Bangladesh, Dec. 8 -- The High Court on Sunday ordered Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to remove its sewerage lines connected to the Buriganga River within the next six months.

Responding to a time extension petition by Wasa, the bench of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Mohammad Ullah also asked the government agency to submit a progress report within a month, said writ petitioner Manzill Murshid.

Responding to the appeal, the court said it will reveal its decision later depending on sewerage line removal activities.

Meanwhile, the managing director of Wasa offered an unconditional apology to the court for falsely claiming in an affidavit on June 18 that no sewerage line was connected to Buriganga.

The Depa...