.K., Banerjee, D.M., Kale, V.S. (2020). Geology and Tectonics of Bangladesh. In: Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent. Society of Earth Scientists Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42845-7_10

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