Dhaka South City Corporation (Redirected from Mayor of South Dhaka)

Dhaka South City Corporation
ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Corporation overview
Formed1 December 2011; 11 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceding Corporation
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersNagar Bhaban, Dhaka
Annual budget৳6,119.59 crore (2020–21)
Corporation executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Websitewww.dscc.gov.bd

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) 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. 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 and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 count at 4,299,345, giving the city a density of 39,371 people per km2.

Dhaka South was the center of the events which eventually led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

History

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.

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.

Administration

Dhaka South City Corporation consists of 75 wards covering the thanas of Paltan, Motijheel, Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Mugda, Shahjahanpur, Shampur, Jatrabari, Demra, Kadamtali, Gandaria, Wari, Ramna, Shahbag, Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh, Kalabagan, Kotwali, Sutrapur, Lalbagh, Bangsal, Chawkbazar, and Kamrangirchar.

Services

Dhaka South City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

  • Evict illegal installations.
  • Purify and supply water.
  • Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage.
  • Eliminate waterlogging.
  • Garbage removal and street cleaning.
  • To manage solid waste.
  • To arrange hospital and dispensary.
  • Construction and maintenance of roads.
  • Installation of electric street lights.
  • Establish car parking.
  • Maintenance parks and playground.
  • Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums.
  • Preparation of birth and death registration certificate.
  • Preserving the traditional place.
  • Disease control, immunization.
  • Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges.

List of mayors

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.

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.

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Tenure Party Reference
Sayeed Khokon 2015 5 May 2015 16 May 2020 5 years, 11 days Bangladesh Awami League
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 2020 16 May 2020 Present 3 years, 195 days Bangladesh Awami League

Elections

Election result 2020

Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2020
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
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Abdur Rahman 26,525 3.79 New
Jatiya Party (Ershad) Saifuddin Ahmen Milon 5,593 0.80 New
Bangladesh Congress Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah 2,421 0.34 New
Majority 1,88,083 - -
Turnout 7,11,488 - -
Total Registered Voters 24,53,194 -
AL Hold Swing

Election result 2015

Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Bangladesh Awami League Sayeed Khokon 5,35,296 59.12
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Abbas 2,94,291 32.50
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Abdur Rahman 14,784 1.63
Jatiya Party (Ershad) Saifuddin Ahmen Milon 4,519 0.50
Invalid 40,130 4.43
Majority 2,41,005 26.62
Turnout 9,05,484 48.40
Total Registered 18,70,778
AL Gain (New Seat)

See also


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