List of city corporations in Bangladesh

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 operates under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009. There are 13 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 4 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions.Bogura is the newest on the list.[2]

List of city mayors

City Name Portrait Took office
(tenure length) 		Party
Barishal Divisional Commissioner of Barishal 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Chittagong Dr. Shahadat Hossain 3 November 2024 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Comilla Director General of BARD 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
North Dhaka Surayya Akhter Jahan 9 February 2026 Administrator of Interim government
South Dhaka Administrator of DSCC 13 February 2025 Administrator of Interim government
Gazipur Md. Showkat Hossain Sarker [1] 23 February 2026 Administrator of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Khulna Divisional Commissioner of Khulna 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner of Mymensingh 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Narayanganj Addl. Secretary of LGD 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Rangpur Divisional Commissioner of Rangpur 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government
Bogura Deputy Commissioner of Bogura 27 April 2025 Administrator of Interim government
Sylhet Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet 19 August 2024 Administrator of Interim government

List of city corporations

City corporation Abbreviation Mayor Ruling Party Cities Division Area (km2) Population 2022[3] Website
Barishal City Corporation BCC Administrator Interim Barishal Barishal 58 419,351 bcc.gov.bd
Chattogram City Corporation CCC Dr. Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chattogram Chattogram 168.07 3,227,246 ccc.gov.bd
Cumilla City Corporation CUCC Administrator Interim Comilla 53.04 439,414 cocc.gov.bd
Dhaka North City Corporation DNCC Administrator Interim Dhaka Dhaka 196.22 5,979,537 dncc.gov.bd
Dhaka South City Corporation DSCC Administrator Interim 109.25 4,299,345 dscc.gov.bd
Gazipur City Corporation GCC Administrator Interim Gazipur 329.53 2,674,697 gcc.gov.bd
Narayanganj City Corporation NCC Administrator Interim Narayanganj 72.43 967,724 ncc.gov.bd
Khulna City Corporation KCC Administrator Interim Khulna Khulna 91.315 718,735 kcc.gov.bd
Mymensingh City Corporation MCC Administrator Interim Mymensingh Mymensingh 91.06 471,858 mcc.gov.bd
Rajshahi City Corporation RCC Administrator Interim Rajshahi Rajshahi 96.72 552,791 rcc.gov.bd
Bogura City Corporation BGCC Administrator Interim Bogura 69.90 540,000 boguracc.gov.bd
Rangpur City Corporation RPCC Administrator Interim Rangpur Rangpur 203.63 708,384 rpcc.gov.bd
Sylhet City Corporation SCC Administrator Interim Sylhet Sylhet 79.50 532,426 scc.gov.bd

Councillors

Main article: Wards of Bangladesh

A Councillor is an elected representative of a ward within a city corporation. Ward councillors help enact local regulations, formulate policies, make decisions affecting the community, and oversee the delivery of municipal services. They work under the leadership of the mayor, who presides over the council and guides overall city governance. Bangladesh has 668 councillors across its 13 city corporations.

Councillors of Bangladesh
Type
Type
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
668
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
  • DSCC
    DSCC
  • CCC
    CCC
  • RCC
    RCC
  • RPCC
    RPCC
  • BCC
    BCC
  • CUCC
    CUCC
  • KCC
    KCC
  • MCC
    MCC
  • GCC
    GCC

Former city corporations

Proposed city corporations

See also

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_City_Corporations_of_Bangladesh