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] Md. Atiqul Islam is the current mayor of DNCC since 7 March 2019.
Dhaka North City Corporation ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 December 2011 |
| Preceded by | Dhaka City Corporation |
New session started | 13 May 2020 (Oath taken on 27 February 2020) |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 7 March 2019 | |
Md. Mahmudul Hassan since 19 August 2024 | |
Deputy Mayor | Vacant since 22 September 2018 |
Chief Executive Officer | Mir Khairul Alam since 2 January 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 mayor and 72 councillors |
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Political groups | Majority (62)
Minority (10) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 30 April 2015 |
Last election | 1 February 2020 |
Next election | February 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editDhaka 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]
Administration
editDhaka 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.
Budget
editDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a Tk5,269 crore budget for fiscal year of 2023–24.[10]
Awards
edit- National ICT Award, 2017
List of mayors
edit- Acting Mayor or Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .jpg)
|
Atiqul Islam | 2019 2020 |
7 March 2019 | 19 August 2024[14] | 5 years, 172 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [15][16][17] |
| – | Md. Mahmudul Hassan (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 7 days | Independent | [18] | |
Elections
editElection result 2020
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Election result 2015
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Over 10.2m people live in Dhaka city: BBS". Prothom Alo. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Annisul, Khokon win Dhaka city polls". The Daily Star. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "President assents DCC split bill". BSS. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "HC to hear plea against DCC appointments Thursday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Dhaka City expands by more than double after inclusion of 16 union councils". bdnews24.com. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Bird, Julia; Li, Yue; Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rama, Martin; Venables, Anthony J. (3 July 2018). Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban Development Paradigm Eastward. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1238-5. ISBN 978-1-4648-1238-5.
- ^ "Govt forms mayoral panel for Dhaka North in absence of Annisul Huq". Bdnews24.com. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Mayor Annisul Huq passes away". The Daily Star. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Irani, Bilkis (28 February 2019). "Atiqul elected mayor of Dhaka north, gazette next week". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "DNCC announces 5,269C budget for FY24". Dhaka Tribune. 24 July 2023.
- ^ শপথ নিলেন তিন মেয়র. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ ঢাকা উত্তরের প্যানেল মেয়র ওসমান গনি মারা গেছেন. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ নগরবাসীর মনের মতো নগর চান জামাল মোস্তফা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "এবার ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণসহ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনের মেয়রকে অপসারণ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
- ^ শপথ নিলেন নবনির্বাচিত মেয়র আতিকুল ইসলাম. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ পদত্যাগ করলেন আতিকুল ইসলাম. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব নিলেন মেয়র আতিক. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka North City election result". Prothom Alo e-paper. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "DNCC Mayor Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2015.