Dhaka South City Corporation

Dhaka South City Corporation ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Dhaka South City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
History
Founded	1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceded by	Dhaka City Corporation
New session started	19 August 2024
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant since 16 May 2020
Administrator	Dr. Ma. Sher Ali since 19 August 2024
Deputy Mayor	Vacant since 7 July 2020
Chief Executive Officer	Md. Mizanur Rahman since 4 December 2022
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats (1 mayor and 100 councillors)
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	30 April 2015
Last election	1 February 2020
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka
Website
dscc.gov.bd

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is a self-governing body that governs the municipal areas of Capital Dhaka South Side of Bangladesh. The DSCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 100 councillors.^[1][2]

Dhaka South City Corporation is one of the two municipal corporations in Dhaka created when the former Dhaka City Corporation (first declared in 1864) was divided into two by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011, passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, following the President's approval.^[3] Dhaka South has a long history, including that of European arrival and colonization. The area was initially 45 km2, but expanded in 2017 to 109.2 km2^[4] and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 count at 43,05,063^[5] giving the city a density of 39,409 people per km2.

Dhaka South was the center of the events which eventually led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

The Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Act 2011 divided Dhaka City Corporation into Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on 29 November 2011. The government appointed Md. Khalilur Rahman (additional Secretary) as the administrator of DSCC.^[6]

According to the existing law, the executive power of the Dhaka South City Corporation vests in and is exercised by the mayor/administrator. The Corporation constitutes several standing committees and other committees to monitor and guide the diversified activities of the organization. The mayor/administrator is assisted by the chief executive officer, who in turn, is assisted by the secretary, the heads of departments and zonal executive officers.^[7]

On 9 May 2016, the government approved the expansion of Dhaka South City Corporation's jurisdiction to encompass eight unions: Shyampur, Dania, Matuail, Sarulia, Demra, Manda, Dakshingaon and Nasirabad.^[8] This extension increased the area of the city corporation to 109 square kilometres (42 sq mi).^[9]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, DSCC had 43,05,063 population living in 11,04,703 households. Among them, 41,01,482 were Muslims, 1,94,311 were Hindus, 4,481 were Christians, 4,438 were Buddhists and 351 were Others, including Tribal faiths. There were 3,784 ethnic populations including males and females.^[5] DSCC had a sex ratio of 119.03 indicating that there were 119 males for every 100 females. ^[5]

Dhaka South City Corporation consists of 75 wards covering the thanas of Paltan, Motijheel, Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Mugda, Shahjahanpur, Shyampur, Jatrabari, Demra, Kadamtali, Gandaria, Wari, Ramna, New Market, Shahbag, Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh, Kalabagan, Kotwali, Sutrapur, Lalbagh, Bangsal, Chawkbazar, and Kamrangirchar.

Dhaka South City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

• Evict illegal installations.
• Purify and supply water.
• Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage.
• Eliminate waterlogging.
• Garbage removal and street cleaning.
• To manage solid waste.
• To arrange hospital and dispensary.
• Construction and maintenance of roads.
• Installation of electric street lights.
• Establish car parking.
• Maintenance parks and playground.
• Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums.
• Preparation of birth and death registration certificate.
• Preserving the traditional place.
• Disease control, immunization.
• Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a ৳6760.74 crore (US$560 million) budget for fiscal year of 2024-25.

The mayor of the South Dhaka is the chief executive of the Dhaka South City Corporation. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka city.^[6]

According to the existing law, the executive power of the Dhaka South City Corporation vests in and is exercised by the mayor/administrator. The Corporation constitutes several standing committees and other committees to monitor and guide the diversified activities of the organization. The mayor/administrator is assisted by the chief executive officer, who in turn, is assisted by the secretary, the heads of departments and zonal executive officers.^[7]

•   Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Reference
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sayeed Khokon	2015	5 May 2015	16 May 2020	5 years, 11 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[10]
2		Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh	2020	16 May 2020	19 August 2024[11]	4 years, 192 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[12]
–		Dr. Ma. Sher Ali (Administrator)	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	97 days	Independent	[13]

The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed from the council member to assist the mayor through voting. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor or acting mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation. Other 2 Panel mayors also assist mayor and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the DSCC.

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