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    The Causes and Consequences of Rural Urban Migration in Bangladesh : A Review of the Relevant Literature
    (Centre for Research on Islamic Management and Business, 2017-06) Firoj, Mahamuda; Rosni, Bakar
    This study aims at reviewing the existing theories and studies of rural urban migration which explore the causes and consequences of rural urban migration of a developing country like Bangladesh. According to most of the relevant studies of rural urban migration poverty, joblessness, homelessness, landlessness, economic degradation, mal adjustment of the community, river erosion and various natural calamities are the major push factors in migration process. Although pull factors are not so dominant, easy access of informal sector, higher income earning possibility, better service facilities, and bright city lights attracted people to make a settlement in the urban areas. Depending on reviewed document, the significant consequences of migration are crate employment and cash earning, enjoying some civic amenities, overcrowding, difficulties of waste disposal, shortage of housing, inadequate educational facilities, poor water and power supply, traffic congestion and environmental degradation.
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    Causes and Consequences of Rural- Urban Migration in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study in Chittagong City
    (Centre for Research on Islamic Management and Business, 2013-12) Uddin, Md. Nezum; Firoj, Mahamuda
    Migration is a natural process where normally surplus manpower released from the rural sector is needed for urban industrial growth. This study aims at throwing light on central characteristics of migrants, determining factors and consequences of rural-urban migration in the context of Chittagong city, Bangladesh based on a survey of 100 randomly selected migrants and their families. From the dataset, it is found that poverty, job search, landlessness, homelessness, various natural disaster are the main push factors for rural out migration, while easy access to informal sectors and slum area, higher income probability, better service facilities are the main pull factors behind migration. The ordinary least square technique is applied on three regression models which indicate the determinants of income of migrants before and after their migration, change of income after migration. Reducing disparities between rural and urban areas should receive in urgent attention to stabilize the rural out migration.