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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are imperative issues for infection prevention and disease control. To understand the existing resources and WASH situation, a participatory appraisal was conducted at Bauniabadh slum, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, from February-March 2022, and June-July 2023. Social mapping, transect walk, and informal discussion were conducted to identify available resources in the community for maintaining WASH, and also understand the challenges related to these; explore the surrounding cleanliness, waste disposal, and drainage system. Most of the households (HHs) fetched water from the nearest supply stations. A few families did not treat drinking water for purification; the gas flow was not sufficient to boil drinking water most of the time. A number of HHs did not clean their water reservoirs regularly, resulting in odor in the supplied water. Regular garbage removal system was absent. WASH being a communal issue in slum setting, community engagement for
WASH management is strongly recommended.