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Land scarcity, wetland loss, and pollution in Bangladesh's urban expansion

Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable transformation over the past seventy years. Once primarily rural, the nation is rapidly urbanising. Bangladesh's urban population has surged from less than 5 million in 1950 to nearly 60 million today, according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision (2019). Dhaka's population...

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