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 7 divisional cities, with 3 others. They perform a variety of socio- economic and civic functions. [2]

List of city corporations
City corporation Abbreviation Mayor   Ruling party Cities Division Population 2022[3]
Barishal City Corporation BCC Abul Khair Abdullah Bangladesh Awami League Barishal Barishal 419,351
Chittagong City Corporation CCC Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Chattogram Chattogram 3,227,246
Comilla City Corporation COCC Arfanul Haque Rifat Comilla 439,414
Dhaka North City Corporation DNCC Atiqul Islam Dhaka Dhaka 5,979,537
Dhaka South City Corporation DSCC Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 4,299,345
Gazipur City Corporation GCC Jayeda Khatun Independent Gazipur 2,674,697
Narayanganj City Corporation NCC Dr Selina Hayat Ivy Bangladesh Awami League Narayanganj 967,724
Khulna City Corporation KCC Talukder Abdul Khaleque Khulna Khulna 718,735
Mymensingh City Corporation MCC Ekramul Haque Titu Mymensingh Mymensingh 576,722
Rajshahi City Corporation RCC A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton Rajshahi Rajshahi 552,791
Rangpur City Corporation RaCC Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa Jatiya Party (Ershad) Rangpur Rangpur 708,384
Sylhet City Corporation SCC Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League Sylhet Sylhet 532,426

List of current mayors
Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Independent
  •   Jatiya Party (Ershad)
City corporation Portrait Name Took office   Party
Barishal City Corporation Abul Khair Abdullah 3 July 2023
(117 days)		 Bangladesh Awami League
Chittagong City Corporation Rezaul Karim Chowdhury 11 February 2021
(2 years, 259 days)
Comilla City Corporation Arfanul Haque Rifat 5 July 2022
(1 year, 115 days)
Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam 7 March 2019
(4 years, 235 days)
Dhaka South City Corporation Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 16 May 2020
(3 years, 165 days)
Gazipur City Corporation Jayeda Khatun 3 July 2023
(117 days)		 Independent
Khulna City Corporation Talukder Abdul Khaleque 5 May 2018
(5 years, 176 days)		 Bangladesh Awami League
Mymensingh City Corporation Ekramul Haque Titu 16 April 2019
(4 years, 195 days)
Narayanganj City Corporation Dr Selina Hayat Ivy 5 May 2011
(12 years, 176 days)
Rajshahi City Corporation A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton 30 July 2018
(5 years, 90 days)
Rangpur City Corporation Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 20 December 2017
(5 years, 312 days)		 Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Sylhet City Corporation Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 3 July 2023
(117 days)		 Bangladesh Awami League
  • DSCC
    DSCC
  • CCC
    CCC
  • RCC
    RCC
  • BCC
    BCC
  • COCC
    COCC
  • KCC
    KCC

Former city corporations

See also

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).
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