The mayor of North Dhaka is the head of the Dhaka North City Corporation. The mayor is directly elected every five years. The mayor "operates under the leadership" of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. The national government can remove the mayor by executive order. In the absence of an elected mayor, the national government can appoint an administrator for 180 days.
History
Dhaka City Corporation was bifurcated into Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation by the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Act, 2011. The Bangladesh Parliament passed the bill on 29 November 2011. President Zillur Rahman signed it into law on 1 December 2011.
List of officeholders Political parties
Other factions
Status
No. Portrait Officeholder Election Term of office Designation Political party From To Period – Khorshed Alam Chowdhury —5 December 201131 May 2012 Administrator - Shahjahan Ali Molla —1 June 2012 Administrator – Akhtar Hossain Bhuiyan — Administrator – Anwarul Islam Sikder —26 November 20136 June 2014 Administrator – Faruk Jalil —15 June 201410 December 2014 Administrator – Rakhal Chandra Barman —11 December 20147 May 2015 Administrator 1 Annisul Huq 20157 May 201530 November 2017MayorAwami League –Osman Gani —1 December 201722 September 2018Acting MayorAwami League –Md. Jamal Mostafa —22 September 20186 March 2019Acting MayorAwami League 2 Atiqul Islam 201920207 March 201919 August 2024MayorAwami League – Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan – 19 August 2024 12 February 2025 Administrator Independent – Mohammad Azaz – 12 February 2025 9 February 2026 Administrator Independent – Suraiya Akter Jahan – 9 February 2026 23 February 2026 Administrator Independent – Safiqul Islam Khan Milton – 23 February 2026 Incumbent Administrator Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections Election result 2020
+Election ResultsCandidatePartyVotesPercentage+/-Atiqul IslamAwami League4,47,21158.67-30.83 Tabith AwalBangladesh Nationalist Party2,64,16134.66NewSheikh Fazle Bari MasoudIslami Andolan Bangladesh28,2003.701.64Ahammed SajedulCommunist Party of Bangladesh15,1221.98NewShahin Khan National People's Party3,8530.51-0.44Anisur Rahman DewanProgressive Democratic Party2,1110.28-0.64Rejected Ballot1,5300.20-1.79Majority1,83,05024.02-59.42Turnout7,62,18825.30-5.75Total Registered Voters30,12,509 0.76AL Hold-32.745
By-election result 2019
+Election ResultsCandidatePartyVotesPercentage+Atiqul Islam Awami League 839,302 90.93 38.32Shafin Ahmed Jatiya Party (Ershad) 52,429 5.68 5.34Abdur Rahim Independent 14,040 1.52 NewAnisur Rahman Dewan National Peoples Party 8,659 0.94 NewSahin Khan PDP 8,560 0.93 NewMajority 786,873 85.25 69.81Turnout 31.05 -6.85Total Registered Voters 3,035,621 29.46 AL Hold
Election result 2015
CandidatePartyVotes% 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 Zonayed Saki Ganosanhati Andolan 7,370 0.84Bahauddin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)2,9500.34Abdullah Al KafiCommunist Party of Bangladesh2,4750.28Nader ChowdhuryJatiyo Samajtantrik Dal1,4120.16 8 other candidates 10,139 1.16Rejected Ballot33,5813.84Majority135,03715.44Turnout874,58137.30Registered voters2,344,900AL Gain (New Seat)Source: bdnews24.com
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