Toilets at HSIA Dhaka

The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is the main gateway to Bangladesh for air passengers. Everyday thousands of passengers including foreigners pass through this airport to visit the country. It is natural that before or after a plane journey passengers may need to use the toilet to freshen themselves up. However, some of the things that exist at the toilets at the HSIA may not help a passenger to freshen himself up, rather make them feel sick; such as: shabby, unclean and unhygienic floor, commode and urinary; broken, missing or dysfunctional hand shower, flush and faucet; no toilet paper, tissue roll, paper towel or hand dryer; odour of urine; and rusty, dirty and broken mirror. It just seems that the people in charge of cleaning and maintaining the airport toilet lack idea and proper training about how toilets at an international airport should be maintained. The concerned authority is kindly requested to seriously look into this issue.

Ridwan Quaium

Transportation Engineer, Thailand

ridwanq@gmail.com