Swedish minister of Development Ms. Isabella Lövin visited slums at Vashantek, Mirpur-14, Dhaka. There she observed the water, sanitation and hygiene situation of the slum dwellers. She also visited a slum at Vashantek to observe the transformation of lives where WaterAid Bangladesh & DSK have been working for the last 3 years. Till date 5 legal water connections have been provided for 200 households along with 14 community managed toilets and waste collection facilities. These interventions were supported by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
She also inaugurated a newly constructed safe drinking water & sanitation facility and talked to the teachers and the students of Lalashori Model Government Primary School and Hazi Sayed Ali Khan High School. During her visit to these slums Mr. Khairul Islam, country representative; Ms Hasin Jahan, Director Programmes and Policy; Mr. Shamim Ahmed, Head of Policy and Advocacy and Urban Programme Manager Zahidul Mamun of
