Country Presentation : Bangladesh

Mr. Numeri Zaman
Joint Secretary, Policy Support Branch
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives

Bangladesh SDG 6 Snapshot
Source: UN Water 2021

Panelist: Numeri Zaman, Joint Secretary, PSB, MoLGRD&C, April 2022

Governance: Water, Sanitation and Wastewater Management
Government taking the leadership with strong commitments toinstitutional reform:
PublicAwarenessandEngagement

Institutional
Reform &Technologyin Place• Effective citizen’s engagement• Reform and capacitating all concerned local government

institutions,• Ministry (LGRD&C, Finance) to approve additional manpower for

Create Enabling
Environment forPrivate Sector

sanitation, and allocate annual budget• Policy framework for private sector engagement• Developing context specific service delivery models• Innovations: prioritizing research on technology, service delivery,

Bangladesh Government Approach:monitoring, and cost-effectivenessPanelist: Numeri Zaman, Joint Secretary, PSB, MoLGRD&C, April 2022

Fecal Sludge Management:
Progress being madeFecal Sludge Management:
Immediate Challenges• The positive policy environment is• Ensuring safe containment of FecalreflectedintheGovernment

undertaking projects on FSM in about
120 small to medium municipal towns

sludge (FS) at On site sanitation(OSS) facilities• Access to OSS facility; appropriate
collection system (vehicle, small• In

sewer network)
addition,largecities

arealsoconsidering FSM integrated to onsite

system and DEWATS, e.g., Dhaka city,
Chattogram, Khulna• land for treatment; appropriate
treatment option; quality of treated FSfor endues; alternatives to landbased treatment
Panelist: Numeri Zaman, Joint Secretary, PSB, MoLGRD&C, April 2022Government Policy Changing Towards Safe, Inclusivity and Sustainability
TRADITIONAL APPROACH• Master planning/ investment only forSAFE, SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVESANITATION/WASTEWATER SERVICES

centralized sewer/wastewater systems; on-• Equitable services to benefit everyonesite system not considered• Fecal/ wastewater safely managed along the entire value• Financed by central govt./ loans; no private
sector investment• Wealthy/business districts prioritized; O&M

challenges remain• Limited coverage• Resource recovery not considered• Limited performance managementchain• Systems enable resource recovery and re-use• Diverse and innovative technologies-sewered and/ornon-sewered/semi-centralized/de-centralized options

are deployed• Demonstration of strong political will, accountability andtechnical and managerial leadership in the sector

Panelist: Numeri Zaman, Joint Secretary, PSB, MoLGRD&C, April 2022

Realizing the true meaning of Sanitation/Wastewater to ensure Better
Governance:

Only infrastructure investment is not enough toensure safe and sustainable
sanitation/wastewater management

Sanitation/wastewater management depends
on continuous well-functioning services.
we need a wide range of service providers andfund leverage beside of infrastructure

To work effectively, an enabling
environment at community, local
government and national level needs tobe in place

Engaging with many stakeholders,
including the private sector, andensuring their actions that are wellcoordinated, synchronized, andadequately monitored

Panelist: Numeri Zaman, Joint Secretary, PSB, MoLGRD&C, April 2022

For any further details, Please Contact:(1) Mr. Numeri Zaman (numerizaman@yahoo.com )Joint Secretary, Policy Support Branch, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives(2) Syed Adnan Ibna Hakim (saihakim@unicef.org)
WASH Officer, UNICEF, Bangladesh