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The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a $370 million financing for the Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Program to enhance sanitation and solid waste management in Dhaka. This initiative aims to provide safely managed sanitation for 550,000 residents and improved waste management for 500,000.

With only 20% of residents connected to a sewer system, the program emphasizes improving service delivery and regulatory frameworks to combat severe water pollution, where over 80% of untreated wastewater is discharged into waterways. It seeks private sector involvement to scale industrial wastewater treatment and establish monitoring systems for pollution reduction. The program will cover areas in Dhaka and Narayanganj.