Dhaka City Corporation

Dhaka City Corporation

ঢাকা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 August 1864 (1864-08-01)
Disbanded1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceded byDhaka Municipal Corporation
Succeeded by
Elections
First past the post
First election
12 March 1994
Last election
25 April 2002
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was the former[1] self-governing corporation[2] that was entrusted with the task of administering the municipal affairs of Dhaka. The incorporated area was divided into several wards.[2] Each ward has an elected ward commissioner. The mayor of the city was elected by popular vote every five years, although the last mayoral election took place in 2002.[2] The corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November,[1] passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, and formally ceased to exist on 1 December 2011, following the President's approval,[3] making way for a Dhaka North and a Dhaka South city corporations.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference split was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference sum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "President assents DCC split bill". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Hasan, Rashidul (29 November 2011). "JS splits DCC in 4 minutes". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.