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 mayors

City	Name	Portrait	Took office (tenure length)	Party
Barishal	Vacant
Chittagong
Comilla
North Dhaka
South Dhaka
Gazipur
Khulna
Mymensingh
Narayanganj
Rajshahi
Rangpur
Sylhet

List of city corporations

City corporation	Abbreviation	Mayor	Ruling party	Cities	Division	Population 2022^[3]
Barishal City Corporation	BCC	Vacant	TBD	Barishal	Barishal	419,351
Chattogram City Corporation	CCC	Vacant		Chattogram	Chattogram	3,227,246
Comilla City Corporation	COCC	Vacant		Comilla	Chattogram	439,414
Dhaka North City Corporation	DNCC	Vacant		Dhaka	Dhaka	5,979,537
Dhaka South City Corporation	DSCC	Vacant		Dhaka		4,299,345
Gazipur City Corporation	GCC	Vacant				Gazipur	2,674,697
Narayanganj City Corporation	NCC	Vacant		rowspan=		Narayanganj	967,724
Khulna City Corporation	KCC	Vacant		Khulna	Khulna	718,735
Mymensingh City Corporation	MCC	Vacant		Mymensingh	Mymensingh	576,722
Rajshahi City Corporation	RCC	Vacant		Rajshahi	Rajshahi	552,791
Rangpur City Corporation	RaCC	Vacant		TBD	Rangpur	Rangpur	708,384
Sylhet City Corporation	SCC	Vacant		TBD	Sylhet	Sylhet	532,426

City council

The City Council of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected by popular vote and are known as councillors. Councilors carry out the developmental works of their elected wards and perform the functions of local government and assist the City Mayor in all works under the City Corporation and carry out his orders.

City Council of Bangladesh
Type
Type	City Corporation
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	Municipality
Structure
Seats	Total 640 City Council Seats of 12 City Corporations

Political groups	Majority (479) AL (479) Minority (161) BNP (72) JP(E) (12) Jamaat-e-Islami (10) BSD (2) WPB (1) BJP (1) JSD (1) IND (62)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post

Gallery

DSCC
CCC
RCC
BCC
COCC
KCC
MCC
GCC

Former city corporations

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)

References

^ 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.
^ "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
^ "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics (BBS).

City corporations of Bangladesh

v t e Local government in Bangladesh
Ministry of Public Administration Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Divisions	Divisional Commissioner
Districts	Deputy commissioner District Councils
Subdistricts	Subdistrict Executive Officer Subdistrict Councils
Local Councils	Village Councils Town Councils City Councils
Lowest level units	Elective Villages Wards Ceremonial Mouzas Mahallas

v t e Elections to the City Corporations of Bangladesh
Dhaka	Unified 1994 2002 Abolished North 2015 2019 2020 South 2015 2020
Barisal	2003 2008 2013 2018
Chittagong	1994 2000 2005 2010 2015 2021
Comilla	2012 2017
Gazipur	2013 2018
Khulna	1994 2002 2008 2013 2018
Mymensingh	2019
Narayanganj	2011 2016 2021
Rajshahi	1994 2002 2008 2013 2018
Rangpur	2012 2017
Sylhet	2003 2008 2013 2018
Elections in Bangladesh Presidential elections