The High Court bench of Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Khairul Alam passed the order following a writ petition filed by Tanvir Ahmed, a Supreme Court lawyer.
Tanvir said, “I filed a writ petition over the presence of harmful bacteria in Wasa water. Following the writ, the High Court formed a five-member committee on November 6, 2018 to examine the water supplied by Wasa and submit a report within two months.”
Instead of submitting the report, the Ministry of Local Government submitted a progress report on the committee formation and its jurisdiction.
The court then directed Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain to inform the court about the amount of money needed for examining the waters of different areas and sources of funding.
On October 11, 2018, the World Bank published a report which says over 7.5 crore people of the country drink unsafe water as 41 percent sources of water contains harmful bacteria. The report also said 13 percent water contains arsenic.
The World Bank report said about 80 percent water supplied through pipeline contains harmful bacteria.
Tanvir Ahmed filed the writ following media reports published on the World Bank observations.