Bangladesh: The government inaugurated the Dasherkandi sewage works, the largest sewage treatment plant in South Asia, in Dhaka on 13 July 2023. United News of Bangladesh has reported that the plant will incinerate dried sewage sludge to produce 16,400t/yr of ash. The plant will supply this to the local cement industry for use as a raw material.
The Dasherkandi sewage works is one of five planned new sewage plants expected to process 100% of Dhaka's sewage by 2030.