Mayor of South Dhaka | |
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since 19 August 2024 | |
Dhaka South City Corporation | |
Style |
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Type | Council Leader |
Status | Head of the City |
Member of | Dhaka South City Corporation |
Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban |
Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Precursor | Mayor of Dhaka |
Inaugural holder | Sayeed Khokon |
Formation | 1 December 2011 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 102,000 Monthly (US$ 1,199) ৳ 12,24,000 annually (US$ 14,386) |
Website | www |
The mayor of South Dhaka is the highest ranking official 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 south city.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 75 wards of Dhaka South City.[citation needed]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Sayeed Khokon | 2015 | 5 May 2015 | 16 May 2020 | 5 years, 11 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [1] | |
2 | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 2020 | 16 May 2020 | 19 August 2024[2] | 4 years, 182 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | |
– | Dr. Ma. Sher Ali (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 87 days | Independent | [4] |
Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2020[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Bangladesh Awami League | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 4,24,595 | 60.76 | New | |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Ishraque Hossain | 2,36,512 | 33.84 | New | |
Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 26,525 | 3.79 | New | |
Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | 5,593 | 0.80 | New | |
National People's Party | Bahrane Sultan Bahar | 3,155 | 0.45 | New | |
Bangladesh Congress | Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah | 2,421 | 0.34 | New | |
Majority | 188,083 | - | - | ||
Turnout | 7,11,488 | - | - | ||
Total Registered Voters | 24,53,194 | - | |||
AL Hold | Swing |
Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2015[6] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Bangladesh Awami League | Sayeed Khokon | 5,35,296 | 59.12 | |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Mirza Abbas | 2,94,291 | 32.50 | |
Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 14,784 | 1.63 | |
Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Mohammed Saifuddin | 4,519 | 0.50 | |
Invalid | 40,130 | 4.43 | ||
Majority | 2,41,005 | 26.62 | ||
Turnout | 9,05,484 | 48.40 | ||
Total Registered | 18,70,778 | |||
AL Gain (New Seat) |