Mayor of North Dhaka

Mayor of North Dhaka
since 19 August 2024
Dhaka North City Corporation
StyleHonourable (formal)
TypeCouncil Leader
Member ofDhaka North City Corporation
Reports toMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
SeatNagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka
AppointerElectorate of North Dhaka
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Constituting instrumentThe Dhaka City Corporation Ordinance, 1983
PrecursorMayor of Dhaka
Formation1 December 2011; 13 years ago (2011-12-01)
DeputyPanel Mayor
Websitewww.dncc.gov.bd

The Mayor of North Dhaka is the highest ranking official of the Dhaka North City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka north city.[1][2]

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 54 wards of Dhaka North City.[citation needed]

List of officeholders

Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
Other factions
Status
  •   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 [3]
— Osman Goni
(1949–2018) 		— 1 December 2017 22 September 2018 295 days Bangladesh Awami League [4]
— Md. Jamal Mostafa — 22 September 2018 6 March 2019 165 days Bangladesh Awami League [5]
2 Atiqul Islam 2019
2020 		7 March 2019 19 August 2024[6] 5 years, 288 days Bangladesh Awami League [7][8][9]
– Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan
(Administrator) 		– 19 August 2024 Incumbent 123 days Independent [10]

Elections

Election Result 2020

Main article: 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election
Election Results[11]
Candidate Party Votes Percentage +/-
Atiqul Islam Awami League 447,211 58.67 -30.83
Tabith Awal BNP 264,161 34.66 New
Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud Islami Andolan Bangladesh 28,200 3.70 1.64
Ahammed Sajedul CPB 15,122 1.98 New
Shahin Khan National Peoples Party 3,853 0.51 -0.44
Anisur Rahman Dewan PDP 2,111 0.28 -0.64
Rejected Ballot 1,530 0.20 -1.79
Majority 183,050 24.02 -59.42
Turnout 762,188 25.30 -5.75
Total Registered Voters 3,012,509 Decrease 0.76
AL Hold Swing -32.745

By-Election Result 2019

Main article: 2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election
Election Results[12]
Candidate Party Votes Percentage +
Atiqul Islam Awami League 839,302 89.05 36.44
Shafin Ahmed Jatiya Party (Ershad) 52,8291 5.60 5.26
Abdur Rahim Independent 14,040 1.49 New
Sahin Khan PDP 8,650 0.92 New
Anisur Rahman Dewan National Peoples Party 8,995 0.95 New
Rejected Ballot 18,723 1.99 -1.85
Majority 786,473 83.44 67.08
Turnout 942,539 31.05 -6.25
Total Registered Voters 3,035,599 Increase 29.46
AL Hold Swing +15.59

Election Result 2015

Main article: 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
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
Junaid Saki Gonosanghati

Andolon

7,370 0.84
Bahauddin Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2,950 0.34
Abdullah Al Kafi CPB 2,475 0.28
Nader Chowdhury Jasod 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[13]

References

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  2. ^ "Atiqul wins DNCC by-polls". The Daily Star. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "শপথ নিলেন তিন মেয়র". bhorer kagoj. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "ঢাকা উত্তরের প্যানেল মেয়র ওসমান গনি মারা গেছেন". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "নগরবাসীর মনের মতো নগর চান জামাল মোস্তফা". banglanews24.com. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "শপথ নিলেন নবনির্বাচিত মেয়র আতিকুল ইসলাম" (in Bengali). prothomalo. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "পদত্যাগ করলেন আতিকুল ইসলাম" (in Bengali). banglatribune. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব নিলেন মেয়র আতিক". ekushey tv. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  10. ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Dhaka North City election result". Prothom Alo e-paper. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  12. ^ "DNCC by election result". The Daily Star. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ "DNCC Mayor Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2015.