Groundwater has been used extensively as the main source of drinking and irrigation water supply in Bangladesh and is playing a vital role making the country self sufficient in food production. But, the recent discovery of the arsenic contamination in shallow groundwater has disrupted the potentiality of its use. Besides arsenic, high concentration of iron, manganese and salinity in many areas and at different depth levels makes water unfit for drinking use. A considered and scientific approach to the development of aquifer can prevent the damage to the aquifer. The objective of this study...