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WaterAid signs MoU with MoR to provide safe and hygienic toilets

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WaterAid signs MoU with MoR to provide safe and hygienic toilets

WaterAid sign MoU with MoR to provide safe and hygienic toilets
WaterAid sign MoU with MoR to provide safe and hygienic toilets

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between WaterAid Bangladesh and the Ministry of Railways where WaterAid will provide technical support to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services for passengers. 

The activities will focus on construction and management of public sanitation facilities at Railways stations to ensure improved services for passengers and general people. Under this MoU, WaterAid will construct and demonstrate safe and hygienic public toilets in the capital’s Bimanbandar Railway Station and also support the horizontal learning among the railways staff to expand the public toilet and WASH services at other stations.

The signing event, inaugurated by The Chief Guest Nurul Islam Sujan, MP and Honorable Minister, Ministry of Railways, was held on 25 February 2021 at the Bangladesh Railway Bhaban. Hasin Jahan, Country Director, WaterAid Bangladesh; Dhirendra Nath Mazumder, Director General, Bangladesh Railway; Md. Salim Reza, Secretary Ministry of Railways and Santanu Lahiri, Senior Decentralization Wash Specialist, were also present at the event and presented their valuable insights.

Inclusive public toilets will be built outside the railways station which will cater to the needs of women, men, children and persons with disability. The public toilets will have separate male and female chambers with female attendants for female chamber, lockers, hand washing points, showers, drinking water facility alongside 24x7 electricity support and security. 

WaterAid has already constructed and managing 42 public toilets in different strategic locations across the country including Dhaka North and South City Corporation to ensure safe and modern public toilets for everyone. 

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