SFD (Lite) Report - Habiganj Municipality, Bangladesh

Habiganj is a fast-growing city, which is 159 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Khowai River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1881. Habiganj is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country

According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Habiganj city population was 69,512. The urban population growth in Bangladesh 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 93,828.

The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twelve percent (12%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining eighty eight percent (88%) is classified as unsafely managed.

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