Abstract
Urbanization is a natural process of the population shift from rural to urban territories. More specifically, urbanization is a process of migration of population from rural to urban areas as well as the transformation of society where the rural agricultural economy is being transformed to advance the industrial economy. A major change to be witnessed in Bangladesh over the last few decades is the rapid spread of urbanization. Multiple driving factors paved the way for spreading the rapid growth of urbanization in Bangladesh. If this spread is not effectively managed, emerging challenges like spatial imbalance, environmental challenges, weak policy framework, challenges of sustainable cities, urban poverty, urban health issues, etc are likely to grow. This study aims at exploring the emerging challenges of urbanization in Bangladesh. It also explores the way forward to face the emerging challenges. This study has been conducted depending on qualitative and descriptive analysis. It is mainly based on secondary data. Available books, journals, documents, newspapers, data, reports, and magazine articles are reviewed in detail as a secondary source. In the findings of the study, the rapid growth trend has been critically examined. Besides emerging challenges of urbanization in Bangladesh have been identified. Finally, some recommendations have been put forward to overcome the emerging challenges of urbanization in Bangladesh. 
 JEL Classification Codes: D8, O15, O18.
Highlights
The history of urbanization is the history of people struggle to survive and to move from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities which are absent in the villages or rural areas
Objectives of the Study This study focuses on urbanization and the emerging challenges in Bangladesh
The issue of urbanization is very important in Bangladesh
Summary
The history of urbanization is the history of people struggle to survive and to move from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities which are absent in the villages or rural areas. Urbanization is a word that describes the increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas such as towns and cities. The tendency of people to live around cities and towns in Bangladesh is increasing day by day. People mainly come from villages to cities in search of multiple opportunities. Bangladesh will surely achieve its desired sustainable urban development goal. Various contemporary emerging challenges need to identify and address challenges for making sustainable cities in Bangladesh
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