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Bangladesh
Urban Society
Bangladesh
Urban Society
In 1988 about 18 percent of the population lived in urban
areas, most of which were villages or trade centers in rural areas.
Urban centers grew in number and population during the 1980s as a
result of an administrative decentralization program that featured
the creation of subdistricts
(upazilas--see Glossary;
Local Administration
, ch. 4). In appearance these small urban areas were
generally shabby. Most of the urban population merely congregated
in ramshackle structures with poor sanitation and an almost total
lack of modern amenities. Towns were populated mostly by government
functionaries, merchants, and other business personnel. Most
dwellings contained nuclear families and some extended family
lodgers. A few households or a neighborhood would constitute a
para, which might develop some cohesiveness but would have
no formal leadership structure. With the exception of a small
number of transients, most town populations consisted of permanent
inhabitants who maintained connections with their ancestral
villages through property or family ties. Most towns had social and
sporting clubs and libraries. Unlike in the rural areas, kinship
ties among the town population were limited and fragile.
Data as of September 1988
