| Dhaka North City Corporation | |
| Native Name: | ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Background Color: | green |
| Coa Pic: | Dhaka North City Corporation Logo.svg |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| Coa Alt: | Logo of the Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Dhaka North City Corporation |
| House Type: | City Corporation |
| Preceded By: | Dhaka City Corporation |
| New Session: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Vacant |
| Election1: | 19th August 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
| Leader2: | Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan |
| Election2: | 20 August 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Vacant |
| Election3: | 22 September 2018 |
| Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader4: | Mir Khairul Alam |
| Election4: | 2 January 2024 |
| Term Length: | Up to five years |
| Session Res: | 200px |
| Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka |
| Members: | Vacant seats 1 mayor and 72 councillors |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| First Election1: | 30 April 2015 |
| Last Election1: | 1 February 2020 |
| Next Election1: | TBD |
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is a self-governing body that governs the municipal areas of Capital Dhaka North Side of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 72 councillors.[1]
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. Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015.
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,[2] making way for a Dhaka North and a Dhaka South city corporations.[3] 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.[4]
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 .[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]
According 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. DNCC had a sex ratio of 120.21 indicating that there were 120 males for every 100 females.
Dhaka 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.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a budget for fiscal year of 2024–25.[10]
See main article: Mayor of North Dhaka.
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Annisul Huq | 2015 | 7 May 2015 | 30 November 2017 | Bangladesh Awami League | [11] | |||
| — | Osman Goni | — | 1 December 2017 | 22 September 2018 | Bangladesh Awami League | [12] | |||
| — | Md. Jamal Mostafa | — | 22 September 2018 | 6 March 2019 | Bangladesh Awami League | [13] | |||
| 2 | Atiqul Islam | 2019 2020 | 7 March 2019 | 19 August 2024[14] | Bangladesh Awami League | [15] [16] [17] | |||
| – | Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | [18] | |||
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 DNCC.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
See main article: 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election.
| Atiqul Islam | Bangladesh Awami League | 4,47,211 | 58.67 | -30.83 | |||
| Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2,64,161 | 34.66 | New | |||
| style="background-color:" | 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 | |||||
| align=left colspan=2 | AL Hold | align=left | -32.745 | ||||
See main article: 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Annisul Huq | Awami League | 460,117 | 52.61 | |
| bgcolor= | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 325,080 | 37.17 | ||
| bgcolor= | Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 18,050 | 2.06 | |
| bgcolor= | Mahi B. Chowdhury | Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh | 13,407 | 1.53 | |
| bgcolor= | Zonayed Saki | Ganosanhati Andolan | 7,370 | 0.84 | |
| bgcolor= | Bahauddin | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 2,950 | 0.34 | |
| bgcolor= | Abdullah Al Kafi | Communist Party of Bangladesh | 2,475 | 0.28 | |
| bgcolor= | Nader Chowdhury | Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal | 1,412 | 0.16 | |
| 8 other candidate | 10,139 | 1.16 | |||
| align=right colspan=3 | Rejected Ballot | 33,581 | 3.84 | ||
| align=right colspan="3" | Majority | 135,037 | 15.44 | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Turnout | 874,581 | 37.30 | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Registered voters | 2,344,900 | |||
| align=left colspan=4 | AL Gain (New Seat) | ||||
| Source: BDN News 24[19] | |||||