Dhaka South City Corporation
Local governing body of Dhaka South, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is one of the two municipal corporations in Dhaka created when the former Dhaka City Corporation (first declared in 1864) was divided into two[1] by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011,[2] passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, following the President's approval.[3] Dhaka South has a long history, including that of European arrival and colonization. The area was initially 45 km2, but expanded in 2017 to 109.2 km2[4] and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 count at 4,299,345, giving the city a density of 39,371 people per km2.
Dhaka South City Corporation ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Founded | 1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01) |
Preceded by | Dhaka City Corporation |
New session started | 16 May 2020 (Oath taken on 27 February 2020) |
Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | |
Md. Mizanur Rahman since 4 December 2022 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 1 mayor and 100 councillors |
Political groups | Majority (81)
Minority (19) |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
First election | 30 April 2015 |
Last election | 1 February 2020 |
Next election | February 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka | |
Website | |
dscc |
Dhaka South was the center of the events which eventually led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.