Migration and Influencing Factors of Auto Rice Mill Workers' Intentions to Stay in Villages: An Empirical Study in Selected Areas of Dinajpur District

The study aims to explore the impact of urban-rural migration on the socio-demographic, economic, and occupational dynamics influencing the lives of workers in rural communities, particularly those employed in auto rice mills in the Dinajpur district of the Rangpur division, Bangladesh. It investigates the socio-economic challenges faced by auto rice mill workers in rural Bangladesh, with a specific focus on their migration patterns and the factors that influence their decision to stay in rural areas. This study utilized a structured questionnaire to gather data from 245 workers, Q-methodology to explore subjective perspectives to identify key influencing factors, and correlation analysis to examine the relationships between socio-demographic factors and workers' intentions to stay in villages. The analysis reveals a predominantly male-headed,…