Topic - Dhaka North City Corporation

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is an autonomous body that governs 36 northern wards of Dhaka. 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. Md. Atiqul Islam is the current mayor of DNCC since 7 March 2019. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, a firefighter works to douse a fire in a multi-storied office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fire in Banani, a busy upscale commercial district, exposed the vulnerabilities hidden behind the glass towers that have become symbols of Bangladesh’s rapid growth. While Bangladesh’s economy has expanded by more than 6 percent annually in the last decade, safety regulations and enforcement have lagged behind, experts say. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

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