Department of Public Health Engineering
{{Short description|Government agency in Bangladesh}}
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Department of Public Health Engineering is a government agency responsible for providing and maintaining water and sewage lines in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka.{{cite news|title=Department of Public Health Engineering|url=https://www.dphe.gov.bd/|accessdate=29 April 2018|work=dphe.gov.bd}}{{cite news|title=Seven Rings Cement pays homage to infrastructure dev authorities|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/seven-rings-cement-pays-homage-infrastructure-dev-authorities-1483573|accessdate=29 April 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=30 October 2017|language=en}} The Department was headed by Chief Engineer and Engineer Tushar Mohan Sadhu Kha
is the present Chief Engineer of the Department.{{cite web|title=Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)|url=http://dphe.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155&Itemid=158|website=dphe.gov.bd|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
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, Narayanganj and Chittagong which are managed by Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. Since 1993 the department has been responsible for monitoring arsenic in drinking water. The department is responsible for drilling drinking wells in rural areas of Bangladesh.{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Luthfe|title=Combating arsenic hazard|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/18/d30718180282.htm|accessdate=29 April 2018|work=The Daily Star|archive-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092949/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/18/d30718180282.htm|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Government departments of Bangladesh
Category:Government agencies of Bangladesh
Category:1936 establishments in India
Category:Organisations based in Dhaka
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