Published in: 2024
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Mymensingh is a fast-growing city, which is 112 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Brahmaputra River and well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared City Corporation in 2018.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Mymensingh city population was 512,062. The urban population growth in Mymensingh is 3.5% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders, comes to the city every day, the present (2020) population is estimated to be around 767,600.
The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only forty seven percent (47%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining fifty three percent (53%) is classified as unsafely managed.
CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2024). SFD (Lite) Report - Mymensingh City Corporation, Bangladesh. CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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