Cumilla City Corporation Explained

Cumilla City Corporation
Native Name:কুমিল্লা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Native Name Lang:bn
Background Color:green
Coa Pic:Comilla City Corporation Logo.png
Coa Res:150px
Coa Alt:Logo of the Comilla City Corporation
Coa Caption:Emblem of the Comilla City Corporation
House Type:City Corporation
Preceded By:Comilla Municipality
Term Limits:5 years
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Vacant
Election1:19 August 2024
Leader2 Type:Administrator
Leader2:Saif Uddin Ahmed
Election2:19 August 2024
Leader3 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader3:Vacant
Election3:19 August 2024
Leader4 Type:Chief Executive Officer
Leader4:Md. Shamsul Alam
Election4:19 August 2024
Structure1:File:Cumilla City Council 2022.svg
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:Majority (21)

Minority (15)

Session Room:File:Comilla City Corporation 13-01-2018.jpeg
Session Res:250px
Meeting Place:Nagar Bhaban, Comilla
Members:1 mayor and 36 councillors
Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:9 March 2024
Next Election1:June 2027

Cumilla City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Comilla. The corporation covers an area of over 53.84 square kilometers in the Comilla District. The body was known as Comilla Municipality previously, until it obtained the City Corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 10 July 2011.

History

The Comilla municipality was formed in the mid-1890s and the city remained as a municipality for over 125 years though the number of the population has been rising with time. An administrative proposition, issued from the Comilla district administration, was passed on 20 August 2009. The ministry of local government meeting on 4 March 2011 declared to turn at least four of the populated municipalities into city corporations, largely bringing Comilla as a suggestion as one of the contenders. An administrative move was made on 23 June 2011 abolishing the Comilla Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. Later on 10 July 2011, a ministry gazette named the Comilla Municipality as the new Comilla City Corporation.

The city corporation is run by a joint staff of elected public representatives and government officials. Officials both come from departmental recruitment and the administrative cadre service of the country. The Comilla City Corporation has 37 members, containing 27 councilors, 9 woman councilors led by the mayor. Bangladesh Election Commission is constituted to oversee city corporation polls, which sits in the office for a five-year tenure.

The first ever mayoral election of Comilla City Corporation was held on 5 January 2012, has an area of 200 kilometers, elected the municipality's Monirul Haque Sakku as its new mayor, 27 councilors and 9 woman councilors from 27 wards.2024 Comilla City Corporation by-election

Services

The Comilla City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

List of mayors

See main article: Mayor of Comilla.

Status
PortraitName
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Monirul Haque Sakku2012
2017
5 January 201216 May 2022Bangladesh Nationalist Party[1] [2]
Dr. Safiqul Islam
17 May 20225 July 2022Independent
2Arfanul Haque Rifat 20225 July 202213 December 2023Bangladesh Awami League[3] [4]
3Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona20244 April 202419 August 2024[5] Bangladesh Awami League[6] [7]
Saif Uddin Ahmed
19 August 2024IncumbentIndependent

Elections

Election result 2022

See main article: 2022 Comilla City Corporation election.

Election result 2012

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://bangla.irib.ir/2010-04-21-08-29-09/2010-04-21-08-29-54/item/33879-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81 . bn . bn:কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র নির্বাচিত হলেন মনিরুল হক সাক্কু. bangla.irib.ir . 2015-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052546/http://bangla.irib.ir/2010-04-21-08-29-09/2010-04-21-08-29-54/item/33879-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81. 2016-03-04. dead.
  2. News: Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal. thedailystar.net. 2015-10-18.
  3. Web site: Arfanul Haque Rifat wins Cumilla city polls . . 16 June 2022.
  4. News: AL picks Rifat for CCC polls . 2022-06-16 . Risingbd.com . en.
  5. News: Elected representatives of 12 city corporations removed . The Daily Star . 19 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819101327/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/elected-representatives-12-city-corporations-removed-3681116 . 2024-08-19 . en.
  6. Web site: Comilla gets first female mayor. Dhaka Tribune. 9 March 2024.
  7. Web site: এমপি বাহারের মেয়ে সূচনা কুমিল্লার নতুন মেয়র. BD News 24. 9 March 2024.