Mayor of North Dhaka explained

Post:Mayor
Body:North Dhaka
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Flag of Mayor of North Dhaka
Nominator:Directly elected by popular vote
Reports To: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:19 August 2024
Style:The Honourable
Status:Head of the City
Type:Council Leader
Department:Dhaka North City Corporation
Member Of:Dhaka North City Corporation
Seat:Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka
Termlength:Five years, renewable
Deputy:Panel Mayor
Salary:৳ 102,000 Monthly
(US$)
৳ 12,24,000 annually
(US$)
Precursor:Mayor of Dhaka

The Mayor of North Dhaka is the chief executive of the Dhaka North City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka north city.[1] [2]

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 54 wards of Dhaka North City..

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
Status
PortraitName
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Annisul Huq
20157 May 201530 November 2017Bangladesh Awami League[3]
Osman Goni
1 December 201722 September 2018Bangladesh Awami League[4]
Md. Jamal Mostafa22 September 20186 March 2019Bangladesh Awami League[5]
2Atiqul Islam2019
2020
7 March 201919 August 2024[6] Bangladesh Awami League[7] [8] [9]
Md. Mahmudul Hassan
19 August 2024IncumbentIndependent[10]

Elections

Election Result 2020

See main article: 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election.

Candidate!!Party!!Votes!!Percentage!!+/-
Atiqul IslamAwami League447,21158.67-30.83
Tabith AwalBNP264,16134.66New
style="background-color:"Sheikh Fazle Bari MasoudIslami Andolan Bangladesh28,2003.701.64
Ahammed SajedulCPB15,1221.98New
Shahin KhanNational Peoples Party3,8530.51-0.44
Anisur Rahman DewanPDP2,1110.28-0.64
Rejected Ballot1,5300.20-1.79
Majority183,05024.02-59.42
Turnout762,18825.30-5.75
Total Registered Voters3,012,509 0.76
align=left colspan=2AL Holdalign=left-32.745

By-Election Result 2019

See main article: 2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election.

Candidate!!Party!!Votes!!Percentage!!+
Atiqul IslamAwami League839,30289.0536.44
Shafin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)52,82915.605.26
Abdur RahimIndependent14,0401.49New
Sahin KhanPDP8,6500.92New
Anisur Rahman DewanNational Peoples Party8,9950.95New
align=right colspan=3Rejected Ballot18,7231.99-1.85
align=right colspan=3Majority786,47383.4467.08
align=right colspan=3Turnout942,53931.05-6.25
align=right colspan=3Total Registered Voters3,035,599 29.46
align=left colspan=2AL Hold+15.59

Election Result 2015

See main article: 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election.

CandidatePartyVotes%
bgcolor=Annisul HuqAwami League460,11752.61
bgcolor=Tabith AwalBangladesh Nationalist Party325,08037.17
bgcolor=Fazle Bari MasoudIslami Andolan Bangladesh18,0502.06
bgcolor=Mahi B. ChowdhuryBikalpa Dhara Bangladesh13,4071.53
Junaid SakiGonosanghatiAndolon 7,3700.84
bgcolor=Bahauddin Jatiya Party (Ershad)2,9500.34
bgcolor=Abdullah Al KafiCPB2,4750.28
bgcolor=Nader ChowdhuryJasod1,4120.16
8 other candidate10,1391.16
align=right colspan=3Rejected Ballot33,5813.84
align=right colspan="3" Majority135,03715.44
align=right colspan=3Turnout874,58137.30
align=right colspan=3Registered voters2,344,900
align=left colspan=4AL Gain (New Seat)
Source: BDN News 24[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Awami League chooses businessman Atiqul Islam to run for Dhaka North mayor . bdnews24.com . 28 February 2019.
  2. News: Atiqul wins DNCC by-polls . The Daily Star . 28 February 2019 . 1 March 2019.
  3. Web site: শপথ নিলেন তিন মেয়র . bhorer kagoj . 1 February 2020.
  4. Web site: ঢাকা উত্তরের প্যানেল মেয়র ওসমান গনি মারা গেছেন . jagonews24.com . 1 February 2020 . en-US.
  5. Web site: নগরবাসীর মনের মতো নগর চান জামাল মোস্তফা . 25 October 2018 . banglanews24.com . 1 February 2020.
  6. News: এবার ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণসহ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনের মেয়রকে অপসারণ . . 19 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819093630/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/6mquu71gnv . 2024-08-19 . bn.
  7. Web site: শপথ নিলেন নবনির্বাচিত মেয়র আতিকুল ইসলাম . 7 March 2019 . prothomalo . 1 February 2020 . bn.
  8. Web site: পদত্যাগ করলেন আতিকুল ইসলাম . banglatribune . 7 February 2020 . bn.
  9. Web site: দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব নিলেন মেয়র আতিক . ekushey tv . 17 May 2020.
  10. Web site: ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা. Jugantor . 19 August 2024.
  11. Web site: DNCC Mayor Election Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150514234735/http://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net:80/media/2015/04/29/1-dhaka-north-mayor-result.pdf/BINARY/1-Dhaka-North-Mayor-Result.pdf . 14 May 2015 .