Sylhet City Corporation

Local governing body of Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন

Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation

Type
Type|

City corporation

Term limits

| 5 years
History
Founded| July 31, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-07-31)
Preceded by| Sylhet Municipality

New session started

| 7 November 2023
(Oath taken on 3 July 2023)
Leadership

Mayor

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

Chief Executive Officer

Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
since 18 December 2023

Structure
Seats| 1 mayor and 56 councillors

Political groups

| Majority (41)

* AL (41)

Minority (15)

* BNP (9)
* Jamaat-e-Islami (6)

Elections

Voting system

| First past the post

First election

| 12 April 2003

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

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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]

Main article: Mayor of Sylhet

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Election  | Term of office | Political
party | Reference

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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, 248 days  | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4]
3  |  | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023  | Incumbent | 198 days  | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6]

## Elections[edit]

### Election result 2018[edit]

Main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election

Sylhet mayoral election 2018  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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.

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