Sylhet City Corporation
Sylhet City Corporation সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | July 31, 2001 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Abu Ahmad Siddiqui since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury since 21 January 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 56 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 12 April 2003 |
Last election | 21 June 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sylhet City Corporation (Bengali: সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: SCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Sylhet, the city of Bangladesh. The SCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 56 councillors. It’s follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.[1]
About SCC
[edit]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 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 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 Ahmed | Independent politician | |
| 18 | Ward-18 | A.B.M. Zillur Rahman | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 19 | Ward-19 | SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid | Independent politician | |
| 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 | Independent politician | |
| 29 | Ward-29 | Mazharul Islam Shakeel | Awami League | |
| 30 | Ward-30 | Rakib Khan | Independent politician | |
| 31 | Ward-31 | Nazmul Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 32 | Ward-32 | Ruhel Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 33 | Ward-33 | Delwar Hossain Nadeem | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 34 | Ward-34 | Zainal Abedin | Jamat e Islami | |
| 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 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 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 | Independent politician | |
| 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 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 51 | Reserved women's seat-9 | Samirun Nesa | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| 52 | Reserved women's seat-10 | Ayesha Khatun Koli | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 53 | Reserved women's seat-11 | Sajeda Begum | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 54 | Reserved women's seat-12 | Hajera Begum | Awami League | |
| 55 | Reserved women's seat-13 | Fatema Begum | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 56 | Reserved women's seat-14 | Babli Akhtar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
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
- Determining and granting citizenship
- Issuing identity documents
- Mosquito eradication
- Preserving the traditional place
- Disease control, immunization
- Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges
Budget
[edit]Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of ৳925.4 crore (US$77 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.
List of mayors
[edit]- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
| 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, 50 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | |
| 3 | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 286 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6] | |
| – | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 126 days | Independent | ||
Deputy mayor
[edit]The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed by vote of councillors. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
Elections
[edit]Election result 2018
[edit]| 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]| 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]- ^ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
- ^ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
- ^ "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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