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 a self-governing body that governs the municipal areas of Capital Dhaka South Side of Bangladesh. The DSCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 100 councillors.[1][2]
Dhaka South City Corporation 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.[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 43,05,063[5] giving the city a density of 39,409 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.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. pp. xiv, 49, 54, 109, 322. ISBN 978-984-475-286-3.