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Dhaka WASA
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Dhaka WASA was established in 1963 as an independent agency with the responsibility to supply water and sewage disposal to Dhaka. It also became responsible of water and sewage <a href="/facts/Narayanganj/NR7LK03Y">Narayanganj</a> in 1990. In 1996, it became an autonomous for-profit body with the passage of WASA Act.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> On 16 March 2019, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Estimate recommended that the government of Bangladesh split Dhaka WASA into two different bodies along North and South Dhaka.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h3>Criticism</h3> <p>In a 2019, <a href="/facts/Transparency_International_Bangladesh/xInB5k6s">Transparency International Bangladesh</a> reported that Dhaka WASA had what <i>The Daily Star</i> characterized as "rampant graft" and provided "poor service".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In four out of ten zones of WASA, it was supplying water contaminated with harmful bacteria.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> According to a WASA report submitted to Bangladesh High Court, Dhaka WASA was supplying polluted water to 57 areas of Dhaka.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Moreover, appointment of Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan has been appointed as the MD for sixth consecutive terms of varying lengths, which create huge controversy despite widespread allegations of failure to provide safe water and improve waterlogging.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In October 2022, Dhaka WASA denied the allegations of corruption, asking for evidence.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The Managing Director, <a href="/facts/Taqsem_A._Khan/j3UlKvwK">Taqsem A. Khan</a>, had been sued on charges of embezzling money from the employees fund.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Anti-Corruption_Commission_(Bangladesh)/pecUhw5u">Anti Corruption Commission</a> launched an investigation against Taqsem A. Khan.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="board-of-directors">Board of directors</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Designation</th><th>Represents</th><th></th><th>Reference</th></tr><tr><td>Sujit Kumar Bala</td><td>Chairman</td><td>Consumers</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Md. Khairul Islam</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Local_Government%2c_Rural_Development_and_Co-operatives/cXCy76mg">Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Rehana Perven</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Finance_(Bangladesh)/08yQtCKY">Ministry of Finance</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Imran Ahmed</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Dhaka_Chamber_of_Commerce_%2526_Industry/9pbf0g6A">Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Sabbir Ahmed</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants_of_Bangladesh/wNJhoK3Y">The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Institution_of_Engineers%2c_Bangladesh/5B4njtfI">Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>HAM Zahirul Islam Khan (<a href="/facts/Z._I._Khan_Panna/SncerVRM">Z. I. Khan Panna</a>)</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Bar_Council/qA1y66gh">Bangladesh Bar Council</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Md. Dip Azad</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Federal_Union_of_Journalists/wgHHRtj6">Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mostofa_Jalal_Mohiuddin/o0jy0Ya0">Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin</a></td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Medical_Association/T7TRe9xq">Bangladesh Medical Association</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>A. K. M. A. Hamid</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Institution_of_Diploma_Engineers%2c_Bangladesh/t6e65jKl">Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Kha. Ma. Mamun Rashid Shuvro</td><td>Director</td><td><a href="/facts/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation/gAhDRc4l">Dhaka South City Corporation</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Shikha Chakrobrothy</td><td>Director</td><td>Dhaka North City Corporation</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Taqsem_A._Khan/j3UlKvwK">Taqsem A Khan</a></td><td>CEO and Managing Director</td><td>N/A</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Md Shahjahan Miah</td><td>CEO and Managing Director</td><td>Dhaka South City Corporation</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>Rahman, Md. Shahnur; Islam, Md. Sahidul (17 April 2019). <a href="https://ti-bangladesh.org/images/2019/report/dhaka-wasa/DWASA_EX_English.pdf">"Dhaka WASA: Governance Challenges and Way forward, Executive Summary"</a> (PDF). <i>Transparency International Bangladesh</i>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Unclean Water: N'ganj Wasa officials get an earful from locals". The Daily Star. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/unclean-water-nganj-wasa-officials-get-earful-locals-1738024" target="_blank">https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/unclean-water-nganj-wasa-officials-get-earful-locals-1738024</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"DSCC Administrator Shahjahan to serve as Dhaka WASA MD in additional capacity". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-05-18. <a href="https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/dscc-administrator-shahjahan-to-serve-as-dhaka-wasa-md-in-additional-capacity" target="_blank">https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/dscc-administrator-shahjahan-to-serve-as-dhaka-wasa-md-in-additional-capacity</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"About Dhaka Wasa". dwasa.org.bd. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190802152946/https://dwasa.org.bd/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190802152946/https://dwasa.org.bd/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"JS body recommends to split Dhaka Wasa into two". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/city/jatiya-sangsad-body-recommends-split-dhaka-wasa-water-into-two-1744510" target="_blank">https://www.thedailystar.net/city/jatiya-sangsad-body-recommends-split-dhaka-wasa-water-into-two-1744510</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"TIB survey on Dhaka Wasa: Rampant graft, poor service". The Daily Star. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/tib-survey-dhaka-wasa-rampant-graft-poor-service-1731211" target="_blank">https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/tib-survey-dhaka-wasa-rampant-graft-poor-service-1731211</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Harmful bacteria in Wasa water". The Daily Star. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/dhaka-wasa-water-contaminated-4-out-10-zones-1768156" target="_blank">https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/dhaka-wasa-water-contaminated-4-out-10-zones-1768156</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Dhaka Wasa says water supplied to 57 areas polluted". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/country/water-pollution-in-dhaka-wasa-water-polluted-in-57-areas-1744423" target="_blank">https://www.thedailystar.net/country/water-pollution-in-dhaka-wasa-water-polluted-in-57-areas-1744423</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Wasa MD for 11 years and counting". Business Tribune. 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