Md. Abdus Salam Bepari has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA). The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued by the Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives on November 11. Bepari, who previously served as Additional Chief Engineer at Dhaka WASA, will hold the position for a three-year term starting from his joining date. The appointment follows the removal of former MD Md. Shahjahan Mia on October 30, who was reassigned as Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. Shahjahan Mia had been serving as both the Administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation and MD of Dhaka WASA since earlier this year.