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Dhaka South City Corporation (Bengali: ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-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.
The mayor of South Dhaka is the highest ranking official of the Dhaka South City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka south city. The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 75 wards of Dhaka South City.
The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka South City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 major candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. [1] Ishraque Hossain of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received the second highest number of votes. [2]
The City Council of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected by popular vote and are known as councillors. Councilors carry out the developmental works of their elected wards and perform the functions of local government and assist the City Mayor in all works under the City Corporation and carry out his orders.
Nagar Bhaban (Bengali: নগর ভবন) is a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh similar to Town hall that houses the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation.The building previously housed the offices of the Dhaka City Corporation prior to the bifurcation of Dhaka as a result of the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Act 2011.
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.
2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election Were hold at 30 April 2015. The election saw a 48.40% turnout. A total of 20 candidate took part in the mayoral election. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mirza Abbas rejected the result and complained that the election was rigged.
Sayeed Khokon is a Bangladeshi businessman, politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-6 constituency. He was mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation from 2015 to 2020. [1] He is the executive member of the Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee. [2] His father, Mohammad Hanif, was first elected mayor of Dhaka City ...