Dhaka's claims to metropolitan status will remain incomplete while women bear the brunt of insufficient hygienic public toilets.

On World Toilet Day 2024, it is imperative that both the government and private actors unify to create environments that support dignity, health, and productivity for all women in Bangladesh.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh government signs an agreement of $11 million in loan to develop water supply and sanitation priority in urban area of the country.

The World Bank has approved a loan of $100 million to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation system in 30 municipalities in Bangladesh as well as to help build their capacity for delivering water and sanitation services.

Bhashantek slum residents are being deprived of the facilities as well as their fundamental rights, despite paying five times higher than the other Dhaka city dwellers pay for getting minimum facilities of sanitation and waste management.