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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 mayors
editCity | Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Party | |
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Barishal | Vacant | ||||
Chittagong | |||||
Comilla | |||||
North Dhaka | |||||
South Dhaka | |||||
Gazipur | |||||
Khulna | |||||
Mymensingh | |||||
Narayanganj | |||||
Rajshahi | |||||
Rangpur | |||||
Sylhet |
List of city corporations
editCity corporation | Abbreviation | Mayor | Cities | Division | Population 2022[3] | ||
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Barishal City Corporation | BCC | Vacant | TBD | Barishal | Barishal | 419,351 | |
Chattogram City Corporation | CCC | Vacant | Chattogram | Chattogram | 3,227,246 | ||
Comilla City Corporation | COCC | Vacant | Comilla | 439,414 | |||
Dhaka North City Corporation | DNCC | Vacant | Dhaka | Dhaka | 5,979,537 | ||
Dhaka South City Corporation | DSCC | Vacant | 4,299,345 | ||||
Gazipur City Corporation | GCC | Vacant | Gazipur | 2,674,697 | |||
Narayanganj City Corporation | NCC | Vacant | Narayanganj | 967,724 | |||
Khulna City Corporation | KCC | Vacant | Khulna | Khulna | 718,735 | ||
Mymensingh City Corporation | MCC | Vacant | Mymensingh | Mymensingh | 576,722 | ||
Rajshahi City Corporation | RCC | Vacant | Rajshahi | Rajshahi | 552,791 | ||
Rangpur City Corporation | RaCC | Vacant | Rangpur | Rangpur | 708,384 | ||
Sylhet City Corporation | SCC | Vacant | Sylhet | Sylhet | 532,426 |
City council
editThe City Council of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected by popular vote and are known as councillors. Councilors carry out the developmental works of their elected wards and perform the functions of local government 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 (479)
Minority (161) |
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
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GCC
Former city corporations
edit- Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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).