Study Area: This study incorporated data for the entire country of Bangladesh, between the latitudes 20º34'–26º38' N and longitudes 88º51'–92º41' E, with an area of 147,570 km2. It shares land borders with India to the west, north, and northeast, Myanmar to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Administratively, the country is divided into major 8 divisions, 64 districts, and 534 sub-districts (Thana), 11 city corporations, 323 municipalities, 4553 union councils and Pauroshava. Before attaining independence, the country was governed by Pakistan as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. The country became a sovereign state in December 1971. The national territory is situated on one of the largest and most complex deltas in the world, where the Ganges-Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) rivers enter the Bay of Bengal. The GBM transboundary river basin flows through the central part of the country. The mega-river basin has played a crucial role in supporting agriculture, groundwater recharge, fish farming, and land building activities throughout history. Almost the landmass of the country lies on the lower Ganges plain, with productive alluvial soil. Source of Data: To provide a systematic review of the overall status and changing LULC scenarios over 85 years in Bangladesh, we reviewed available published literature and LULC documents. The present study reviewed various literature, documents, reports and also used spatial datasets. Specific methods and techniques have been followed and applied to synthesize overall LULC documents and information therein. The LUCC results were mainly synthesized into two categories: (1) at the national level; and (2) at the sub-national level, including division, district, sub-district, city corporation, and municipalities, ward. Results were analyzed in the context of agriculture, urban, forest, and water bodies including wetlands and shrimp farming. 3.1. Overall LUCC Scenario at National Level Bangladesh is a predominantly agrarian country due to its fertile soil and favorable weather, which is suitable for many varieties of crops in a year [19]. Currently, around 60% of the land in Bangladesh is available for cultivation. However, agricultural land has been lost due to rapid urbanization, industrialization and soil salinization. Suitability index mapping found that most areas across the country have the potential for agricultural activities, except the southeastern, southwestern, and northeastern margins of the country. Moreover, 353 out of 485 sub-districts have suitable growing conditions for at least one cereal crop in at least two seasons per year. In Bangladesh, the sources of water are primarily surface and ground waters such as rivers and khals, lakes, beel, haor, char, and wetlands. Beel refers to lowlands mainly lying in the floodplains and deltaic regions. Haor refers to the low-lying vast depression areas that flood during the monsoon and dries out in winter. The haor areas are mostly located in the north-eastern part of the country that plays significant roles in the livelihoods of surrounding communities as well maintenance of biodiversity. The total areas of beel and haor have slightly increased. On the basis of satellite image analysis, the total area increased from 1.66 to 1.72%, about 0.002% annually from 1976 to 2010.