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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 of North Dhaka is the highest ranking official 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.
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.
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 ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation ...
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 ...
Annisul Huq was elected the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation on ticket of Bangladesh Awami League in the city corporation election of 2015. [4] He was a surprise pick by the Awami League as no other leaders of the party stood for the position. [ 12 ]