Asian Journal of Earth Sciences1819-18862152-3509Science International10.3923/ajes.2009.49.57AktherH. AhmedM.S. RasheedK.B.S. 2200922This study was conducted to determine the present status of groundwater level in Dhaka city. During 2005, about 1.6 Mm3 day-1 of groundwater was withdrawn by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) against the citys total demand of 2.1 Mm3 day-1. Compared to the exploitation of groundwater, the recharge to aquifer is very negligible as the geological settings and urbanization has retarded both the vertical and horizontal recharges. Consequently, groundwater table is continuously declining at an average rate of 2 m year-1 since, 1986. Continuous groundwater mining has caused the dry season water table to move downward from -54 to -45 m depth from the sea level. The severe decline of groundwater level was observed in the central part of the city, compare to the river periphery, creating a cone of depression. If this falling trend of the groundwater level continues that might create an increased pressure on water storage and may invite land subsidence or other environmental hazards. So, the aquifer requires sustainable management to protect future water quality and to ensure that the resource can continue to meet the quantitative demands being placed upon it.]]>Abidin, H.Z., R. Djaja, D.D. Darmawan, S. Hadi and A. Akbar et al.,200123365387Ahmed, K.H., M.K. Hasan, W.G. Burgess, J. Dottridge, P. Ravenscroft and J.J. Van Wonderen,19991999pp: 19-30pp: 19-30Akther, H. and M. Billah,200549217225BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board),19911991Chongxi, C., P. Shunping and J.J. Jiao,200311275287DWASA (DhakaWater Supply and Sewerage Authority),20052005Darling, W.G., W.G. Burgess and M.K. Hasan,20022002Eiswirth, M., L. Wolf and H. Hotz,200446246256Islam, N.,19961996pp: 61-94pp: 61-94Hasan, M.K., W. Burgess and J. Dottridge,19991999pp: 91110Khan, H.R. and Q.I. Siddique,2000162133Hoque, M. A., M.M. Hoque and K.M. Ahmed,20071515231534Hoque, M.M. and M, Shahabuddin,19981998pp: 175184Krothe, J.N., B. Garcia-Fresca and JM. Jr..Sharp,20022002Morris, B.L., A.A. Seddique and K.M. Ahmed,200311496503Plummer, C.C., D. McGear and D.H. Carlson,2004Poland, J.P. and G.H. Davis,19691969pp: 187-269pp: 187-269UN Population Division,1995United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),19921992pp: 529-567pp: 529-567UN/WWAP (United Nations/World Water Assessment Programme),20032003Villholth, K.G.,200614330339Zahid, A., A. Hossain, M.E. Uddin and F. Deeba,20042004pp: 17-32pp: 17-32