Sylhet City Corporation | |
Native Name: | সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Background Color: | green |
Coa Pic: | Logo of Sylhet City Corporation.png |
Coa Alt: | Logo of the Sylhet City Corporation |
Coa Res: | 150px |
Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation |
House Type: | City corporation |
Preceded By: | Sylhet Municipality |
Term Limits: | 5 years |
New Session: | 7 November 2023 |
Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
Leader1: | Vacant |
Election1: | 19 August 2024 |
Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
Leader2: | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui |
Election2: | 19 August 2024 |
Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader3: | Vacant |
Election3: | 19 August 2024 |
Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
Leader4: | Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury |
Election4: | 21 January 2024 |
Structure1: | File:Sylhet City Council election 2023.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 300px |
Political Groups1: | Majority (41)
Minority (15)
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Session Res: | 250px |
Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet |
Members: | 1 mayor and 56 councillors |
Voting System1: | First past the post |
First Election1: | 12 April 2003 |
Last Election1: | 21 June 2023 |
Next Election1: | June 2028 |
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 | Councillor | Party | ||
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1 | Ward-1 | Syed Taufiqul Hadi | ||
2 | Ward-2 | Vikram Kar Samrat | ||
3 | Ward-3 | A.K.A. Laik | ||
4 | Ward-4 | Sheikh Tufail Ahmad Shepul | ||
5 | Ward-5 | Rezwan Ahmad | ||
6 | Ward-6 | Farhad Chowdhury Shamim | ||
7 | Ward-7 | Sayeed Mohammad Abdullah | ||
8 | Ward-8 | Jagdish Chandra Das | ||
9 | Ward-9 | Makhlishur Rahman Kamran | ||
10 | Ward-10 | Tarek Uddin Taj | ||
11 | Ward-11 | Abdur Raqib Bablu | ||
12 | Ward-12 | Sikander Ali | ||
13 | Ward-13 | Shantanu Dutta Santu | ||
14 | Ward-14 | Nazrul Islam Mumin | ||
15 | Ward-15 | Saiful Amin Baker | ||
16 | Ward-16 | Abdul Muhit Javed | ||
17 | Ward-17 | Rashed Ahmad | ||
18 | Ward-18 | A.B.M. Zillur Rahman | ||
19 | Ward-19 | SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid | ||
20 | Ward-20 | Azadur Rahman | ||
21 | Ward-21 | Abdur Raqib Tuhin | ||
22 | Ward-22 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | ||
23 | Ward-23 | Mostak Ahmad | ||
24 | Ward-24 | Humayun Kabir Suhin | ||
25 | Ward-25 | Takbir Islam Pintu | ||
26 | Ward-26 | Taufiq Bux Lipon | ||
27 | Ward-27 | Abdul Jalil Nazrul | ||
28 | Ward-28 | Raihan Hossain | ||
29 | Ward-29 | Mazharul Islam Shakeel | ||
30 | Ward-30 | Rakib Khan | ||
31 | Ward-31 | Nazmul Hossain | ||
32 | Ward-32 | Ruhel Ahmad | ||
33 | Ward-33 | Delwar Hossain Nadeem | ||
34 | Ward-34 | Zainal Abedin | ||
35 | Ward-35 | Jahangir Alam | ||
36 | Ward-36 | Hiron Mahmud Nipu | ||
37 | Ward-37 | Riaz Mia | ||
38 | Ward-38 | Md. Helal Uddin | ||
39 | Ward-39 | Altaf Hossain Sumon | ||
40 | Ward-40 | Liton Ahmad | ||
41 | Ward-41 | Fakhrul Alam | ||
42 | Ward-42 | Matiur Rahman | ||
Reserved Women’s Councillor | ||||
43 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Salma Sultana | ||
44 | Reserved women's seat-2 | Kulsuma Begum Popy | ||
45 | Reserved women's seat-3 | Rebekah Begum Renu | ||
46 | Reserved women's seat-4 | Ruhena Khanam Mukta | ||
47 | Reserved women's seat-5 | Shahana Begum Shanu | ||
48 | Reserved women's seat-6 | Shahanara Begum | ||
49 | Reserved women's seat-7 | Nargis Sultana | ||
50 | Reserved women's seat-8 | Sharmin Akhtar Rumi | ||
51 | Reserved women's seat-9 | Samirun Nesa | ||
52 | Reserved women's seat-10 | Ayesha Khatun Koli | ||
53 | Reserved women's seat-11 | Sajeda Begum | ||
54 | Reserved women's seat-12 | Hajera Begum | ||
55 | Reserved women's seat-13 | Fatema Begum | ||
56 | Reserved women's seat-14 | Babli Akhtar | ||
The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
See main article: Mayor of Sylhet.
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | 2003 2008 | 12 April 2003 | 18 September 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | ||||
2 | 2013 2018 | 18 September 2013 | 7 November 2023 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | ||||
3 | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | [5] [6] | |||
– | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
See main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election.