Mayor of North Dhaka | |
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since 19 August 2024 | |
Dhaka North City Corporation | |
Style | Honourable (formal) |
Type | Council Leader |
Status | Highest Ranking Official |
Member of | Dhaka North City Corporation |
Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka |
Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Precursor | Mayor of Dhaka |
Formation | 1 December 2011 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 102,000 Monthly (US$ 1,199) ৳ 12,24,000 annually (US$ 14,386) |
Website | www |
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. [1] [2]
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 54 wards of Dhaka North City.[ citation needed ]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Annisul Huq (1952–2017) | 2015 | 7 May 2015 | 30 November 2017 | 2 years, 207 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | |
— | Osman Goni (1949–2018) | — | 1 December 2017 | 22 September 2018 | 295 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [4] | |
— | Md. Jamal Mostafa | — | 22 September 2018 | 6 March 2019 | 165 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [5] | |
2 | Atiqul Islam | 2019 2020 | 7 March 2019 | 19 August 2024 [6] | 5 years, 234 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [7] [8] [9] | |
– | Md. Mahmudul Hassan (Administrator) | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 69 days | Independent | [10] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/- | |
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Atiqul Islam | Awami League | 447,211 | 58.67 | -30.83 | |
Tabith Awal | BNP | 264,161 | 34.66 | New | |
Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 28,200 | 3.70 | 1.64 | |
Ahammed Sajedul | CPB | 15,122 | 1.98 | New | |
Shahin Khan | National Peoples Party | 3,853 | 0.51 | -0.44 | |
Anisur Rahman Dewan | PDP | 2,111 | 0.28 | -0.64 | |
Rejected Ballot | 1,530 | 0.20 | -1.79 | ||
Majority | 183,050 | 24.02 | -59.42 | ||
Turnout | 762,188 | 25.30 | -5.75 | ||
Total Registered Voters | 3,012,509 | 0.76 | |||
AL Hold | Swing | -32.745 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | + | |
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Atiqul Islam | Awami League | 839,302 | 89.05 | 36.44 | |
Shafin Ahmed | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 52,8291 | 5.60 | 5.26 | |
Abdur Rahim | Independent | 14,040 | 1.49 | New | |
Sahin Khan | PDP | 8,650 | 0.92 | New | |
Anisur Rahman Dewan | National Peoples Party | 8,995 | 0.95 | New | |
Rejected Ballot | 18,723 | 1.99 | -1.85 | ||
Majority | 786,473 | 83.44 | 67.08 | ||
Turnout | 942,539 | 31.05 | -6.25 | ||
Total Registered Voters | 3,035,599 | 29.46 | |||
AL Hold | Swing | +15.59 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Junaid Saki | Gonosanghati Andolon | 7,370 | 0.84 | |
Bahauddin | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 2,950 | 0.34 | |
Abdullah Al Kafi | CPB | 2,475 | 0.28 | |
Nader Chowdhury | Jasod | 1,412 | 0.16 | |
8 other candidate | 10,139 | 1.16 | ||
Rejected Ballot | 33,581 | 3.84 | ||
Majority | 135,037 | 15.44 | ||
Turnout | 874,581 | 37.30 | ||
Registered voters | 2,344,900 | |||
AL Gain (New Seat) | ||||
Source: BDN News 24 [13] |
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