Dhaka North City Corporation ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 December 2011 |
Preceded by | Dhaka City Corporation |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
Leadership | |
Vacant since 7 March 2019 | |
Md. Mahmudul Hassan since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 22 September 2018 | |
Mir Khairul Alam since 2 January 2024 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 1 mayor and 72 councillors |
Political groups | Majority (62)
Minority (10) |
Length of term | Up to five years |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
First election | 30 April 2015 |
Last election | 1 February 2020 |
Next election | TBD |
Meeting place | |
Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka | |
Website | |
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Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation is an autonomous body that governs the 54 northern wards of Dhaka. It is one of two municipal corporations in Dhaka, the other being Dhaka South City Corporation. In 2022, the total population under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka North City Corporation was 5,979,537.[1] Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015.[2]
Dhaka North City Corporation was established on 29 November 2011. Prior to the establishment of the corporation, northern Dhaka was governed by the former Dhaka City Corporation. The Dhaka City Corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011, passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, and formally ceased to exist on 1 December 2011, following the President's approval,[3] making way for a Dhaka North and a Dhaka South city corporations.[4] The mayoral elections are non-partisan in nature. The first Dhaka North City Corporation elections were held on 28 April 2015, which saw the victory of Annisul Huq in the first political campaign of his career.[2]
On 9 May 2016, the government approved the expansion of Dhaka North City Corporation's jurisdiction to encompass eight unions: Beraid, Badda, Vatara (or Bhatara), Satarkul, Harirampur, Uttarkhan, Dakshinkhan, and Dumni.[5] This extension increased the area of the city corporation to 197 square kilometres (76 sq mi).[6]
In November 2017, Mayor Huq died on a trip to London, while visiting his daughter. In September previously, the local government ministry announced the creation of a panel of three senior elected councilors who will act as joint mayor while he was hospitalised.[7][8] In February 2019, Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam was elected as the new mayor of DNCC in a by-election.[9]
Dhaka North City Corporation's jurisdiction encompasses 54 wards covering the thanas of Turag, Uttara West, Uttara East, Uttarkhan, Dakkhinkhan, Bimanbandar, Khilkhet, Vatara, Badda, Rampura, Hatirjheel, Tejgaon I/A, Tejgaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Mohammadpur, Adabor, Darussalam, Mirpur, Pallabi, Rupnagar, Shah Ali, Kafrul, Bhashantek, Cantonment, Banani and Gulshan.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a Tk5,269 crore budget for fiscal year of 2023–24.[10]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Annisul Huq (1952–2017) |
2015 | 7 May 2015 | 30 November 2017 | 2 years, 207 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [11] | |
— | Osman Goni (1949–2018) |
— | 1 December 2017 | 22 September 2018 | 295 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [12] | |
— | Md. Jamal Mostafa | — | 22 September 2018 | 6 March 2019 | 165 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [13] | |
2 | Atiqul Islam | 2019 2020 |
7 March 2019 | 19 August 2024[14] | 5 years, 196 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [15][16][17] | |
– | Md. Mahmudul Hassan (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 31 days | Independent | [18] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/- | |
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Atiqul Islam | Bangladesh Awami League | 4,47,211 | 58.67 | -30.83 | |
Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2,64,161 | 34.66 | New | |
Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 28,200 | 3.70 | 1.64 | |
Ahammed Sajedul | Communist Party of Bangladesh | 15,122 | 1.98 | New | |
Shahin Khan | National People's Party | 3,853 | 0.51 | -0.44 | |
Anisur Rahman Dewan | Progressive Democratic Party | 2,111 | 0.28 | -0.64 | |
Rejected Ballot | 1,530 | 0.20 | -1.79 | ||
Majority | 1,83,050 | 24.02 | -59.42 | ||
Turnout | 7,62,188 | 25.30 | -5.75 | ||
Total Registered Voters | 30,12,509 | 0.76 | |||
AL Hold | Swing | -32.745 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Annisul Huq | Awami League | 460,117 | 52.61 | |
Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 325,080 | 37.17 | |
Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 18,050 | 2.06 | |
Mahi B. Chowdhury | Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh | 13,407 | 1.53 | |
Zonayed Saki | Ganosamhati Andolan | 7,370 | 0.84 | |
Bahauddin | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 2,950 | 0.34 | |
Abdullah Al Kafi | Communist Party of Bangladesh | 2,475 | 0.28 | |
Nader Chowdhury | Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal | 1,412 | 0.16 | |
8 other candidate | 10,139 | 1.16 | ||
Rejected Ballot | 33,581 | 3.84 | ||
Majority | 135,037 | 15.44 | ||
Turnout | 874,581 | 37.30 | ||
Registered voters | 2,344,900 | |||
AL Gain (New Seat) | ||||
Source: BDN News 24[20] |