| Dhaka South City Corporation | |
| Native Name: | ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Background Color: | green |
| Coa Pic: | Dhaka South City Corporation Logo.svg |
| Coa Res: | 160px |
| Coa Alt: | Logo of the Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Dhaka South City Corporation |
| House Type: | City Corporation |
| Preceded By: | Dhaka City Corporation |
| New Session: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Vacant |
| Election1: | 16 May 2020 |
| Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
| Leader2: | Dr. Ma. Sher Ali |
| Election2: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Vacant |
| Election3: | 7 July 2020 |
| Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader4: | Md. Mizanur Rahman |
| Election4: | 4 December 2022 |
| Term Length: | Up to five years |
| Session Room: | রাতের নগর ভবন.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka |
| Members: | Vacant seats (1 mayor and 100 councillors) |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| First Election1: | 30 April 2015 |
| Last Election1: | 1 February 2020 |
| Next Election1: | TBD |
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 .[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. DSCC had a sex ratio of 119.03 indicating that there were 119 males for every 100 females.
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.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a budget for fiscal year of 2024-25.
See main article: List of mayors of South Dhaka.
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]
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Sayeed Khokon | 2015 | 5 May 2015 | 16 May 2020 | Bangladesh Awami League | [10] | |||
| 2 | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 2020 | 16 May 2020 | 19 August 2024[11] | Bangladesh Awami League | [12] | |||
| – | Dr. Ma. Sher Ali | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 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.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
See main article: 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election.
| style=text-align:center colspan="6" | Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2020[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| style="background-color:" | Abdur Rahman | 26,525 | 3.79 | New | ||
| Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | 5,593 | 0.80 | New | |||
| Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah | 2,421 | 0.34 | New | |||
| align=right colspan=3 | Majority | 1,88,083 | - | - | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Turnout | 7,11,488 | - | - | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Total Registered Voters | 24,53,194 | - | |||
| align=left colspan=2 | AL Hold | |||||
See main article: 2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election.
| style=text-align:center colspan="5" | Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2015[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| bgcolor= | Bangladesh Awami League | Sayeed Khokon | 5,35,296 | 59.12 | |
| bgcolor= | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Mirza Abbas | 2,94,291 | 32.50 | |
| bgcolor= | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 14,784 | 1.63 | |
| bgcolor= | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | 4,519 | 0.50 | |
| align=right colspan=3 | Invalid | 40,130 | 4.43 | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Majority | 2,41,005 | 26.62 | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Turnout | 9,05,484 | 48.40 | ||
| align=right colspan=3 | Total Registered | 18,70,778 | |||
| align=left colspan=4 | AL Gain (New City) | ||||