Dhaka North City Corporation

Dhaka North City Corporation ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Dhaka North City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceded by	Dhaka City Corporation
New session started	13 May 2020 (Oath taken on 27 February 2020)
Leadership
Mayor	Atiqul Islam, AL since 7 March 2019
Deputy Mayor	Md. Jamal Mostafa, AL since 22 September 2018
Chief Executive Officer	Mir Khairul Alam since 2 January 2024
Structure
Seats	1 mayor and 72 councillors
Political groups	Majority (62)   AL (62) Minority (10)   BNP (2)   JP(E) (1)   IND (7)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	30 April 2015
Last election	1 February 2020
Next election	February 2025
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka
Website
www.dncc.gov.bd

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation was created as an autonomous body that governs 54 northern wards of Dhaka to better manage local services, but has since added new areas. It is one of two municipal corporations in Dhaka, the other being Dhaka South City Corporation. Annisul Huq was the first mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation, after being elected in April 2015.^[1] Md. Atiqul Islam is the current mayor of DNCC since 7 March 2019. The area was 82.69 km2 until 2017 when it underwent expansion to 197 km2. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 with 5,979,537 people residing in it, for average density of 30,353 people per km2.