The division of Dhaka City Corporation in 2011 was perhaps at best a political game played to keep at least one part of the city under the ruling party’s hand. The division of the city corporation into Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and South City Corporation (DSCC) is a perfect example of how the problems of centralisation is further exasperated into centralised areas within the city. But the exponential growth of Dhaka North City is in stark contrast to Dhaka South City that has only seen improvement from the central government plans like the Mouchak-Malibagh flyovers. In Dhaka South however, even its crown jewel Dhanmondi saw a handful of lax security check posts at best and within weeks, things returned to business as usual. The great divide between these two mayors is symptomatic of the great divide that has become Dhaka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 05, 2017 19:41 UTC