List of city corporations in Bangladesh

There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh.^[1] Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 8 divisional cities, with 3 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions.^[2]

List of city mayors

City	Name	Portrait	Took office (tenure length)	Party
Barishal	Divisional Commissioner of Barishal		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Chittagong	Dr. Shahadat Hossain		3 November 2024	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Comilla	Director General of BARD		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
North Dhaka	Director General of LGD		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
South Dhaka	Addl. Secretary of LGD		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Gazipur	Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Khulna	Divisional Commissioner of Khulna		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Mymensingh	Divisional Commissioner of Mymensingh		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Narayanganj	Addl. Secretary of LGD		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Rajshahi	Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Rangpur	Divisional Commissioner of Rangpur		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government
Sylhet	Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet		19 August 2024	Administrator of Interim government

List of City Corporations

City corporation	Abbreviation	Mayor	Ruling party	Cities	Division	Area (km^2)	Population 2022[3]
Barishal City Corporation	BCC	Administrator	Interim	Barishal	Barishal	58	419,351
Chattogram City Corporation	CCC	Dr. Shahadat Hossain	BNP	Chattogram	Chattogram	160.99	3,227,246
Comilla City Corporation	COCC	Administrator	Interim	Comilla		53.04	439,414
Dhaka North City Corporation	DNCC	Administrator	Interim	Dhaka	Dhaka	196.22	5,979,537
Dhaka South City Corporation	DSCC	Administrator	Interim			109.25	4,299,345
Gazipur City Corporation	GCC	Administrator	Interim	Gazipur		329.53	2,674,697
Narayanganj City Corporation	NCC	Administrator	Interim	Narayanganj		72.43	967,724
Khulna City Corporation	KCC	Administrator	Interim	Khulna	Khulna	91.315	718,735
Mymensingh City Corporation	MCC	Administrator	Interim	Mymensingh	Mymensingh	45.65	576,722
Rajshahi City Corporation	RCC	Administrator	Interim	Rajshahi	Rajshahi	96.72	552,791
Rangpur City Corporation	RpCC	Administrator	Interim	Rangpur	Rangpur	203.63	708,384
Sylhet City Corporation	SCC	Administrator	Interim	Sylhet	Sylhet	79.50	532,426

City council

The City Council of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected by popular vote and are known as councillors. Councilors carry out the developmental works of their elected wards and perform the functions of local government and assist the City Mayor in all works under the City Corporation and carry out his orders.

City Council of Bangladesh
Type
Type	City Corporation
History
Preceded by	Municipal Corporation
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats Total 640 City Council Seats of 12 City Corporations
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post

Gallery

• 
  DSCC
• 
  CCC
• 
  RCC
• 
  BCC
• 
  COCC
• 
  KCC
• 
  MCC
• 
  GCC

Former city corporations

• Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)

See also

• List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh
• List of cities and towns in Bangladesh

References

1. 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.
2. "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
3. "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics (BBS).