China-funded sewage plant benefits Dhaka residents

STORY: China-funded sewage plant benefits Dhaka residents DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant (DSTP) project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD TAMIM BEPARI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABDUS SAMAD, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): REN RUIKE, Project manager of Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant STORYLINE: As the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, people in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh are enjoying the benefits of a China-funded sewage plant built under the initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD TAMIM BEPARI, Local resident "Today we bathed here for about an hour. My friend came. We don't have any pool to bathe there (in Meradia). This is the only open place where we can find fresh water. We don't feel itchy in this water. It is fresh. (We) feel good. It is cool. We like swimming here." SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABDUS SAMAD, Local resident