Dhaka North City Corporation

Dhaka North City Corporation

ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo of the Dhaka North City Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceded byDhaka City Corporation
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 7 March 2019
Md. Mahmudul Hassan
since 19 August 2024
Vacant
since 22 September 2018
Mir Khairul Alam
since 2 January 2024
Structure
Seats1 mayor and 72 councillors
Political groups
Majority (62)
  •   AL (62)

Minority (10)

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
Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka
Website
www.dncc.gov.bd

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation is an autonomous body that governs the 54 northern wards of Dhaka. It is one of two municipal corporations in Dhaka, the other being Dhaka South City Corporation. In 2022, the total population under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka North City Corporation was 5,979,537.[1] Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "Over 10.2m people live in Dhaka city: BBS". Prothom Alo. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ds29Apr2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).