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

City corporation Abbreviation Mayor   Ruling party Cities Division Population 2022[3]
Barishal City Corporation BCC Abul Khair Abdullah Bangladesh Awami League Barishal Barishal 419,351
Chittagong City Corporation CCC Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Chattogram Chattogram 3,227,246
Comilla City Corporation COCC Vacant Comilla 439,414
Dhaka North City Corporation DNCC Atiqul Islam Dhaka Dhaka 5,979,537
Dhaka South City Corporation DSCC Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 4,299,345
Gazipur City Corporation GCC Jayeda Khatun Independent Gazipur 2,674,697
Narayanganj City Corporation NCC Dr Selina Hayat Ivy Bangladesh Awami League Narayanganj 967,724
Khulna City Corporation KCC Talukder Abdul Khaleque Khulna Khulna 718,735
Mymensingh City Corporation MCC Ekramul Haque Titu Mymensingh Mymensingh 576,722
Rajshahi City Corporation RCC A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton Rajshahi Rajshahi 552,791
Rangpur City Corporation RaCC Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa Jatiya Party (Ershad) Rangpur Rangpur 708,384
Sylhet City Corporation SCC Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League Sylhet Sylhet 532,426

List of current mayors

City Name Portrait Took office
(tenure length)		 Party
Barishal Abul Khair Abdullah 14 November 2023
(61 days)		 Bangladesh Awami League
Chittagong Rezaul Karim Chowdhury 11 February 2021
(2 years, 337 days)
Comilla Vacant Vacant
North Dhaka Atiqul Islam 7 March 2019
(4 years, 313 days)
South Dhaka Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 16 May 2020
(3 years, 243 days)
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)
Narayanganj Dr Selina Hayat Ivy 5 May 2011
(12 years, 254 days)
Rajshahi A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton 30 July 2018
(5 years, 168 days)
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
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded byMunicipality
Structure
SeatsTotal 640 City Council Seats of 12 City Corporations
Political groups
(640)
  •   AL (484)
  •   BNP (67)
  •   JP(E) (12)
  •   Jamaat-e-Islami (10)
  •   BSD (2)
  •   WPB (1)
  •   BJP (1)
  •   JSD (1)
  •   Independent (62)
Elections
First past the post

Former city corporations

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
  3. ↑ "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS).
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