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Mohammad Azaz appointed as Dhaka north administrator

Bangladesh

TBS Report
12 February, 2025, 08:10 pm
Last modified: 16 February, 2025, 04:02 pm

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Mohammad Azaz appointed as Dhaka north administrator

Azaz was appointed as the Dhaka north administrator on a full-time basis for a one year term, according to a circular issued by the ministry and signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry’s Local Government Division Mahbuba Ireen today (12 February)

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12 February, 2025, 08:10 pm
Last modified: 16 February, 2025, 04:02 pm
New Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mohammad Azaz. Photo: TBS
New Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mohammad Azaz. Photo: TBS

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has appointed River and Delta Research Centre Chairman Mohammad Azaz as the new administrator for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

Mohammad Azaz was appointed as the Dhaka north administrator on a full-time basis for a one-year term, according to a circular issued by the ministry and signed by the deputy secretary of the ministry's Local Government Division Mahbuba Ireen today (12 February).

Mohammad Azaz told The Business Standard, "I'll officially join the office tomorrow [Thursday] and start my work from Sunday. I'll start my work by visiting the mass graveyard of the mass uprising of 2024 in Mohammadpur first. I want everyone's cooperation while doing my duties."

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"My primary aim is to reduce discrimination in this city. I don't view Dhaka as everyone else views it. I want to carry out my activities in a democratic way," Azaz added.

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