| Sylhet City Corporation সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| [REDACTED] Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation | |
| Type | |
| Type | City corporation |
| History | |
| Founded | July 31, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-31) |
| New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
| Mayor | Vacant since 19 August 2024 |
| Administrator | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui since 19 August 2024 |
| Deputy Mayor | Vacant since 19 August 2024 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury since 21 January 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 56 councillors |
| Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First past the post |
| First election | 12 April 2003 |
| Last election | 21 June 2023 |
| Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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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 follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.
About SCC
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.
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
Services
The Sylhet City Government is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
| Departments | Services |
|---|---|
| Electricity | Maintenance of road lighting and street lamps. |
| Urban Planning and Development | Development and renovation of roads, drains, canals, bridges, culverts and footpaths etc. |
| Land development and city beautification. | |
| Urban expansion and development of planned residential areas. | |
| Engineering | Granting permission to cut roads for laying gas, water lines. |
| Building Design Approval, Contractor Registration, Contractor Renewal, Land Demarcation Certificate. | |
| Transportation and Communication | Urban transport system and de-congestion. |
| City traffic control and parking management. | |
| Emergency transportation and storage of corpses. | |
| Construction and Management of Bus Terminals. | |
| Road roller hire, provision of ambulance for sick patients. | |
| Waste Management and Cleaning | Solid waste management and street cleaning. |
| Clearing drains and eliminating waterlogging. | |
| Mosquito eradication. | |
| Health | Management of Matrisadan Hospital and General Hospital Charitable Hospital and Homeo Charitable Hospital |
| Immunization of mothers and children, deworming and conduct of vitamin A+ campaign under EPI programme. | |
| Diploma in Midwifery Institute and Management of Health Technology. | |
| Registrar | Registration of births/deaths and issuance of certificates. |
| Issuance of nationality, inheritance and character certificates. | |
| Education | Conducting Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, Furkaniya Madrasas, Sanskrit Tolls and Kindergartens. |
| Management of computer institutes and technical training institutes. | |
| Management of Adult Education and Teacher Training Centres. | |
| Conducting theater institutes for healthy development in cultural activities. | |
| Water Supply and Sewerage | Water supply and sewerage in Sylhet city under Sylhet WASA. |
| Revenue | New issue/renewal of trade license, change of name and change of ownership. |
| Issuance of holding number, change of number, collection of holding tax and reduction of tax, cancellation of holding name etc. | |
| Allotment of shops owned by the Corporation, transfer of shops, allotment of market shops, lease of huts, maintenance of fixed assets of the Corporation. | |
| Security and Law and Order | Coordinating with concerned authorities to ensure city security. |
| Installing and monitoring CCTV cameras. | |
| Magistracy | Settlement of cases through arbitration and appellate court proceedings. |
| Mobile court to conduct anti-adulteration campaign. | |
| Housing and Public Works | Distribution of residential plots and flats to solve the city's housing crisis. |
| Social Welfare | Celebration of National Days, Annual Donations. |
| Construction of children's parks to increase children's recreational facilities. | |
| Environmental Protection | Controlling climate pollution and tackling the effects of climate change. |
| Greening and establishing urban gardens and planting trees. |
Annual budget
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of ৳925.4 crore (US$76 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.
Ward and councillor list
| # | 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 | |
List of mayors
Main article: Mayor of Sylhet- 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 | ||
| 2 | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 2013 2018 |
18 September 2013 | 7 November 2023 | 10 years, 50 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| 3 | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 286 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| – | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 155 days | Independent | ||
Deputy mayor
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
Election result 2018
Main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election| 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
| 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
- 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.
- "সিসিকের ৯২৫ কোটি টাকার বাজেট ঘোষণা করলেন মেয়র আরিফ". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- "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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