Tap water safety in Dhaka (Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ)

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Dhaka is not safe to drink.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 35 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Scientific reports

We are working on providing you with scientific reports about the water quality in Dhaka, if you know a reliable source for that feel free to shoot us a message in the chat below or in the comments!

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 234$ per year in Dhaka by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.