WaterAid and The Bhorer Kagoj organises a National Dialogue on ‘Public Toilets in Bangladesh: Scale Up and Sustainability’

 

WaterAid and The Bhorer Kagoj organised a national dialogue on ‘Public Toilets in Bangladesh: Scale up and Sustainability’ with the aim to make public toilets agenda a priority for the country. Measures and actions to provide safe and modern public toilets for everyone is a need for rapidly growing Bangladesh.

Public sanitation was not seen as a priority in urban life across Bangladesh but for the past 5 years with support from H&M Foundation, WaterAid together with the Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram City Corporations have built over 30 public toilets with modern facilities as a positive example. These toilets have been used over 9 million times by commuters and is an example of radical change in public toilet services through this initiative.

Md Sayeed Khokon, Honorable Mayor, Dhaka South City Corporation; Md Atiqul Islam, Honorable Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation; Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Honorable Mayor, Sylhet City Corporation, Brigadier General ASM Mahmood Hasan, Honorable Chairman, Khulna Development Authority, Engr. Taqsem A Khan, Managing Director, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority and Md Khairul Islam, Country Director of WaterAid Bangladesh were present at the National Dialogue.

Shyamal Dutta, Editor of The Bhorer Kagoj moderated the dialogue at the event. Cecilia Chatterjee-Martinsen, CEO of WaterAid Sweden; Lisa Andersson, First Secretary, Development Cooperation Section, Development Cooperation Section, Sida; Md Mustafizur Rahman, Project Director, Access to Information (a2i) programme and other dignitaries were also present at the event.

An award ceremony took place after the Dialogue, announcing winners in the categories of Best Public Toilet, Best Male Attendant, Best Female Attendant, Best Toilet in a Fuel Station and Best Toilet in a Highway Restaurant.

See full event for details: https://web.facebook.com/WaterAidBD/videos/1022933711245584/