List of mayors of Barisal

Mayor of Barisal
Incumbent Vacant since 19 August 2024
Barishal City Corporation
Style	Honourable (formal)
Type	Council Leader
Member of	Barishal City Corporation
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Barisal
Appointer	Electorate of Barisal
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder	Ahsan Habib Kamal
Formation	25 July 2002;23 years ago (2002-07-25)
Salary	৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	barishalcity.gov.bd

The Mayor of Barisal City is the highest ranking official of the Barishal City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Barisal city.

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Barisal City ^{[ citation needed ]}

List of officeholders

Political parties

•    Bangladesh Awami League
•    Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Status

  Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Designation	Political party	Reference
					From	To	Period
1			Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022)	–	25 July 2002	14 July 2003	354 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[1] [2]
2			Mujibur Rahman Sarwar	2003	24 April 2003	21 April 2007	3 years, 362 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[2] [3]
–			Awlad Hossain Dilu	–	22 July 2007	11 September 2008	1 year, 51 days	Acting Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[4] [5]
3			Shawkat Hossain Hiron (1956–2014)	2008	11 September 2008	15 June 2013	4 years, 277 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[5] [6]
4			Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022)	2013	15 June 2013	8 October 2018	5 years, 115 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[6] [7]
5			Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah	2018	31 October 2018	9 November 2023	7 years, 70 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[8]
6			Abul Khair Abdullah	2023	14 November 2023	19 August 2024	279 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[9]
–			Md. Shaukat Ali	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 143 days	Administrator	Independent

Elections

Election Result 2023

Main article: 2023 Barishal City Corporation election

Barishal Mayoral Election 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Khair Abdullah	87,752	62.99	−15.93
	IAB	Syed Faizul Karim	34,345	24.65	+14.33
	Independent	Kamrul Ahsan	7,999	5.74	New
	JP(E)	Iqbal Hossain Taposh	6,665	4.78	New
	Zaker Party	Mizanur Rahman Bachchu	2,546	1.83	New
Majority			53,407	38.34	−31.21
Turnout			142,177	51.46%	6.09pp
Registered electors			276,298
	AL hold

Election result 2018

Main article: 2018 Barishal City Corporation election

Barisal Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah	109,803	78.92	+34.28
	BNP	Mujibur Rahman Sarwar	13,041	9.37	−45.99
Majority			96,762	69.55	+58.83
Turnout			139,151	57.55%	13.23pp
Registered electors			241,959
	AL gain from BNP

Election result 2013

Main article: 2013 Barishal City Corporation election

Barisal Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ahsan Habib Kamal	82,751	55.36	New
	AL	Shawkat Hossain Hiron	66,741	44.64	New
Majority			16,010	10.72	New
Turnout			149,492	70.78	New
Registered electors			211,257
	BNP gain from AL

References

1. Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Barisal City Corporation". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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3. "BCC's activities being hampered in absence of mayor, fund crisis". The Financial Express (Bangladesh) . Dhaka, Bangladesh. United News of Bangladesh. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. "BCC disowns 'arbitrary' decisions of Mayor Sarwar". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
5. "City mayors sworn in". Bangladesh News. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "PM administers oath to four city mayors". The Financial Express (Bangladesh) . Dhaka, Bangladesh. United News of Bangladesh. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
7. "Barisal mayor takes office". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
8. "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune . 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
9. অব্যাহতি নিচ্ছেন মেয়র সাদিক, দেখা হচ্ছে না চাচা-ভাতিজার. Dhaka Post . 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.