POPULATION, URBANISATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH

As a third world developing country Bangladesh encounters a multiplicity of problems like over population, unplanned urbanization and so on. All these problems act as constraints of sustainable development. This study concentrates how population and urbanization features of Bangladesh challenge its sustainable development and the ways of removing these problems in achieving sustainable development. Proper population and urbanization planning and management accelerate economic growth and ensure sustainable development.  But any improper planning and mismanagement in this connection create multidimensional impacts, all of which act as threat to sustainable development. So, to attain sustainable development, proper population and urbanization planning and management are essential.