List of City Corporations of Bangladesh

There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh.[1] Four of them are present in the capital Dhaka. Also known as the Pourashavas, they perform a variety of socio- economic and civic functions.[2]

City corporations
City corporation Mayor Party Division Population[3]
Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah Bangladesh Awami League Barishal 339,308
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League Chattogram 2,592,439
Comilla City Corporation (COCC) Monirul Haque Sakku Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chattogram 296,010
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam Bangladesh Awami League Dhaka 2,497,116
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Bangladesh Awami League Dhaka 6,408,923
Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam Bangladesh Awami League Dhaka 1,199,215
Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy Bangladesh Awami League Dhaka 1,572,386
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque Bangladesh Awami League Khulna 664,728
Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) Ekramul Haque Titu Bangladesh Awami League Mymensingh 476,543
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton Bangladesh Awami League Rajshahi 763,952
Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa Jatiya Party Rangpur 307,053
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Ariful Haque Choudhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sylhet 526,412
  • DSCC
  • CCC
  • RCC
  • BCC
  • COCC
  • KCC

Former city corporations

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Case Studies of Decentralization: Bangladesh" (PDF). Division DU Development.
  3. "Chapter 4, Urban area report, Housing and Population census 2011" (PDF). BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS).


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