Sylhet City Corporation

Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Sylhet City Corporation ; সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
	Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation
Type
Type	City corporation
History
Founded	July 31, 2001; 23 years ago
Preceded by	Sylhet Municipality
New session started	19 August 2024
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant ; since 19 August 2024
Administrator	Abu Ahmad Siddiqui ; since 19 August 2024
Deputy Mayor	Vacant ; since 19 August 2024
Chief Executive Officer	Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ; since 21 January 2024
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats; 1 mayor and 56 councillors
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	12 April 2003
Last election	21 June 2023
Next election	TBD
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]

About SCC

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

#	Ward	Councillor
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	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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 Ahmed	Independent politician
18	Ward-18	A.B.M. Zillur Rahman	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
19	Ward-19	SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid	Independent politician
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	Independent politician
29	Ward-29	Mazharul Islam Shakeel	Awami League
30	Ward-30	Rakib Khan	Independent politician
31	Ward-31	Nazmul Hossain	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
32	Ward-32	Ruhel Ahmad	Awami League
33	Ward-33	Delwar Hossain Nadeem	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
34	Ward-34	Zainal Abedin	Jamat e Islami
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	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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	Independent politician
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	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
51	Reserved women's seat-9	Samirun Nesa	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
52	Reserved women's seat-10	Ayesha Khatun Koli	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
53	Reserved women's seat-11	Sajeda Begum	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
54	Reserved women's seat-12	Hajera Begum	Awami League
55	Reserved women's seat-13	Fatema Begum	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
56	Reserved women's seat-14	Babli Akhtar	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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

Budget

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of ৳925.4 crore (US$77 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.

List of mayors

Status

Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Reference
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Reference
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, 50 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	^[4]
3		Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury	2023	7 November 2023	19 August 2024	286 days	Bangladesh Awami League	^[5]^[6]
–		Abu Ahmad Siddiqui (Administrator)	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	107 days	Independent

Deputy mayor

The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed by vote of councillors. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation.

Serial No.	Post	Name
01	Panel Mayor 1	Vacant
02	Panel Mayor 2	Vacant
03	Panel Mayor 3	Vacant

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.
^ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
^ "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
^ "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. 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] "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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