Sylhet City Corporation
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]
| সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
| 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 |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Website | www |
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
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Party | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 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 | Present | 9 years, 199 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2] | ||
Elections
Election result 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 92,588 | |||
| Awami League | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 107,330 | ||||
| Awami League | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 72,173 | ||||
| Majority | 35,157 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,79,503 | |||||
| Registered electors | 2,91,046 | |||||
| BNP gain from Awami League | ||||||
References
- Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
- "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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