Dhaka City Corporation was established as the Dacca Municipality on August 1, 1864.[3] The first elected chairman was Ananda Chandra Roy. Prior to that, a Committee for the improvement of Dacca was formed in 1823. The Act of 1884 added the provision of elected representatives called commissioners. In 1978, it gained status as Dhaka Municipality Corporation,[3] and in 1990, it became Dhaka City Corporation. It is divided into 90 wards. In 1982, two adjoining municipalities—Mirpur and Gulshan—were merged with Dhaka Municipality. In 1983, it was renamed as Dhaka Municipal Corporation. Finally, in 1990, it was renamed as Dhaka City Corporation. Until 1994, mayors were appointed by the Government. The first elected mayor by popular vote took office in 1994. Sadeque Hossain Khoka is the incumbent mayor, after being elected in 2002.[5]
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:04:01 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015