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The Dhaka City Corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011, 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. [4]
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. [citation needed]
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (formerly Zia International Airport), [222] located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Dhaka city centre, is the largest and busiest international airport in the country. [223] Although built with an annual passenger-handling capacity of 8 million, [224] it handled more than 11 million passengers in 2023. [225]
Hundreds of people protested in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the country's minority Hindus since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled the country ...
The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka North City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Tabith Awal of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Administrator of North Dhaka; In office 19 August 2024 [1] – 12 February 2025: ... and the current Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation since 20 Aug 2024 ...
As mayor, Annisul Huq promised to build Dhaka into a clean, green and safe city, [14] although he received some flak for his involvement of foreigners. [15] 20,000 illegal billboards were removed as part of the clean-up project. [16] Mayor Annisul Huq said he would not put up with resistance from vested interests in his clean-up efforts. [17]
The 2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election was held on 28 February 2019 due to the death of Mayor Annisul Huq. The election was boycotted by the main opposition, the BNP. A total of 5 mayoral candidates took part in election. Atiqul Islam won the election by 786,473 votes. This election had a low turnout, with a decrease of 6.24% from ...