Department of Public Health Engineering is a government agency responsible for providing and maintaining water and sewage lines in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

and is located in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. The Department was headed by Chief Engineer and Md. Saifur Rahman is the present Chief Engineer of the Department.

History

The Department of Public Health Engineering was established in 1936 in East Bengal, British Raj. It is responsible for water and sewage lines in Bangladesh excluding the cities of Dhaka,

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and

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

which are managed by

Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Water Supply and Sewerage Authority or WASA is the main body administering Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation system in Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is th ...

. Since 1993 the department has been responsible for monitoring

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in drinking water. The department is responsible for drilling drinking wells in rural areas of Bangladesh.

References

Government departments of Bangladesh Government agencies of Bangladesh 1936 establishments in India Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub