A city corporation is a local government authority that manages all civic services in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors. The city corporations operate under the provisions of . There are 13 city corporations in Bangladesh. Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One is present in each of the other seven divisional cities, with four others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions. Bogura is the newest on the list.
List of city mayors
City Name Portrait Took office Party Barishal Bilkis Akhtar Jahan Shirin Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bogura M. R. Islam Shadhin Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chittagong Dr. Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Comilla Yusuf Molla Tipu Bangladesh Nationalist Party Dhaka North Safiqul Islam Khan Milton Bangladesh Nationalist Party Dhaka South Md. Abdus Salam Bangladesh Nationalist Party Gazipur Md. Showkat Hossain Sarker Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khulna Nazrul Islam Manju Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mymensingh Rukonuzzaman Rokon Bangladesh Nationalist Party Narayanganj Md. Sakhawat Hossain Khan Bangladesh Nationalist Party Rajshahi Mahfuzur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party Rangpur Mahfuz Un Nabi Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sylhet Abdul Quiyum Choudhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
List of city corporations City corporationSeal Abbreviation Mayor Ruling party Cities DivisionArea (km2)Population 2022Website Barishal City Corporation BCC Administrator Bangladesh Nationalist Party Barishal Barishal58419,351 Bogura City Corporation BOCCAdministrator Bogura Rajshahi69.90540,000 Chattogram City Corporation CCCShahadat Hossain ChattogramChattogram168.073,227,246 Cumilla City Corporation CUCCAdministrator Comilla53.04439,414 Dhaka North City Corporation DNCCAdministratorDhakaDhaka196.225,979,537 Dhaka South City Corporation DSCC Administrator 109.254,299,345 Gazipur City Corporation GCCAdministrator Gazipur329.532,677,715 Khulna City Corporation KCCAdministrator Khulna Khulna91.315718,735 Mymensingh City Corporation MCCAdministrator MymensinghMymensingh91.35577,000 Narayanganj City Corporation NCCAdministrator Narayanganj Dhaka72.43967,724 Rajshahi City Corporation RCCAdministrator Rajshahi Rajshahi96.72552,791 Rangpur City Corporation RPCCAdministrator Rangpur Rangpur203.63708,384 Sylhet City Corporation SCCAdministrator Sylhet Sylhet79.50532,426
Councillors
A council of city corporation is the governing body of a[city corporation, composed of elected representatives from each ward. These ward councillors collectively participate in enacting local regulations, formulating policies, making decisions affecting the community, and overseeing the delivery of municipal services. The council operates under the leadership of the mayor, who presides over its meetings and provides overall direction for city governance. Bangladesh has a total of 668 councillors across its 13 city corporations.
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Former city corporations Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
Proposed city corporations Cox's Bazar City Corporation Savar City Corporation
See also List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh List of cities and towns in Bangladesh
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