Dhaka Wasa
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.
Stop polluting waters with untreated sewage
Dhaka Wasa’s continued failure to prevent this is inexcusable
Is Dhaka Wasa beyond accountability?
How can Wasa MD appoint people ignoring its organogram?
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.
Make Dhaka river authorities accountable
Continued pollution leading to public health and environmental crises
The curious case of a study tour
Wasa MD's inclusion while still on leave raises questions about the rationale of such foreign trips
Why is Wasa discharging untreated waste into Dhaka waters?
Wasa should come clean on sewage bills
Why should consumers pay for Wasa’s bad policy?
Poorly executed, foreign-funded projects are becoming a burden for our economy
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.
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!
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.
Wasa hikes water tariff for residential, commercial use
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has again increased water tariff for residential and commercial use.
Dhaka Wasa’s tariff hike proposal unacceptable: TIB
Terming Dhaka Wasa’s proposal of tariff hike “unjust and unacceptable”, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands to set the tariff through public hearing with experts of the concerned sector.
