Dhaka Wasa

Dhaka Wasa MD Taqsem A Khan resigns

Wasa sources said he submitted his resignation via email yesterday

Dhaka Wasa hikes water prices by 10pc from July

Wasa's respected customers are hereby informed that the prices were adjusted due to inflation according to section 22 of the Wasa Act 1996

Cleanse Dhaka Wasa of corruption

Government must take proper action after embezzlement of Tk 332 crore

A milestone in sewage treatment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the recently completed modern and environment-friendly Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Dhaka today, the largest of its  kind in South Asia.

Is Dhaka Wasa personal property after all?

What reasons do we have to believe that Wasa is anything but the MD’s personal property?

Govt appoints chairman of Dhaka Wasa

The government appointed Sujit Kumar Bala as the new chairman of Dhaka Wasa on Sunday and he would be taking up the role of Gholam Mostofa whose tenure expired six months ago.

Wasa ‘personal property’ of Taqsem

Dhaka Wasa board Chairman Gholam Mostofa has said the orgnisation has become a “personal property” of its managing director, Taqsem A Khan.

A Wasa shake-up is the need of the hour

Government must investigate its chairman’s allegations against MD Taqsem

‘Taqsem has turned Wasa into a den of corruption’

Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan has turned the state-run agency into “a den of corruption”, according to an allegation made by Dhaka Wasa Chairman Gholam Mostafa.

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Stop polluting waters with untreated sewage

Dhaka Wasa’s continued failure to prevent this is inexcusable

November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022

Is Dhaka Wasa beyond accountability?

How can Wasa MD appoint people ignoring its organogram?

October 22, 2022
October 22, 2022

Locals bring out procession in Siddheswari protesting water crisis

Locals at Dhaka’s Siddheswari Circular Road today staged demonstration against Dhaka Wasa, demanding uninterrupted water supply in the area.

September 26, 2022
September 26, 2022

Make Dhaka river authorities accountable

Continued pollution leading to public health and environmental crises

September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022

The curious case of a study tour

Wasa MD's inclusion while still on leave raises questions about the rationale of such foreign trips

September 6, 2022
September 6, 2022

Why is Wasa discharging untreated waste into Dhaka waters?

Wasa should come clean on sewage bills

August 6, 2022
August 6, 2022

Why should consumers pay for Wasa’s bad policy?

Poorly executed, foreign-funded projects are becoming a burden for our economy

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

Dhaka Wasa MD, 8 others sued over Tk 132cr embezzlement

Nine people, including Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan, were sued today (June 23, 2022) on charge of Tk 132.4 crore embezzlement from the fund of its Karmachari Bahumukhi Samabay Samity Ltd.

April 25, 2022
April 25, 2022

Wasa water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Dhaka residents are scorched by a hot sun above their heads, their throats feeling like dry wood, and there is plenty of murky, smelly water all around, but alas!

April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022

Boil water before drinking it: Wasa MD Taqsem tells Dhaka residents

Managing Director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Taqsem A Khan today asked residents of the city to boil supplied water before drinking it.