Sylhet City Corporation

Sylhet City Corporation
সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
	Corporation Logo
Corporation overview
Formed	July 31, 2001
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Annual budget	839 crores 20 lakhs 76 thousand Taka (2021–22)
Corporation executives	Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Mayor; Bidhaiyok Roy Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer;
Parent department	Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Website	www.scc.gov.bd

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing organisation 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.

Services

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

Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office		Tenure	Party	Reference
Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020)	2003 2008	12 April 2003	9 May 2013	10 years, 58 days	Bangladesh Awami League
Ariful Haque Choudhury	2013 2018	18 September 2013	21 June 2023	10 years, 33 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[3]
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury	2023	21 June 2023	Incumbent	122 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[4][5]

Elections

Election result 2018

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2018
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

Sylhet Mayoral Election 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.
সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
সিলেটের মেয়র নির্বাচনে আনোয়ারুজ্জামানের জয়. OrthoSongbad (in Bengali). 21 Jun 2023. Retrieved 21 Jun 2023.
দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত. Sylhetview24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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[Act-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] সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.

[4] সিলেটের মেয়র নির্বাচনে আনোয়ারুজ্জামানের জয়. OrthoSongbad (in Bengali). 21 Jun 2023. Retrieved 21 Jun 2023.

[5] দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত. Sylhetview24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-21.