List of city corporations in Bangladesh

Last updated

City Corporation is a local governing body that manages all civic services in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors. The City Corporations operates under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009 . There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh. [1] Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 8 divisional cities, with 4 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions. [2]

Contents

List of city mayors

CityNamePortraitTook office
(tenure length)		Party
Barishal Divisional Commissioner of Barishal 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Chittagong Dr. Shahadat Hossain 3 November 2024 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Comilla Director General of BARD 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
North Dhaka Mohammad Azaz12 February 2025Administrator of Interim government
South Dhaka Administrator of DSCC 13 February 2025Administrator of Interim government
Gazipur Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Khulna Divisional Commissioner of Khulna 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner of Mymensingh 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Narayanganj Addl. Secretary of LGD 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Rangpur Divisional Commissioner of Rangpur 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government
Sylhet Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet 19 August 2024Administrator of Interim government

List of City Corporations

City corporation Abbreviation Mayor Rulling Party Cities Division Area (km2)Population 2022 [3] Website
Barishal City Corporation BCCAdministrator Interim Barishal Barishal 58419,351 bcc.gov.bd
Chattogram City Corporation CCC Dr. Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chattogram Chattogram 160.993,227,246 ccc.gov.bd
Cumilla City Corporation CUCCAdministrator Interim Comilla 53.04439,414 cocc.gov.bd
Dhaka North City Corporation DNCCMohammad Azaz Interim Dhaka Dhaka 196.225,979,537 dncc.gov.bd
Dhaka South City Corporation DSCCAdministrator Interim 109.254,299,345 dscc.gov.bd
Gazipur City Corporation GCCAdministrator Interim Gazipur 329.532,674,697 gcc.gov.bd
Narayanganj City Corporation NCCAdministrator Interim Narayanganj 72.43967,724 ncc.gov.bd
Khulna City Corporation KCCAdministrator Interim Khulna Khulna 91.315718,735 kcc.gov.bd
Mymensingh City Corporation MCCAdministrator Interim Mymensingh Mymensingh 91.06471,858 mcc.gov.bd
Rajshahi City Corporation RCCAdministrator Interim Rajshahi Rajshahi 96.72552,791 rcc.gov.bd
Rangpur City Corporation RPCCAdministrator Interim Rangpur Rangpur 203.63708,384 rpcc.gov.bd
Sylhet City Corporation SCCAdministrator Interim Sylhet Sylhet 79.50532,426 scc.gov.bd

City council

A City Council is the governing body of a city corporation that enacts local laws, formulates policies, makes decisions affecting the community, and oversees the delivery of civic services. It is typically composed of elected ward representatives, commonly known as councillors. The council is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors and provides leadership in city governance.

City Council of Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশের সিটি কাউন্সিল
Type
Type
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
640 City Council Seats of 12 City Corporations
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post

Former city corporations

Proposed city corporations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Muzzini, Elisa; Aparicio, Gabriela (2013). Bangladesh: The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications. p. 52. ISBN   978-0-8213-9865-4.
  2. ↑ "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
  3. ↑ "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics (BBS) .


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.