ENB:11:01
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BANGLADESH:
The delegate said that urbanization trends
involve two inescapable facts: first, the process of urbanization
is inevitable; and second, it involves serious environmental
degradation, health hazards and unbearable pressure on basic
services in urban areas. It is imperative that job opportunities be
created in towns and cities, simultaneously with improved living
conditions for such people who find shelter in slums and squatter
settlements.