HC petition filed against Wasa’s 25pc tariff hike

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its order of injunction on the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority's (Wasa) decision to hike the water price by 25 percent from April 1 this year.

Advocate Tanvir Ahmed submitted the petition as a public interest litigation to the HC through virtual system, and also prayed to the court to declare Dhaka Wasa's move illegal.

Citing the petition, Tanvir told The Daily Star that Dhaka Wasa had increased the water tariff by 5 percent on September 1.

It has further increased price by 25 percent since April 1 this year, which was reported in different newspapers including The Daily Star, he said.