Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo of the Sylhet City Corporation
Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
FoundedJuly 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)
New session started
7 November 2023
(Oath taken on 3 July 2023)
Leadership
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, AL
since 7 November 2023
Deputy Mayor
Moklisur Rahman Kamran, AL
since 5 December 2023
Priyasindhu Talukdar
since 18 December 2023
Structure
Seats1 mayor and 56 councillors
Political groups
Administration (56)
  •   AL (41)
  •   Jamaat-e-Islami (6)
  •   Independent (9)
Committees
19
  • Finance and Infrastructure.
  • Education.
  • Health and Family Welfare.
  • Waste management.
  • Urban planning.
  • Construction of Urban Infrastructure.
  • Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure.
  • Youth and Sports.
  • Environment.
  • Law and Order Affairs.
  • Communications and Information.
  • Birth and Death Registration.
  • Accounting and Auditing.
  • Social Welfare and Community Centers.
  • Market Pricing.
  • Disaster Management.
  • Poverty Alleviation.
  • Water and Electricity.
  • Women and Children Affairs.
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Website
www.scc.gov.bd

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.

Services

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

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, 118 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4]
3 Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 2023 7 November 2023 Incumbent 68 days Bangladesh Awami League [5][6]

Elections

Election result 2018

Sylhet mayoral election 2018
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

Sylhet mayoral election 2013
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

  1. ↑ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
  2. ↑ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  3. ↑ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. ↑ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. ↑ "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.


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