Mayor of Mymensingh | |
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Mymensingh City Corporation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Type | Head of the City |
Status | Chief Executive |
Member of | Mymensingh City Corporation |
Reports to | ![]() |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Mymensingh |
Nominator | Direct elected by vote |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Ekramul Haque Titu |
Formation | April 2, 2018 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
Website | Mymensingh City Corporation |
The Mayor of the Mymensingh City is the chief executive of the Mymensingh City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Mymensingh city. [1]
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 33 wards of Mymensingh City.
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Tenure | Party | Reference | ||
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![]() | Ekramul Haque Titu | 2019 | 27 May 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 289 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [1] |
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