Sangsad Bhaban, April 8 -- In a move to overhaul the management of water and sewerage authorities in the country, a bill titled "Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026" was passed in the Parliament on Wednesday.

The bill, introduced and moved by State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam in absence of the Minister, seeks to grant the government full powers to remove and appoint top officials and dissolve boards under 'special circumstances' without providing any prior notice.

The proposed law seeks to amend the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Act, 1996, by inserting several new provisions that allow the government to bypass existing administrative procedures in the public interest.

According to the draft law, the ch...