Mohammad Azaz
Mohammad Azaz | |
|---|---|
| মোহাম্মদ এজাজ | |
Azaz in 2025 | |
| Administrator of North Dhaka | |
| Assumed office February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Mahmudul Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Residence | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Mohammad Azaz (Bengali:মোহাম্মদ এজাজ) is a Bangladeshi civil servant serving as the administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation since February 2025.[1][2] He was the chairman of River and Delta Research Center.[3]
Career
Azaz was the chairperson of River and Delta Research Center.[4]
In 2014 or 2015, Ejaz was detained and charged under the Special Powers Act.[5]
Azaz participated in a human chain for climate change in September 2023 along with Sultana Kamal, MS Siddiqui, M. Mustafa Kamal Akand, and Ibnul Said Rana.[6] In October, he spoke at the Jatiya Press Club along with Professor Anisuzzaman, Ibnul Said Rana, and Suman Shams.[7]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina—led Awami League regime, he was acquitted in the 2014 case in November 2024. He was appointed a member of the central committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.[8] He received the Mark Angelo River Award for research.[9]
In February 2025, Azaz was appointed administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation by Muhammad Yunus—led interim government.[4] The interim government terminated all 12 city corporation mayors, including Dhaka North City Corporation, and 1,873 elected representatives around the country.[10][11] His predecessor, Atiqul Islam, was arrested by Detective Branch.[12] His name was proposed by advisors Rizwana Hasan and Asif Mahmood Sajeeb Bhuiyan. In a meeting with journalists on 17 February 2025, Azaz outlined plans to improve drainage systems, recover canals to prevent waterlogging and enhance waste management.[13] He also inaugurated a photo gallery titled "Immortal Memory of the July Uprising" at Gulshan Nagar Bhaban.[13] He banned rickshaws from the main roads of Dhaka North.[14]
In March 2025, Azaz met with Tracey Ann Jacobson, Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh.[15] He announced plans to install air purifiers in Dhaka to deal with air pollution.[16]
References
- ^ "RDRC chair Azaz made DNCC administrator". New Age (Bangladesh). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "DNCC administrator calls for grants, not loans to address city challenges". The Business Standard. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "World Water Day: Public hearing held to protect Banshi, Turag". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Government appoints new administrators for Dhaka's two City Corporations". Channel i. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Protesters demand DNCC admin quit over extremism ties -". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). 22 May 2025.
- ^ "World leaders should take effective actions to address climate change: Sultana Kamal". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Saving rivers should be the top priority". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Student movement unveils 45-member central executive committee". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Rizwana calls for strict enforcement of laws to protect rivers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "All city mayors removed". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "12 city mayors including Taposh, Atiqul relieved". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Ex-DNCC mayor Atiqul arrested in Dhaka". New Age (Bangladesh). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Newly appointed DNCC administrator sets out priorities in meeting with journalists". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "'No more rickshaws on Dhaka main streets'". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "US Charge d'Affaires meets DNCC administrator | News". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Air purifier to be installed in Dhaka: DNCC administrator". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
External links
- Media related to Mohammad Azaz at Wikimedia Commons