A STUDY ON LIVING CONDITION AND HOUSING STYLE OF EMIGRANTS' HOMETOWN FROM BANGLADESH TO UNITED KINGDOM

In this study, it aimed to focus on Sylhet Zila in Bangladesh where has been sending out lots of emigration to United Kingdom by chain migration from the British colonial period. Trough the housing research on Sylhet Zila and Biani Bazar, this study clarified that there are some influence on living condition and housing style at emigrants’ hometown from their experiences in United Kingdom through the long-term movement. In the living situation of Sylhet Zila, rebuilding of houses and construction of infrastructure have been progressing with overseas remittance. The housing style of emigrants’ houses has had some aspects from propagation of housing culture from United Kingdom. Building houses in Sylhet Zila show different feature of housing style from Tin/Wooden, Semi pacca, and Building in other areas.