WASA
High Salinity: Neighbourhoods in Ctg can’t use supply water
The Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is in trouble as tidal saline water has entered the Halda river, water of which Chattogram Wasa uses to supply the city.
Under the dirty water, there’s a ward
Some of the places remain under stagnant water for years, while some lack basic civic amenities, including proper roads or pure drinking water. None of these neighbourhoods has a single playground. Such are the states of the three wards in zone-9 of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Wasa MD's 14 houses in US: ACC to seek info
The Anti-Corruption Commission will seek information about WASA Managing Director Taqseem A Khan's wealth in the US.
4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains
Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.
Activist Mizanur taken to DB office for interrogation
Jurain resident and activist Mizanur Rahman was taken to the DB Headquarters in Dhaka’s Minto Road for interrogation, officials said.
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.
Poor Service, Waterlogging: JS body blasts Wasa boss for utility’s failure
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan yesterday came under fire by a parliamentary body for his failure in providing safe drinking water to citizens, dealing with the waterlogging problem and allegations of widespread corruption against DWASA officials.
Jurain residents demand safe water supply
Residents of Jurain area in the capital Dhaka stage a demonstration demanding supply of safe and drinkable water by Wasa.
HC annoyed at failure to test Wasa water
The High Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) for not complying with its order to examine the quality of water supplied by the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) through a committee.
Utility tariffs set to rise
The government is going to hike water, gas and electricity prices soon.
Water tariff hike once again
City dwellers will have to pay more for using running water from tomorrow as Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has decided to hike the price by 5 percent only eight months after the previous price increase.
Sudden water crisis affects parts of Dhaka
With a heat wave sweeping the country for more than two weeks in the absence of rain, sufferings of the residents in several parts of the city have worsened due to an acute crisis of water for the last few weeks.
ACC arrests Ex-engr of Wasa, 6 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission today arrests seven people including a former engineer of Wasa from different parts of the country in connection with various graft cases.
Bringing Wasa, Rajuk under City Corporations
Policymakers would do well to pay heed to the call of the DNCC mayor to bring Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations in order to tackle the city's worsening waterlogging problem.
Bring Wasa, Rajuk under DCCs
Mayor Annisul Huq wants Rajuk and Wasa under the jurisdiction of the city corporations to get rid of the city's waterlogging problem.
Conduct campaigns for clean Dhaka: Khokon
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon urges different government institutions to carry out awareness campaigns to promote cleanliness in the city.
The woeful plight of Dhaka
First day of the month of September will be remembered by Dhaka residents for a long time. Incessant rainfall paralysed all major and minor roads in the city for hours on end.
