Barishal City Corporation

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Barishal City Corporation

বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Barisal City Corporation logo.png
Emblem of the Barishal City Corporation
Type
Type
History
FoundedJuly 25, 2002;22 years ago (2002-07-25)
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Md. Shaukat Ali
since 19 August 2024
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Md. Israel Hossain
since 5 October 2023
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
1 mayor and 40 councillors
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 12 June 2023
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Barisal City Corporation photo.jpg
Nagar Bhaban, Barishal
Website
barishalcity.gov.bd

Barishal City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal. The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously, until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002.

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History

To provide civil service and facilities to the inhabitants, Barisal Town Committee was formed in 1969 under Act VI of 1868 (B.C.) with the district magistrate as its chairman. J. C. Price was the first chairman of the town committee. It was upgraded to Barisal municipality in 1876 under the Municipal Act of 1876. It was then managed by a committee, of which the district magistrate was president, and was aided by government with establishment grants. [1] It remained as a municipality for over 130 years though the number of population have been rising with time. Later in 2001, the ministry of local government meeting on declared to turn two divisional headquarters, Barisal and Sylhet to city corporations and passed "Barisal City Corporation Act, 2001". An administrative move was made abolishing the Barisal Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. On 25 July 2002, the municipality was officially upgraded as Barisal City Corporation. [2]

Executive Branch

BCC Executive Branch
বসিক নির্বাহী শাখা
Corporation overview
Formed22 July 2002;22 years ago (22 July 2002)
Jurisdiction Barishal
HeadquartersNagar Bhaban, Barishal
Annual budget৳1981.52 crore (US$170 million) (2024-2025)
Administrator responsible
Corporation executives
Parent department Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Website barishalcity.gov.bd

List of officeholders

Status
  Acting Mayor and Administrator
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officeTenurePartyReference
Ahsan Habib Kamal
(1954–2022)		–25 July 200214 July 2003354 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [3] [4]
Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 200324 April 200321 April 20073 years, 362 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4] [5]
Awlad Hossain Dilu–22 July 200711 September 20081 year, 51 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [6] [7]
Shawkat Hossain Hiron 2008 11 September 200815 June 20134 years, 277 days Bangladesh Awami League [7] [8]
Ahsan Habib Kamal
(1954–2022)		 2013 15 June 20138 October 20185 years, 115 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [8] [9]
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah.png Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 2018 31 October 20189 November 20235 years, 334 days Bangladesh Awami League [10]
Abul Khair Abdullah.png Abul Khair Abdullah 2023 14 November 202319 August 2024279 days Bangladesh Awami League [11]
Md. Shaukat Ali
(Administrator)		–19 August 2024Incumbent41 days Independent

The mayor of Barisal City is head of the Barisal City Corporation. The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhabon. It has jurisdiction over all thirty wards of the city, administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within the city.

Deputy mayors

The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed from the council member to assist the mayor through voting. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor or acting mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation. Other 2 Panel mayors also assist mayor and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the BCC.

Serial No.PostName
01Panel Mayor 1Vacant
02Panel Mayor 2Vacant
03Panel Mayor 3Vacant

Elections

Election result 2018

Barisal mayoral election 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 1,09,803
BNP Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 13,041
Majority96,762
Turnout 1,39,151
Registered electors 2,41,959
AL gain from BNP

Election result 2013

Barisal mayoral election 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ahsan Habib Kamal82,751
AL Shawkat Hossain Hiron 66,741
Majority16,010
Turnout 1,49,492
Registered electors 2,11,257
BNP gain from AL

Administration

The city corporation is run by a joint staff of elected public representatives and government officials. Officials both come from departmental recruitment and the administrative cadre service of the country. The area of BCC is divided into 4 thanas: Kotwali, Kawnia, Bandar and Airport. The thanas are subdivided into 30 wards and 225 mahallas. It is administrated by 30 councilors, 9 woman councilors and the mayor elected by the local government election who sits in the office for a five-year tenure.

Services

The Barisal City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

See also

Notes

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