Rural-to- Urban Migration in Bangladesh: From the Perspective of Poverty and Life Standard

Sk Obaidullah

July-Agu-Sep

Abstract
Migration is an ancient phenomenon in the history of human beings. Unlike international migration, internal migration creates fewer positive changes in the life of migrants. Bangladesh is experiencing rural-urban migration at an excessive rate which basically happens due to over urbanization in the country. This study intends to investigate the causes of rural-to-urban migration in Bangladesh. Thematic analysis was used in the present study as a method of qualitative data analysis for secondary interview data which was collected through IDI with several rural to urban migrants in Bangladesh. The findings show that poverty, lack of education and job skills, and marriage are the main reasons for such a pattern of migration in Bangladesh. The findings of the study also show that such rural-urban migrants do not draw on quality resources to facilitate their migration and as result migration does not always bring positive changes in their lives; rather, sometimes, it results in more suffering and struggles for the migrants in a new place.

Keyword: Migration, rural, urban, poverty, life-standard

Research Area: Social Science

Country: Bangladesh

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