| Agency Name: | Dhaka WASA |
| Native Name A: | ঢাকা পানি সরবরাহ ও পয়ঃনিষ্কাশন কর্তৃপক্ষ |
| Seal: | Seal of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.svg |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters: | Wasa Bhavan, 98 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka |
| Parent Department: | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Parent Agency: | Water Supply and Sewerage Authority |
| Chief1 Name: | Engr. AKM Shahid Uddin |
| Chief1 Position: | Managing Director |
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.[1] Taqsem A. Khan is the managing director of Dhaka WASA since 2009.[2]
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]
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. Anti Corruption Commission launched an investigation against Taqsem A. Khan.[10]
| Sujit Kumar Bala | Chairman | Consumers | [11] | |
| Md. Khairul Islam | Director | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives | ||
| Rehana Perven | Director | Ministry of Finance | ||
| Imran Ahmed | Director | Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry | ||
| Sabbir Ahmed | Director | The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh | ||
| Director | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh | |||
| HAM Zahirul Islam Khan (Z. I. Khan Panna) | Director | Bangladesh Bar Council | ||
| Md. Dip Azad | Director | Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists | ||
| Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin | Director | Bangladesh Medical Association | ||
| A. K. M. A. Hamid | Director | Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh | ||
| Kha. Ma. Mamun Rashid Shuvro | Director | Dhaka South City Corporation | ||
| Shikha Chakrobrothy | Director | Dhaka North City Corporation | ||
| Taqsem A Khan | CEO and Managing Director |