Mayor of Rajshahi

Mayor of Rajshahi
Incumbent Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir since 19 August 2024
Rajshahi City Corporation
Style	Honourable (formal)
Type	Council Leader
Reports to	Rajshahi City Corporation
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Rajshahi
Appointer	Electorate of Rajshahi
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder	Durul Huda
Formation	11 September 1988;36 years ago (1988-09-11)
Deputy	Panel Mayor
Salary	৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989)
Website	erajshahi.portal.gov.bd

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

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

List of officeholders

Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list: ^[1]

Political parties

•    Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•    Bangladesh Awami League
•    Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Other factions

•    Independent

Status

•   Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Reference
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
–		Ad. M. Abdul Hadi (Administrator)	–	13 August 1987	11 September 1988	1 year, 29 days	Bangladesh Awami League
1		Ad. M. Abdul Hadi	–	11 September 1988	15 April 1990	1 year, 216 days	Bangladesh Awami League
2		Durul Huda (1955–2020)	–	16 April 1990	6 November 1990	205 days	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
–		Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Acting)	–	6 November 1990	9 December 1990	33 days	Independent
–		Mohammad Saidur Rahman (Divisional Commissioner)	–	15 December 1990	8 May 1991	144 days	Independent
–		NA Habibullah (Divisional Commissioner)	–	8 May 1991	21 May 1991	13 days	Independent
3		Mizanur Rahman Minu	—	21 May 1991	30 December 1993	2 years, 223 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
–		M Aminul Islam (Divisional Commissioner)	–	30 December 1993	11 March 1994	71 days	Independent
4		Mizanur Rahman Minu	1994 1999 2004	11 March 1995	11 June 2007	13 years, 92 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
–		Md. Rezwan Nobi Dudu (Acting)	—	11 June 2007	14 September 2008	1 year, 95 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5		A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	2008	14 September 2008	5 September 2013	4 years, 356 days	Bangladesh Awami League
6		Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul	2013	18 September 2013	30 June 2018	4 years, 285 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[2]
7		A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	2018 2023	30 July 2018	19 August 2024	6 years, 20 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[3]
–		Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir (Administrator)	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	177 days	Independent	[4]

Elections

Election Result 2018

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	165,096	65.81%	N/A
	BNP	Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul	77,700	30.97%	N/A
	IAB	Md. Shafiqul Islam	3,023	1.20%	N/A
	Independent	Murad Morshed	1,051	0.42%	N/A
	Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Mukit)	Md. Habibur Rahman	320	0.13%	N/A
Majority			87,902
Rejected ballots			3,691	1.47%	N/A
Turnout			250,881	78.86%
Registered electors			318,138
	AL gain from BNP

Election Result 2013

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul	1,31,058		N/A
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	83,726		N/A
Majority			47,332
Turnout			2,14,784
Registered electors			2,86,917
	BNP gain from AL

References

1. পূর্বতন রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র ও প্রশাসক (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. "Bulbul wins Rajshahi Mayor race". bdnews24.com. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. "Rajshahi City Election 2018. Liton wins RCC polls". The Daily Star. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
4. "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.