Sylhet City Corporation

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Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo of the Sylhet City Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
FoundedJuly 31, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-07-31)
Preceded bySylhet Municipality
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
Deputy Mayor
Shahana Begum Shanu, AL
since 5 December 2023
Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
since 18 December 2023
Structure
Seats1 mayor and 56 councillors
Political groups
Majority (41)
  •   AL (41)

Minority (15)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
21 June 2023
Next election
June 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.

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, 221 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4]
3 Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 2023 7 November 2023 Incumbent 171 days Bangladesh Awami League [5][6]

Elections[edit]

Election result 2018[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.