In response to the global call, the GoB recognized the need for a National Sanitation Strategy paper and accordingly decided to develop the strategy paper. The process of developing the National Sanitation Strategy started in a meeting of the National Sanitation Taskforce held on 10 June 2004. A committee was formed comprising ITN-BUET, LGD, DPHE and Sanitation Secretariat with Director of ITN-BUET as its Convenor and was given the responsibility to draft a national sanitation strategy. Active participation of UPI, DPHE, LGED, Sanitation Secretariat, WaterAid Bangladesh, WSP-WB, Unicef, WSSCC-B, VERC, Danida, NGO Forum for DWSS, WHO and Plan Bangladesh enriched the national strategy paper.

A participatory approach was adopted in developing this strategy. Consultative meetings were organized with stakeholders from the central to the grass roots level. Experience gathered from interaction with community people and LGI representatives assisted in formulating this pragmatic strategy paper. Comments from different stakeholders reinforced the strategy paper further. 

http://itn.buet.ac.bd/publications/books/toc/NSS_2005.pdf