Dhaka North City Corporation (Bengali: ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-DNCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the northern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 72 councillors. The city corporation operates under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009.[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.[2]
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,[3] making way for Dhaka North and 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]
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.[1] DNCC had a sex ratio of 120.21 indicating that there were 120 males for every 100 females.[1]
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.
The DNCC Government is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a ৳5594 crore (US$460 million) budget for fiscal year of 2024–25.[10]
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.
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