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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]
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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.[citation needed] 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]
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