Approval Date: 2021

Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WASH) sector in the past years. The country has been exemplified around the world for its impressive performance in attaining UN-set Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Subsequently, to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives has revised and updated the National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation 2014. The National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation 2021 includes a comprehensive framework for the water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector in Bangladesh to address the new and emerging challenges after the MDGs and to align with the SDGs. This revised strategic document provides directions to increase coverage and improve the quality of WASH interventions such as the expansion of safe and sustainable drinking water and sanitation facilities, addressing the problem of arsenic contamination, fecal sludge, and solid waste management.