PM opens water treatment plants in Khulna, Chattogram

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened a number of development projects, including two water treatment plants -- Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram and Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant in Khulna.

The prime minister inaugurated the development projects through videoconferencing from her official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.

Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant is capable of treating 100 million litres of water every day while Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant will be able to treat 110 million litres a day.

PM’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus conducted the function, while Financial Institutions Division Senior Secretary Md Ashadul Islam, Local Government Division Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed, Information Secretary Kamrun Nahar and Railways Additional Secretary Md Mujibur Rahman made presentations over the projects implemented by their respective ministries.