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 (61 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
Chittagong | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 11 February 2021 (2 years, 337 days) |
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Comilla | Vacant | Vacant | |||
North Dhaka | Atiqul Islam | 7 March 2019 (4 years, 313 days) |
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South Dhaka | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 16 May 2020 (3 years, 243 days) |
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Gazipur | Jayeda Khatun | 11 September 2023 (125 days) |
Independent | ||
Khulna | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 5 May 2018 (5 years, 254 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League | ||
Mymensingh | Ekramul Haque Titu | 27 May 2019 (4 years, 232 days) |
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Narayanganj | Dr Selina Hayat Ivy | 5 May 2011 (12 years, 254 days) |
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Rajshahi | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 30 July 2018 (5 years, 168 days) |
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Rangpur | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 20 December 2017 (6 years, 25 days) |
Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
Sylhet | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 7 November 2023 (68 days) |
Bangladesh Awami League |
City council
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 | (640) |
Elections | |
First past the post |
Gallery
- DSCC
- CCC
- RCC
- BCC
- COCC
- KCC
- MCC
Former city corporations
- Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
See also
References
- โ 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.
- โ "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
- โ "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS).
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