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Dhaka WASA

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for water and sewage disposal in Dhaka and Narayanganj. Md Shahjahan Miah is the Managing Director since May 18th 2025.

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History

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 Narayanganj in 1990. In 1996, it became an autonomous for-profit body with the passage of WASA Act.3 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.4

Criticism

In a 2019, Transparency International Bangladesh reported that Dhaka WASA had what The Daily Star characterized as "rampant graft" and provided "poor service".5 In four out of ten zones of WASA, it was supplying water contaminated with harmful bacteria.6 According to a WASA report submitted to Bangladesh High Court, Dhaka WASA was supplying polluted water to 57 areas of Dhaka.7 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.8

In October 2022, Dhaka WASA denied the allegations of corruption, asking for evidence.9 The Managing Director, Taqsem A. Khan, had been sued on charges of embezzling money from the employees fund.10 Anti Corruption Commission launched an investigation against Taqsem A. Khan.11

Board of directors

NameDesignationRepresentsReference
Sujit Kumar BalaChairmanConsumers12
Md. Khairul IslamDirectorMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives13
Rehana PervenDirectorMinistry of Finance14
Imran AhmedDirectorDhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry15
Sabbir AhmedDirectorThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh16
DirectorInstitution of Engineers, Bangladesh17
HAM Zahirul Islam Khan (Z. I. Khan Panna)DirectorBangladesh Bar Council18
Md. Dip AzadDirectorBangladesh Federal Union of Journalists19
Mostofa Jalal MohiuddinDirectorBangladesh Medical Association20
A. K. M. A. HamidDirectorInstitution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh21
Kha. Ma. Mamun Rashid ShuvroDirectorDhaka South City Corporation22
Shikha ChakrobrothyDirectorDhaka North City Corporation23
Taqsem A KhanCEO and Managing DirectorN/A24
Md Shahjahan MiahCEO and Managing DirectorDhaka South City Corporation25

References

  1. "Unclean Water: N'ganj Wasa officials get an earful from locals". The Daily Star. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/unclean-water-nganj-wasa-officials-get-earful-locals-1738024 ↩

  2. "DSCC Administrator Shahjahan to serve as Dhaka WASA MD in additional capacity". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-05-18. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/dscc-administrator-shahjahan-to-serve-as-dhaka-wasa-md-in-additional-capacity ↩

  3. "About Dhaka Wasa". dwasa.org.bd. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802152946/https://dwasa.org.bd/ ↩

  4. "JS body recommends to split Dhaka Wasa into two". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://www.thedailystar.net/city/jatiya-sangsad-body-recommends-split-dhaka-wasa-water-into-two-1744510 ↩

  5. "TIB survey on Dhaka Wasa: Rampant graft, poor service". The Daily Star. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/tib-survey-dhaka-wasa-rampant-graft-poor-service-1731211 ↩

  6. "Harmful bacteria in Wasa water". The Daily Star. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/dhaka-wasa-water-contaminated-4-out-10-zones-1768156 ↩

  7. "Dhaka Wasa says water supplied to 57 areas polluted". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019. https://www.thedailystar.net/country/water-pollution-in-dhaka-wasa-water-polluted-in-57-areas-1744423 ↩

  8. "Wasa MD for 11 years and counting". Business Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-13. http://www.business-tribune.com/public/national/article/56/Wasa-MD-for-11-years-and-counting ↩

  9. "Dhaka Wasa denies allegations of corruption, asks for evidence". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-10-30. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/10/29/dhaka-wasa-denies-allegations-of-corruption-asks-for-evidence ↩

  10. "Dhaka Wasa denies allegations of corruption, asks for evidence". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-10-30. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/10/29/dhaka-wasa-denies-allegations-of-corruption-asks-for-evidence ↩

  11. "Seven officials summoned in probe against Taqsem A Khan". Prothom Alo. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-30. https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/hqdz5ka74o ↩

  12. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

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  18. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

  19. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

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  21. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

  22. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

  23. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

  24. "ঢাকা ওয়াসা". dwasa.org.bd. Retrieved 2022-10-30. http://dwasa.org.bd/site/view/board_member/http%3A%2F%2Fdwasa.org.bd%2Fsite%2Fview%2Fboard_member%2F- ↩

  25. "DSCC Administrator Shahjahan to serve as Dhaka WASA MD in additional capacity". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-05-18. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/dscc-administrator-shahjahan-to-serve-as-dhaka-wasa-md-in-additional-capacity ↩