Sylhet City Corporation
Sylhet City Corporation সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | July 31, 2001 |
| Preceded by | Sylhet Municipality |
New session started | 7 November 2023 (Oath taken on 3 July 2023) |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Moklisur Rahman Kamran, AL since 5 December 2023 |
Deputy Mayor | Shahana Begum Shanu, AL since 5 December 2023 |
Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury since 18 December 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 mayor and 56 councillors |
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Political groups | Majority (41)
Minority (15)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 12 April 2003 |
Last election | 21 June 2023 |
Next election | June 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing body which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001.[1]
At the 2022 Bangladesh Population and Housing Census, SCC has a population of 532,426 of whom 275,838 are male and 256,474 are female.[2]
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
Ward and councillor list[edit]
| # | Ward | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward-1 | Syed Taufiqul Hadi | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 2 | Ward-2 | Vikram Kar Samrat | Awami League | |
| 3 | Ward-3 | A.K.A. Laik | Awami League | |
| 4 | Ward-4 | Sheikh Tufail Ahmad Shepul | Awami League | |
| 5 | Ward-5 | Rezwan Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 6 | Ward-6 | Farhad Chowdhury Shamim | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 7 | Ward-7 | Sayeed Mohammad Abdullah | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 8 | Ward-8 | Jagdish Chandra Das | Awami League | |
| 9 | Ward-9 | Makhlishur Rahman Kamran | Awami League | |
| 10 | Ward-10 | Tarek Uddin Taj | Awami League | |
| 11 | Ward-11 | Abdur Raqib Bablu | Awami League | |
| 12 | Ward-12 | Sikander Ali | Awami League | |
| 13 | Ward-13 | Shantanu Dutta Santu | Awami League | |
| 14 | Ward-14 | Nazrul Islam Mumin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 15 | Ward-15 | Saiful Amin Baker | Awami League | |
| 16 | Ward-16 | Abdul Muhit Javed | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 17 | Ward-17 | Rashed Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 18 | Ward-18 | A.B.M. Zillur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 19 | Ward-19 | SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid | Awami League | |
| 20 | Ward-20 | Azadur Rahman | Awami League | |
| 21 | Ward-21 | Abdur Raqib Tuhin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 22 | Ward-22 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| 23 | Ward-23 | Mostak Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 24 | Ward-24 | Humayun Kabir Suhin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 25 | Ward-25 | Takbir Islam Pintu | Awami League | |
| 26 | Ward-26 | Taufiq Bux Lipon | Awami League | |
| 27 | Ward-27 | Abdul Jalil Nazrul | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 28 | Ward-28 | Raihan Hossain | Awami League | |
| 29 | Ward-29 | Mazharul Islam Shakeel | Awami League | |
| 30 | Ward-30 | Rakib Khan | Awami League | |
| 31 | Ward-31 | Nazmul Hossain | Awami League | |
| 32 | Ward-32 | Ruhel Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 33 | Ward-33 | Delwar Hossain Nadeem | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 34 | Ward-34 | Zainal Abedin | Awami League | |
| 35 | Ward-35 | Jahangir Alam | Awami League | |
| 36 | Ward-36 | Hiron Mahmud Nipu | Awami League | |
| 37 | Ward-37 | Riaz Mia | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 38 | Ward-38 | Md. Helal Uddin | Awami League | |
| 39 | Ward-39 | Altaf Hossain Sumon | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 40 | Ward-40 | Liton Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 41 | Ward-41 | Fakhrul Alam | Awami League | |
| 42 | Ward-42 | Matiur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Reserved Women’s Councillor | ||||
| 43 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Salma Sultana | Awami League | |
| 44 | Reserved women's seat-2 | Kulsuma Begum Popy | Awami League | |
| 45 | Reserved women's seat-3 | Rebekah Begum Renu | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 46 | Reserved women's seat-4 | Ruhena Khanam Mukta | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 47 | Reserved women's seat-5 | Shahana Begum Shanu | Awami League | |
| 48 | Reserved women's seat-6 | Shahanara Begum | Awami League | |
| 49 | Reserved women's seat-7 | Nargis Sultana | Awami League | |
| 50 | Reserved women's seat-8 | Sharmin Akhtar Rumi | Awami League | |
| 51 | Reserved women's seat-9 | Samirun Nesa | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 52 | Reserved women's seat-10 | Ayesha Khatun Koli | Awami League | |
| 53 | Reserved women's seat-11 | Sajeda Begum | Awami League | |
| 54 | Reserved women's seat-12 | Hajera Begum | Awami League | |
| 55 | Reserved women's seat-13 | Fatema Begum | Awami League | |
| 56 | Reserved women's seat-14 | Babli Akhtar | Awami League | |
Services[edit]
The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
- Evict illegal installations
- Purify and supply water
- Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage
- Eliminate waterlogging
- Garbage removal and street cleaning
- To manage solid waste
- To arrange hospital and dispensary
- Construction and maintenance of roads
- Installation of electric street lights
- Establish car parking
- Maintenance parks and playground
- Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums
- Preparation of birth and death registration certificate
- Preserving the traditional place
- Disease control, immunization
- Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges
List of officeholders[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020) |
2003 2008 |
12 April 2003 | 18 September 2013 | 10 years, 190 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | |
| 2 | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 2013 2018 |
18 September 2013 | 7 November 2023 | 10 years, 223 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | |
| 3 | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | Incumbent | 173 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6] | |
Elections[edit]
Election result 2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 92,588 | |||
| AL | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 86,392 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer | 10,954 | |||
| IAB | Moazzem Hossain | 2,195 | |||
| Majority | 6,196 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,01,577 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,18,138 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
Election result 2013[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 107,330 | ||||
| AL | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 72,173 | ||||
| Majority | 35,157 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,79,503 | |||||
| Registered electors | 2,91,046 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
- ^ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
- ^ "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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