This study revealed land use/cover change of Manikganj Sadar Upazila concerning with urbanization
of Dhaka city. The study area also offers better residential opportunity and food support for
Dhaka city. The major focus of this study is to find out the spatial and temporal changes of land
use/cover and its effects on urbanization while Dhaka city is an independent variable. For analyzing
land use/cover change GIS and remote sensing technique were used. The maps showed that,
between 1989 and 2009 built-up areas increased approximately +12%, while agricultural land
decreased −7%, water bodies decreased about −2% and bare land decreased about −2%. The significant
change in agriculture land use is observed in the south-eastern and north eastern site of
the city because of nearest distance and better transportation facilities with Dhaka city. This study
will contribute to the both the development of sustainable urban land use planning decisions and
also for forecasting possible future changes in growth patterns.