Khulna City Corporation

Khulna City Corporation

খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Type
Type
History
FoundedDecember 12, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-12-12)
Preceded byKhulna Municipality
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif
since 19 August 2024
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Lashkar Tajul Islam
since 19 August 2024
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
41 councillors
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 June 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Khulna
Website
khulnacity.portal.gov.bd

Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Khulna, the city of Bangladesh. The KCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 41 councillors. It’s follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.

Khulna Municipality, established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation in 1984. Basically, Khulna City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Khulna, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Khluna City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years. Khulna City Corporation is self-governing organizations, which runs on its own. To take care of legal issues of this corporation, Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM court) is there.

History

For the first time Khulna was declared as a Municipality by The Calcutta Gazettee on 8 September 1884. Gagan Chandra Dutta was the first chairman of the Khulna Municipality Board. That time Khulna municipality was consisted with Tootpara, Sheikhpara, Charabati, Helatala and Koyla ghat area.

After Independence of Bangladesh the Municipality renamed as Khulna Pouroshava by Bangladesh Local Council and Municipal Committee (desolation and administration arrangement) order - 1972.

In 1984 Khulna Municipality updated to Khulna Municipal Corporation on the 100th anniversary of the township by the president Hussein Muhammad Ershad.

Wards & Area

Khulna City Corporation consists with 31 wards. The area of the city corporation is 45.65 square Kilometers.

Wards of KCC
Ward No. Area Police Station
01 Banikpara, Maniktala, North Raily Gate Daulatpur
02 Senpara, Mirerdaga Daulatpur, Khan Jahan Ali
03 Kartikkul, Kalibari, Madhyadanga Daulatpur, Aranghata
04 Deana Daulatpur
05 Daulatpur Bazar Daulatpur
06 Pabla Daulatpur
07 North Kashipur Khalishpur
08 The Peoples Jute Mills, The Crescent Jute Mills Khalishpur
09 Mujgunni, Goalkhali, North Rayer Mahal Khalishpur
10 Nayabati, Khalishpur Housing North, West, North West Block Khalishpur
11 Khalishpur Housing East Block Khalishpur
12 Khalishpur Housing South Block Khalishpur
13 Platinum Jute Mills, Daulatpur Jute Mills, Hardboard Mills, Newsprint Mills, Charerhat Khalishpur
14 East Boyra, Boyra, Rayer Mahal Bazar Khalishpur, Aranghata
15 Polytechnic, Port Colony, Joragate Khalishpur
16 C&B Colony, Noor Nagar, Boyra Bazar, Andirghat, Rayer Mahal Sluice Gate Sonadanga, Aranghata
17 New Market, Textile Mills, KMC, Pujakhola, Hasanbagh, Sonadanga R/A Sonadanga
18 Shibbari, Sonadanga, Denarabad, West Gallamari Sonadanga
19 Goborchaka, Moylapota Sonadanga
20 Sheikhpara Sonadanga
21 BIWTA Ghat, Boro Bazar, Hadis Park, Jail Khana Ghat Sadar
22 Custom Ghat, Koyla Ghat Sadar
23 Baitipara, Mirzapur Sadar
24 Iqbal Nagar, Musalmanpara, Nirala, South Gallamari Sadar
25 Basupara, Banargati, North Gallamari Sonadanga
26 West Baniakhamar Sonadanga
27 East Baniakhamar Sadar
28 West Tootpara, Miapara, Karpara Sadar
29 Haji Mohsin Road, South Central Road, Gagan Babu Road Sadar
30 Tootpara, Motiakhali Sadar
31 Labanchara Labanchara

Population

The population of the city corporation as per 2022 census is 718,735. It is the third largest city corporation of Bangladesh in terms of total population.

Services

The Khulna City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

Annual Budget

Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has announced a budget of ৳1083 crore (US$90 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.

Elections

Election Result 2018

Khulna Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Talukder Abdul Khaleque 1,74,851 57.87
BNP Nazrul Islam Monju 1,09,251 32.11
AL gain from BNP

Election Result 2013

Khulna Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Md. Moniruzzaman Moni 1,80,093 54.15
AL Talukder Abdul Khaleque 1,19,422 33.32
BNP gain from AL

List of chairman

  • Gagan Chandra Dutta (1884)
  • Roy Bahadur Mahendra Kumar Ghosh (1928-1948)

List of mayors

Main article: Mayor of Khulna
Status
  Acting Mayor and Administrator
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political
party 		Reference
Took office Left office Time in office
— Kazi Aminul Haque — 9 August 1988 9 December 1990 2 years, 77 days Independent
— A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Miah — 15 December 1990 22 May 1991 158 days Independent [2][failed verification]
1 Sheikh Tayebur Rahman (1936–2016)
  • 1994
  • 2002
 22 May 1991 29 November 2007 16 years, 191 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [3]
2 Md. Moniruzzaman Moni – 20 November 2007 15 September 2008 300 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
3 Talukder Abdul Khaleque 2008 14 September 2008 9 June 2013 4 years, 268 days Bangladesh Awami League [4]
— Azmal Ahmed — 30 June 2013 23 September 2013 85 days Bangladesh Awami League
4 Md. Moniruzzaman Moni 2013 23 September 2013 2 November 2015 2 years, 40 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [5][6]
— Anisur Rahman Biswas — 3 November 2015 20 November 2016 1 year, 17 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
4 Md. Moniruzzaman Moni — 21 November 2016 19 May 2018 1 year, 179 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5 Talukder Abdul Khaleque
20 May 2018 19 August 2024 6 years, 91 days Bangladesh Awami League [7][8]
– Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif
(Administrator) 		– 19 August 2024 Incumbent 129 days Independent

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Administration". khulnacity.org. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ "I am not afraid, says Khulna mayor Tayebur". The Daily Star. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ "AL candidates rule city polls". The Daily Star. 2008-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ কেসিসি নির্বাচনে মনিরুজ্জামান মনির প্রতি খুলনা বিএনপির পূর্ণ সমর্থন. Khulna News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  6. ^ খুলনা সিটি মেয়র মনির সুস্থতা কামনায় দোয়া মাহফিল. desherkhobor.net (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  7. ^ "Khalek resigns as MP to contest Khulna city polls". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  8. ^ "Khaleque Wins". 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

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