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Urban and rural interaction is very dynamic in a rural dominated economy like Bangladesh. The study focused on three Flow of goods, flow of people in terms of migration/commuters and transportation to find out how and in what extent they are linked. It also searched the answer of the if the rural areas can extract maximum benefits from the city or if the city is getting maximum incentives or giving maximum services to its rural population in south west part of Bangladesh. A model has been developed to find the complex interactions between cities and rural areas based on some criteria. The book offers a very good academic research outcome to share with other scholars who are working in this same academic field.

Rural economy is highly dominating the national economy of Bangladesh. However, the traditional transportation systems of goods and services are still hindering the smooth development of rural areas. Indigenous technologies have come forward to meet the need of growing demand of rural transports. The traditional animal driven transports are now converted in to mechanical one with the help of machines. These newly developed transport modes are playing very important role to carry goods and services in the rural areas of Bangladesh as a dominant mode in south western part of the country. This book consists the problems, prospects and the role of such indigenous vehicles in rural economy in terms of positive and negative issues. At the end, some recommendations have been given so that these informal but very efficient transport modes can be brought under some enforcement to maintain the road safety in rural areas of Bangladesh.