Speakers urged all the city corporation across the country to ensure hygiene public toilet for its dwellers.
They made the demand while addressing a rally held in front of Dhaka South City Corporation building arranged in observance of the World Toilet Day 2014.
They also demanded separate toilet for men, women and physically challenged people. The programme was organised by the Paribesh Bachao Andolan (PoBA) while the NGO Forum for Public Health, the Space, the Nagorik Odhikar Shongrokkhon Forum and the Work for a Better Bangladesh were among the participant organisations of the rally.
PoBA Chairman Abu Naser Khan said: “To encourage people to use hygienic toilet, the World Toilet Day is observed worldwide every year. But almost all the public toilets situated in and around the cities of the country are unhygienic.” But the authorities have no concern about it and they do not take necessary initiative and actions regarding the matter, he said.
“Therefore, we demand hygienic public toilets for all people. The authorities concerned should build separate toilet for men, women and physically challenged people.” In most cases, women cannot use public toilet as there is no separate facilities for them.
“They (women) are the worst sufferers of the situation as they do not drink adequate water during travel time to avoid using public toilets and for this reason women suffer from kidney-related diseases.
