Bangladesh has a population of approximately 152 million and has experienced increasedrapid urbanization with the growth of many secondary towns over the last three decades.About 27 per cent of the total population now lives in urban areas where the populationgrowth rate is much higher than the overall national growth rate. Varied economic activities, availability of social services, greater employment opportunities, and geographic expansionof towns are the main reasons for rural-urban migration and the increase in urban population.The current size and structure of urban population in...
Bangladesh has a population of approximately 152 million and has experienced increasedrapid urbanization with the growth of many secondary towns over ...
Refugees, Migration, and Conflicts in South Asia: Rethinking Lives, Politics, and Policy is designed to make an interdisciplinary in-depth study of refugees, migration, conflicts, and development in the South Asian context. The region of South Asia is the most populous in the world, with preexisting problems of refugees, migration, conflicts, and violence. Since their formation, most of the South Asian states have been experiencing these problems. This book attempts to critically delineate the inflow and outflow of refugees and migrants. This book also critically addresses civil...
Refugees, Migration, and Conflicts in South Asia: Rethinking Lives, Politics, and Policy is designed to make an interdisciplinary in-depth...