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The Anti-Corruption Commission summoned former IGP Benazir Ahmed to appear before it on June 6 on corruption allegations. It also asked Benazir's wife Jissan Mirza and two of their daughters to appear before it on June 9. It came after the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) froze the beneficiary owners' (BO) accounts of Benazir, his wife, and two daughters.

Dhaka Wasa Again Hikes Water Price: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has decided to raise the price of water by 10 percent starting from July 1.

Taqsem A Khan, the much-discussed managing director of Dhaka Wasa, has been reappointed to the post for the sixth consecutive time.

The Supreme Court chamber judge today upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the awarding of performance bonuses to employees of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.

The High Court today declared that authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot hike water tariff until a rule is formulated under the Wasa Act in this regard

The Appellate Division Chamber Court has upheld the High Court's (HC) order seeking a report stating how much money Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan had taken in the last 13 years as salary, bonus and other benefits. Chamber Judge Borhan Uddin passed the order after hearing two separate pleas filed by Wasa Board and Wasa MD seeking a stay order on the HC order. The

Buriganga Polluters: HC asks Wasa to sever their water supply Star File Photo Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent The High Court yesterday directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to snap within next six months water supply connections to those buildings and structures which release sewage wastes directly into the Buriganga river. Besides, the court heavily rebuked Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan for providing water sup...

Disconnect water connection of buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga: HC to Wasa File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report The High Court today directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to disconnect the water supply of those buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga river within the next six months. Besides, the court heavily rebuked Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa Taqsem A Khan for supplying water to building...

Wasa improves services embracing tech: Taqsem Staff Correspondent 6th January, 2021 10:47:38 Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa), a nearly dysfunctional organisation which made a turnaround for timely steps and reforms initiated by its current managing director (MD), is improving its services with the use of technology. “We’re trying to take Wasa services to a new level through application of technology. If the digitisation process is complete, services will be available at the...