public toilets

Terrible toilets

Only 68 percent of government hospitals have functional toilets, of which, only 33 percent are clean, as per a new study.

What good is a public toilet if it can’t be used?

On the capital’s Elephant Road stands a brand new public toilet, but not a single person has been able to use it since its inauguration on November 30. And so, pedestrians, shoppers, and local traders are still suffering amid the dearth of such facilities.

Dhaka needs to fix its toilet crisis

Lack of public toilets in the capital and elsewhere is causing much suffering

WB okays $1.5b loan for toilets in India

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan for a sanitation programme in India, where millions of people have no access to toilets.

Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets

A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to stop legions of people urinating and defecating in public.

June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024

Terrible toilets

Only 68 percent of government hospitals have functional toilets, of which, only 33 percent are clean, as per a new study.

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

What good is a public toilet if it can’t be used?

On the capital’s Elephant Road stands a brand new public toilet, but not a single person has been able to use it since its inauguration on November 30. And so, pedestrians, shoppers, and local traders are still suffering amid the dearth of such facilities.

November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022

Dhaka needs to fix its toilet crisis

Lack of public toilets in the capital and elsewhere is causing much suffering

December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015

WB okays $1.5b loan for toilets in India

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan for a sanitation programme in India, where millions of people have no access to toilets.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets

A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to stop legions of people urinating and defecating in public.