A Dhaka court today sentenced former ward councillor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Md Anwaruzzaman alias Anwar and 17 others to 30 months' rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 case filed over political violence in Dhaka
Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Syed Golam Yazdani has been removed from his post after he disclosed irregularities within the agency to journalists.
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About 20 more such units are expected to be added to the campaign soon.
The initiative has been taken by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa), WaterAid and Sweden Embassy. Wasa will supply water for each unit.
Floating people, street vendors, pedestrians, rickshaw-pullers, and drivers of public transportation are the key targets for this campaign, said organisers.
The units will be moving in the city s populated areas including Gulshan, Jatrabari, Mohakhali, Gabtoli, New Market, Karwan Bazar, Gulistan, Farmgate, Uttara, and Malibagh.
Inaugurating the campaign at Wasa Bhaban in the capital s Karwan Bazar as chief guest, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tazul Islam said it will help create awareness among people about the importance of handwashing.