The study aims to analyze economic transfer of the market and find out the only the impact of COVID-19 on the study area. The study aims to analyze economic transfer of the market and find out the only the impact of COVID-19 on the study area. In the economic growth of Bangladesh, the rural economy has always been a powerful tool. But it has always been underappreciated & underexplored. And rural growth center has a huge impact on the rural economy.

1. Welcome to our
presentation

2. Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Growth Center:
A case study on Roajar-Hat in Rangunia, Chattogram
URP 222: Rural Planning Studio
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
Submitted by
1705001, 1805002, 1805005,
1805006, 1805028, 1805030

3. Along with many other problems Covid-19 brought an economic
disaster also. It was the largest economic crisis for bangladesh
after 1975.
Background of the study
In the economic growth of Bangladesh, the rural economy has always
been a powerful tool. But it has always been underappreciated &
underexplored. And rural growth center has a huge impact on
the rural economy.

4. Objective
Exploring the
existing condition
01 02
Investigating the
effect of COVID-19

5. The study aims to analyze economic transfer
of the market and find out the only the impact
of COVID-19 on the study area.
Scope of the study
Limitations of the study
The available data aren’t sufficient to carry the study swiftly &
lack of financial support and time made the work limited to a
single growth center which will not find out the exact picture of
the overall growth center in Bangladesh.

6. Literature review
ESCAP defined growth center as the center that contribute directly to
the basic needs of agricultural producers, both in respect of economic
and social services are termed as growth centers.
8000 rural market in Bangladesh
There area about
Classification
Criteria Small Medium Large
Size
Less than 1 Hectare
(Less than 2.5 Acres)
1-2 Hectare
(2.5 – 5 Acres)
2 + Hectare
(5 + Acres)
Investment Tk. 20-30 Lacs Tk. 30-40 Lacs Tk. 40+ Lacs
Growth center category according to size & investment
Source: World Bank

7. The study area of this study is
Roazar-Hat growth center. Its
located in Rangunia, Chittagong.
It is situated beside the Ichamati
River. The age of this hat is over a
century.
Study Area

8. Some picture of study area

9. Methodology

10. Findings
0
25000
50000
75000
100000
125000
150000
Per
Day
Sell
Shop Type
Average Sell Per Day in Different Type of Shop
Pre-COVID daily sell (Average) During-COVID daily sell (Average) Post-COVID daily sell (Average)
The graph shows
that daily sell
became almost
50% During the
COVID-19
situation.

11. During COVID-19 daily
Turnover reduced by
almost
200%
0 500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 4000000
Pre COVID
During COVID
Post COVID
Daily Turnover (TK)
Time
Period
Daily Turnover in Week Day
As a result almost 200
workers lost their job.

12. Lease
Year (Bangla) Lease
1425 (2018-19) 8,418,500
1426 (2019-20) 8,000,000
1427 (2020-21) 7,201,000
1428 (2021-22) 7,862,000
Table : Lease Before and During COVID-19 Period
Due to COVID-19 like other growth centers, Roazar-Hat
lease has reduced from 8,418,500 to 7,862,000.

13. Case Study 1
Pre COVID sell was 25000-30000 (TK) per day.
It reduced to around 8000 per day during
COVID. To overcome this situation, the owner
had to take a loan from a bank. Then the owner
of the shop decided to retrench workers and
appointed his son as a new worker of the shop.
For that, his son had to stop his education
career.
A Grocery Store
The Grocery store, its owner & his son

14. Case Study 2
A vegetable seller’s daily sell was 10000 Tk
before the COVID-19 pandemic. During COVID-
19, sell reduced to 5000 Tk. But the seller got a
subsidy from the GOVT. and he was very
grateful for that
A vegetable Store
The vegetable store & its owner

15. Conclusion
A growth center represents the social and
economic condition of a rural area.
During COVID-19, sales had reduced to 50%,
Which they couldn't recover yet.
Recommendations
Government compensation &
Better transportation and road network

16. Thank You