WASA

Poor outfield at ZACS puts cricketers at injury risk

Bangladesh will begin their five-match Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on an outfield that has certainly seen better days.

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.

April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022

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.

October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019

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.

May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019

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.

May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019

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.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

Wasa aims to tackle city's waterlogging

The Dhaka Wasa is taking up a Tk-550 crore project for canal development to solve the capital's water-logging problem.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

Utility tariffs set to rise

The government is going to hike water, gas and electricity prices soon.

July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017

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.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

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.

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

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.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

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.