যাযাবরের দিনরাত্রি

Background Safer water is fundamental to the survival of human beings and proper sanitation is must for a natural life of every human being. Report shows that water coverage (broad definition) is 81% and Sanitation coverage (broad definition) is 56% (2010) [1] in Bangladesh. This percentage of access to Water and Sanitation is a very high level for a low-income country like Bangladesh. But, a deeper look into the lives of the citizens unveils that this high percentage does not cover the Dalits in the country and even this citizen right is influenced by social status, caste and occupation resulting unjustness and inequality which lead the Dalits in their 'colonies' with unimaginable distress with water shortage. Estimation by the 'local government department' under the ministry of cooperative shows that 22 million households use 10 million tube well as main source of water they need. Among those, 9 million tube wells are privately own. 'Poor communities' ar...