Recently the 5th FSM and Emptiers Convention 2022, organized by Bangladesh FSM Network, was held at IAB Auditorium, Agargaon.
Mohammad Saifur Rahman, chief engineer of the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) was present as the chief guest at this convention. Prof Md Abul Khair, joint secretary general, Central Executive Committee, MAB and Mayor, Laksam Municipality, Dr Khurshid Zabin Hossain Taufique director, Urban Development Directorate – UDD and Md Ziaul Haque, director of Dhaka Region, Department of Environment were present there.
Bangladesh has been praised in the world for stopping open defecation and ensuring the provision of hygienic toilets for the people.
Bangladesh is recognized as a role model for achieving the millennium development goal, but due to the high rate of urbanization and population growth, faecThis was followed by two parallel sessions on private sector engagement in FSM services and sanitation financing.al sludge or human waste management has become a challenge.
This is called the second-generation problem or the second-generation sanitation problem. In this situation, it has become a major challenge to ensure safely managed sanitation for all by 2030.
Shawkat Ara Begum, country director, Practical Action Bangladesh delivered the welcome address at the event. Mohammad Shafiqul Hasan, project director, DPHE, and Co-Chair, CWIS FSM Support Cell on the role of CWIS in achieving the SDG 6.2 target and the current position of Bangladesh Saifur Rahman, chief engineer, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) delivered his speech as the chief guest.
He inaugurated the website of FSM Network as the Chief Guest. Since then, various organizations have demonstrated some of their notable works.