The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has summoned the bank accounts of Taqsem A Khan, managing director (MD) of Dhaka WASA, and his family members, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Amid growing public concern over alleged poor service of Dhaka WASA, the central bank’s financial intelligence agency sent a notification to all banks asking for the account details of Taqsem Khan and his family members, said the sources wishing anonymity. In 2009, Taqsem was appointed as the MD of Dhaka WASA. He was reappointed for a sixth term on October 1, 2020. Last week, the High Court asked the relevant authorites to submit a report on the salaries, allowances and other perks given to the WASA boss in the 13 years since his appointment. This order came in response to a writ petition, and the report has to be placed before the court within 60 days. Read: Court rejects Tk132 crore embezzlement complaint against Dhaka WASA MD, 8 others

A Dhaka court Thursday rejected a complaint of Tk132.4 crore embezzlement filed against Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan and eight others after hearing it. Md Shahab Uddin Sarkar, secretary of Dhaka WASA Karmachari Bahumukhi Samabay Samity, filed the complaint at the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Ashekh Imam. Other accused in the complaint were Dhaka WASA engineer Sharmin Haque Ameer, former revenue inspector Md Mizanur Rahman, engineer Md Akteruzzaman, revenue inspector Md Zakir Hossain, engineer Md Badrul Alam, Janata Bank former DGM Shyamal Biswas, deputy secretary Sheikh Enayet Ullah, and deputy-chief accountant Md Salequr Rahman. Also Read: Rajshahi double murder: SC acquits two death-row convicts, commutes sentence of another According to the complaint, Taqsem A Khan and others embezzled over Tk132.4 crore from the fund of Dhaka WASA Karmachari Bahumukhi Samabay Samity from six banks through various cheques in the fiscal year 2017-2018. They were also accused of stealing movable and immovable properties, including cars of the association, worth Tk200 crore. An audit report of the Department of Cooperatives shows that the claims of irregularities are true, the complaint says.