There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh.[1] Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 7 divisional cities, with 3 others. They perform a variety of socio- economic and civic functions. [2]
List of city corporations
List of current mayors
City | Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Party | |
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Barishal | Abul Khair Abdullah | 14 November 2023 (166 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
Chittagong | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 11 February 2021 (3 years, 77 days) |
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Comilla | Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 4 April 2024 (24 days) |
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North Dhaka | Atiqul Islam | 7 March 2019 (5 years, 52 days) |
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South Dhaka | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 16 May 2020 (3 years, 348 days) |
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Gazipur | Jayeda Khatun | 11 September 2023 (230 days) |
Independent | ||
Khulna | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 5 May 2018 (5 years, 359 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
Mymensingh | Ekramul Haque Titu | 27 May 2019 (4 years, 337 days) |
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Narayanganj | Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy | 5 May 2011 (12 years, 359 days) |
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Rajshahi | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 30 July 2018 (5 years, 273 days) |
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Rangpur | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 20 December 2017 (6 years, 130 days) |
Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
Sylhet | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 7 November 2023 (173 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League |
City council
The City Council of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected by popular vote and are known as councillors. Councillors perform all ward development works and local government functions and assist the City Mayor in all works under the City Corporation and carry out his orders.
City Council of Bangladesh | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Preceded by | Municipality |
Structure | |
Seats | Total 640 City Council Seats of 12 City Corporations |
Political groups | Majority (480)
Minority (160) |
Elections | |
First past the post |
Gallery
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DSCC
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CCC
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RCC
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BCC
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COCC
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KCC
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MCC
Former city corporations
- Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
- ^ "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS).