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 supply and sewage disposal in Dhaka and Narayanganj. Md Shahjahan Miah is the Managing Director since May 18, 2025.
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. 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.
Criticism In 2019, Transparency International Bangladesh reported that Dhaka WASA had what The Daily Star characterized as "rampant graft" and provided "poor service". In four out of ten zones of WASA, it was supplying water contaminated with harmful bacteria. According to a WASA report submitted to Bangladesh High Court, Dhaka WASA was supplying polluted water to 57 areas of Dhaka. 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.
In October 2022, Dhaka WASA denied the allegations of corruption, asking for evidence. The managing director, Taqsem A. Khan, had been sued on charges of embezzling money from the employees fund. Anti Corruption Commission launched an investigation against Taqsem A. Khan.
Board of directors +NameDesignationRepresentsReferenceSujit Kumar BalaChairmanConsumersMd. Khairul IslamDirectorMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operativesRehana PervenDirectorMinistry of FinanceImran AhmedDirectorDhaka Chamber of Commerce & IndustrySabbir AhmedDirectorThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of BangladeshDirectorInstitution of Engineers, BangladeshHAM Zahirul Islam Khan (Z. I. Khan Panna)DirectorBangladesh Bar CouncilMd. Dip AzadDirectorBangladesh Federal Union of JournalistsMostofa Jalal MohiuddinDirectorBangladesh Medical AssociationA. K. M. A. HamidDirectorInstitution of Diploma Engineers, BangladeshKha. Ma. Mamun Rashid ShuvroDirectorDhaka South City CorporationShikha ChakrobrothyDirectorDhaka North City CorporationTaqsem A KhanCEO and Managing DirectorN/AMd Shahjahan MiahCEO and Managing DirectorDhaka South City Corporation
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