Terms of Reference for a Feasibility Study
for
“Combined Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) and
Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Narayanganj”

Background
The Bangladesh Red Cross Society was constituted on 31 March 1973 by the President’s Order No.26 of 1973 with retrospective effect from the 16th of December 1971. The Society was recognized by ICRC on 20 September 1973 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on 02 November 1973. The name and emblem were changed from Red Cross to Red Crescent on 4th April 1988 vide Act 25 of 1988.

The British Red Cross (BRC), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Red Crescent (BDRCS), is actively implementing nationwide resilience-building programmes spanning urban and rural settings. The BRC team started a project in Narayanganj, "Climate Change Adaptation Programme". As part of this project, the need for WASH improvements in urban slum communities has been identified. BDRCS, with the support of BRC, is planning to conduct a WASH Assessment to identify the specific needs of the population living in the identified communities in Narayanganj, including the needs of women, girls and persons with disabilities.

2 Context and Motivation

Solid waste management (SWM) and fecal sludge management (FSM) are becoming increasingly problematic issues in Bangladeshi urban areas, including Narayanganj. The lack of proper waste management and sanitation infrastructure disproportionately affects low-income communities.

In response to the lack of adequate FSM and SWM within the Sumil Para community, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is considering the provision of a combined FSTP and MRF compound, an option that has been implemented in similar circumstances elsewhere in Bangladesh, such as Sakhipur1.

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Submission Deadline: 25 January 2026 before 3:00 PM