Dhaka South City Corporation ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 December 2011 |
| Preceded by | Dhaka City Corporation |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 16 May 2020 | |
Dr. Ma. Sher Ali since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 7 July 2020 | |
Md. Mizanur Rahman since 4 December 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats (1 mayor and 100 councillors) |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 30 April 2015 |
Last election | 1 February 2020 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
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| Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka | |
| Website | |
| dscc | |
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[1] by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011,[2] 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 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.
- ^ Al-Mahmood, Syed Zain. "Splitting Dhaka: A zero-sum game". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "JS passes Local Government (City Corporation)(Amendment) Bill, 2011". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "President assents DCC split bill". BSS. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Govt to double size of Dhaka city area". 7 May 2016.