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 59,90,723, which has given the city area a density of 30,531 per kilometer.[1] Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015.[2]
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 19th August 2024 | |
Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan since 20 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 22 September 2018 | |
Mir Khairul Alam since 2 January 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 1 mayor and 72 councillors |
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 | |
| 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]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, DNCC had 59,90,723 population living in 16,36,924 households. Among them, 57,50,463 were Muslims, 1,84,881 were Hindus, 44,965 were Christians, 9,068 were Buddhists and 1,346 were Others, including Tribal faiths. There were 15,724 ethnic populations including males and females.[1] DNCC had a sex ratio of 120.21 indicating that there were 120 males for every 100 females.[1]
Administration
editDhaka North City Corporation's jurisdiction encompasses 54 wards covering the thanas of Turag, Uttara West, Uttara East, Uttarkhan, Dakshinkhan, 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 ৳5594 crore (US$470 million) budget for fiscal year of 2024–25.[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, 240 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [15][16][17] |
| – | Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 75 days | Independent | [18] | |
Deputy mayor
editThe 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 DNCC.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
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- ^ a b c d Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. pp. xiv, 49, 54, 107, 321. ISBN 978-984-475-286-3.
- ^ 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.