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Local governing body of Barishal, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barishal City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal. The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously, until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002.
Barishal City Corporation বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | July 25, 2002 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Shaukat Ali since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Israel Hossain since 5 October 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | Vacant seats 1 mayor and 40 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 12 June 2023 |
Next election | TBD |
Meeting place | |
Nagar Bhaban, Barishal | |
Website | |
barishalcity.gov.bd |
To provide civil service and facilities to the inhabitants, Barisal Town Committee was formed in 1969 under Act VI of 1868 (B.C.) with the district magistrate as its chairman. J. C. Price was the first chairman of the town committee. It was upgraded to Barisal municipality in 1876 under the Municipal Act of 1876. It was then managed by a committee, of which the district magistrate was president, and was aided by government with establishment grants.[1] It remained as a municipality for over 130 years though the number of population have been rising with time. Later in 2001, the ministry of local government meeting on declared to turn two divisional headquarters, Barisal and Sylhet to city corporations and passed "Barisal City Corporation Act, 2001". An administrative move was made abolishing the Barisal Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. On 25 July 2002, the municipality was officially upgraded as Barisal City Corporation.[2]
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Corporation overview | |
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Formed | 22 July 2002 |
Jurisdiction | Barishal |
Headquarters | Nagar Bhaban, Barishal |
Annual budget | ৳1981.52 crore (US$170 million) (2024-2025) |
Administrator responsible |
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Corporation executives |
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Parent department | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Website | barishalcity.gov.bd |
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Tenure | Party | Reference | ||
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Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022) |
– | 25 July 2002 | 14 July 2003 | 354 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [3][4] | ||
Mujibur Rahman Sarwar | 2003 | 24 April 2003 | 21 April 2007 | 3 years, 362 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4][5] | ||
Awlad Hossain Dilu | – | 22 July 2007 | 11 September 2008 | 1 year, 51 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [6][7] | ||
Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 2008 | 11 September 2008 | 15 June 2013 | 4 years, 277 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [7][8] | ||
Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022) |
2013 | 15 June 2013 | 8 October 2018 | 5 years, 115 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [8][9] | ||
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | 2018 | 31 October 2018 | 9 November 2023 | 5 years, 337 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [10] | ||
Abul Khair Abdullah | 2023 | 14 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 279 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [11] | ||
Md. Shaukat Ali (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 44 days | Independent |
The mayor of Barisal City is head of the Barisal City Corporation. The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhabon. It has jurisdiction over all thirty wards of the city, administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within the city.
The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed from the council member to assist the mayor through voting. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor or acting mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation. Other 2 Panel mayors also assist mayor and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the BCC.
Serial No. | Post | Name |
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01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | 1,09,803 | ||||
BNP | Mujibur Rahman Sarwar | 13,041 | ||||
Majority | 96,762 | |||||
Turnout | 1,39,151 | |||||
Registered electors | 2,41,959 | |||||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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BNP | Ahsan Habib Kamal | 82,751 | ||||
AL | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 66,741 | ||||
Majority | 16,010 | |||||
Turnout | 1,49,492 | |||||
Registered electors | 2,11,257 | |||||
BNP gain from AL |
The city corporation is run by a joint staff of elected public representatives and government officials. Officials both come from departmental recruitment and the administrative cadre service of the country. The area of BCC is divided into 4 thanas: Kotwali, Kawnia, Bandar and Airport. The thanas are subdivided into 30 wards and 225 mahallas. It is administrated by 30 councilors, 9 woman councilors and the mayor elected by the local government election who sits in the office for a five-year tenure.
The Barisal City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
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