The High Court has fixed October 18 to give an order on the writ filed against Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s (DWASA) decision to reappoint its current Managing Director Taqsem A Khan for the next three years.
The High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam fixed the date after a writ hearing over the matter on Wednesday.
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Advocate Tanvir Ahmed stood for the writ.
Earlier on September 24, Tanvir filed the writ on behalf of the former additional chief engineer of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Khandaker Manzur Murshid.
On September 19, the board of Dhaka Wasa, in a virtual meeting, made the recommendation to reappoint Taqsem as its managing director for the next three years.
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The recommendation to reappoint him came five days after he was rebuked by the High Court for his negligence in disconnecting sewerage lines in the Buriganga.
Meanwhile, engineer Waliullah Sikder, a member of the board, claimed that he was opposed to the proposal for Taqsem’s reappointment.
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He raised the corruption issue relating to Taqsem and demanded the formation of a probe committee to investigate the charges of corruption.
Taqsem A Khan was appointed managing director of Dhaka Wasa in 2009 and subsequently reappointed five times, despite allegations of corruption against him.