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List of city corporations in Bangladesh

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City Corporation is alocal government authority that manages all civic services inmetropolitan cities ofBangladesh. The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by amayor, who presides over thecouncillors. The City Corporations operates under the provisions ofThe City Corporation act, 2009. There are 13city corporations in Bangladesh.^[1] Two of them are present in the capitalDhaka. One each is present in the other 8 divisional cities, with 5 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions.Bogura is the newest on the list.^[2]

List of city mayors

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City	Name	Took office (tenure length)
Barishal	Divisional Commissioner ofBarishal	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Chittagong	Dr. Shahadat Hossain	3 November 2024	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Comilla	Director General ofBARD	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
North Dhaka	Mohammad Ejaz	12 February 2025	Administrator ofInterim government
South Dhaka	Administrator ofDSCC	13 February 2025	Administrator ofInterim government
Gazipur	Divisional Commissioner ofDhaka	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Khulna	Divisional Commissioner ofKhulna	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Mymensingh	Divisional Commissioner ofMymensingh	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Narayanganj	Addl. Secretary ofLGD	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Rajshahi	Divisional Commissioner ofRajshahi	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Rangpur	Divisional Commissioner ofRangpur	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government
Bogura	Deputy Commissioner ofBogura	27 April 2025	Administrator ofInterim government
Sylhet	Divisional Commissioner ofSylhet	19 August 2024	Administrator ofInterim government

List of city corporations

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City corporation	Abbreviation	Mayor		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	Chattogram	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	Dhaka		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	Rajshahi	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

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Main article:Wards of Bangladesh

ACouncillor is an elected representative of award within acity 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 themayor, who presides over the council and guides overall city governance. Bangladesh has 668 councillors across its 13 city corporations.

Councillors of Bangladesh
Type
Type	City Corporation
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats 668
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post

Gallery

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DSCC
CCC
RCC
RPCC
BCC
CUCC
KCC
MCC
GCC

Former city corporations

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Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)

Proposed city corporations

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References

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^Muzzini, Elisa; Aparicio, Gabriela (2013).Bangladesh: The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective.Washington, D.C.:World Bank Publications. p. 52.ISBN 978-0-8213-9865-4.
^"Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh"(PDF).Division DU Development.
^"Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011"(PDF).Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics (BBS).

v t e City corporations of Bangladesh
Dhaka (North) Dhaka (South) Chattogram Khulna Mymensingh Rajshahi Sylhet Barishal Cumilla Narayanganj Rangpur Gazipur

v t e Local government in Bangladesh
Ministry of Public Administration Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Divisions	Divisional Commissioner
Districts	Deputy commissioner District Councils
Subdistricts	Subdistrict Executive Officer Subdistrict Councils
Local Councils	Village Councils Town Councils City Councils
Lowest level units	Elective Villages Wards Ceremonial Mouzas Mahallas

v t e Elections to thecity corporations of Bangladesh
Dhaka	Unified 1994 2002 Abolished North 2015 2019 2020 South 2015 2020
Barisal	2003 2008 2013 2018
Chittagong	1994 2000 2005 2010 2015 2021
Comilla	2012 2017
Gazipur	2013 2018
Khulna	1994 2002 2008 2013 2018
Mymensingh	2019
Narayanganj	2011 2016 2021
Rajshahi	1994 2002 2008 2013 2018
Rangpur	2012 2017
Sylhet	2003 2008 2013 2018
Elections in Bangladesh Presidential elections