Impact of New Road on Rural livelihoodin Bangladesh

Abstract

The study aims to understand the impact of new road on the inhabitants in rural area. A new road dramatically change people‟s lifestyle with local economy and socio-cultural environs, trade & commerce, transport development, infrastructural expansion, establishment of small to medium scale industries and urbanization occurs due to establishment of new highway.76% respondent said that a new road have too much impact on occurring urbanization, 74% said that transport development too much in the study area and 65% new small scale industry developed in the rural area with the help of new highway. Women participation increased in the study area and surprisingly 31% people related with trade. After completing the road in 2002, 31.12% population increased in the locality within one year according to BBS report. So we should make more highways to improve our economic condition. New road means new trade, industries and urbanization