Mayor of North Dhaka
| Mayor of North Dhaka | |
|---|---|
since 19 August 2024 | |
| Dhaka North City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Status | Highest Ranking Official |
| Member of | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Reports to |  Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka |
| Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Precursor | Mayor of Dhaka |
| Formation | 1 December 2011 |
| Deputy | Panel Mayor |
| Salary | ৳ 102,000 Monthly (US$ 1,199) ৳ 12,24,000 annually (US$ 14,386) |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]- Political parties
- 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 | .jpg)
|
Atiqul Islam | 2019 2020 |
7 March 2019 | 19 August 2024[6] | 5 years, 259 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [7][8][9] |
| – | Md. Mahmudul Hassan (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 94 days | Independent | [10] | |
Elections
[edit]Election Result 2020
[edit]| 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 |  0.76
| |||
| AL Hold | Swing | -32.745 | |||
By-Election Result 2019
[edit]| 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 |  29.46
| |||
| AL Hold | Swing | +15.59 | |||
Election Result 2015
[edit]| 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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- ^ "Atiqul wins DNCC by-polls". The Daily Star. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "শপথ নিলেন তিন মেয়র". bhorer kagoj. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "ঢাকা উত্তরের প্যানেল মেয়র ওসমান গনি মারা গেছেন". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "নগরবাসীর মনের মতো নগর চান জামাল মোস্তফা". banglanews24.com. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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- ^ "পদত্যাগ করলেন আতিকুল ইসলাম" (in Bengali). banglatribune. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব নিলেন মেয়র আতিক". ekushey tv. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka North City election result". Prothom Alo e-paper. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "DNCC by election result". The Daily Star. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "DNCC Mayor Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2015.