Chattogram City Corporation চট্টগ্রাম সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | September 1989 |
| Preceded by | Chattogram Municipality |
New session started | 15 February 2021 (Oath taken on 11 February 2021) |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Abdus Sabur Liton, AL since 22 March 2021 |
Sheikh Muhammad Tauhidul Islam since 22 January 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 mayor and 55 councillors |
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Political groups | Majority (42)
Minority (13)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 11 March 1994 |
Last election | 27 January 2021 |
Next election | January 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Nagar Bhaban, Chattogram | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing body that governs the municipal areas of Chattogram and some adjoining areas of south-eastern Bangladesh. The CCC government is elected by popular vote every five years.
Administration
[edit]The CCC is divided into 16 thanas: Akbarshah, Bakoliya, Bandar, Bayazid, Chandgaon, Double Mooring, Halishahar, Khulshi, Kotwali, Pahartali, Panchlaish, Patenga, Chawkbazar, Sadarghat, EPZ, and Karnaphuli. The thanas are subdivided into 41 wards and 211 mahallas. The CCC also administers a portion of adjoining Hathazari Upazila.[1]
Services
[edit]The CCC 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.
- Solid waste management and street cleaning.
- Management of the hospital and dispensary.
- Construction and maintenance of roads.
- Installation of electric street lights.
- Establish car parking.
- Maintenance of parks and playgrounds.
- Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums.
- Preparation of birth and death registration certificates.
- Preserving the traditional place.
- Disease control, immunization.
- Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges.
Budget
[edit]Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury on 22 June 2023 announced his 3rd budget of Tk1,887 corer for 2023-24 fiscal year.
Ward and councillor list
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Deputy mayors
[edit]Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Panle:
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Abdus Sabur Liton |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Mohammad Gias Uddin |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Afroza Jahoor |
Committees
[edit]Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury's Standing Committee of Chattogram City Corporation.
| Serial No. | Committee | Chairman |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Finance and Infrastructure | Mohammad Ismail |
| 02 | Education | Nishar Uddin Ahmed Monju |
| 03 | Health and Family Welfare | Jahar lal Hazari |
| 04 | Waste Management | Mohammad Mubarak Ali |
| 05 | Urban Planning | Md. Wasim Uddin Chowdhury |
| 06 | Construction of Urban Infrastructure | Gazi Shafiul Azim |
| 07 | Operation and Maintenance | Abul Hasnat Md. Belal |
| 08 | Youth and Sports | Ataullah Chowdhury |
| 09 | Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Shaibal Das Suman |
| 10 | Law and Order Affairs | Nazmul Hoque Duke |
| 11 | Communications and Information | Abdul Barek |
| 12 | Birth and Death Registration | Lion Mohammad Iliyas |
| 13 | Accounting and Auditing | Mohammad Nurul Amin |
| 14 | Social Welfare and Community Centers | Mohammad Abdus Salam Masum |
| 15 | Market Pricing | Abdul Mannan |
| 16 | Disaster Management | Mohammad Salim Ullah Bachchu |
| 17 | Poverty Alleviation | Zahurul Alam Jashim |
| 18 | Water and Electricity | Md. Morshed Alam |
| 19 | Women and Children Affairs | Jasmine Parveen Jessie |
List of mayors
[edit]- Status
Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | – | 30 September 1989 | 4 December 1990 | 1 year, 65 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
| – | M. A. Bari (Divisional Commissioner) | – | 13 December 1990 | 11 May 1991 | 149 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | 
|
Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | – | 12 May 1991 | 20 December 1993 | 2 years, 222 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| – | Omar Farooq (Divisional Commissioner) | – | 21 December 1993 | 10 March 1994 | 79 days | Independent | ||
| 3 | 
|
A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1944–2017) |
1994 2000 2005 |
11 March 1994 | 1 February 2010 | 15 years, 327 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [2][3] |
| 4 | M. Manjur Alam | 2010 | 10 June 2010 | 6 May 2015 | 4 years, 330 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | |
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|
A. J. M. Nasir Uddin | 2015 | 7 May 2015 | 4 August 2020 | 5 years, 89 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6] |
| – | Mohammed Khorshed Alam Sujon (Administrator) |
– | 5 August 2020 | 6 February 2021 | 185 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 6 | 
|
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 2021 | 15 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 158 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [7][8] |
Elections
[edit]Election result 2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 3,69,248 | 84.79 | N/A | |
| BNP | Dr. Shahadat Hossain | 52,489 | 12.05 | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Jannatul Islam | 4,980 | 1.14 | N/A | |
| BIF | M.A Matin | 2,126 | 0.49 | N/A | |
| Islamic Front | Muhammad Waheed Murad | 1,109 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,16,759 | 72.74 | |||
| Turnout | 4,36,543 | 22.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,38,706 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Election result 2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | A J M Nasir Uddin | 4,75,361 | 57.87 | N/A | ||
| BNP | M. Manjur Alam | 3,04,837 | 37.11 | N/A | ||
| BIF | M.A Mannan | 11,655 | 1.42 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Wazed Hossain | 9,868 | 1.18 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Solayman Alam Sheth | 6,131 | 0.75 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,70,524 | 20.76 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,68,664 | 47.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,13,600 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election result 2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | M. Manjur Alam | 4,79,145 | 54.20 | N/A | ||
| AL | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 3,83,617 | 43.40 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Mofazzal Hossain | 8,813 | 1.00 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Rafiq Islam | 6,521 | 0.74 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Solayman Alam Sheth | 2,083 | 0.24 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 95,528 | 10.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,85,065 | 52.25 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,93,954 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Election result 2005
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 3,50,891 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | 2,59,410 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 91,481 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,10,301 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
List of wards by thana/upazila
[edit]- Hathazari Upazila - ward No. 01 (part)
- Bayazid - ward No. 02
- Chandgaon - ward No. 04, 05, 06
- Panchlaish - ward No. 01(part), 02, 03, 07, 08 (part), 15 (part), 16 (part)
- Akbarsha - ward No. 10
- Pahartali - ward No. 09 (part),11 (part), 12 (part)
- Khulshi - ward No. 08 (part), 09 (part), 13, 14
- Bakoliya - ward No. 17, 18, 19, 35 (part)
- Kotwali - ward No. 20, 21, 22, 30 (part), 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 (part), 15 (part), 16 (part)
- Halishahar - ward No. 11 (part), 24 (part), 25, 26
- Double Mooring - ward No.12 (part), 23, 24 (part), 27, 28, 29, 30 (part), 36 (part)
- Bandar - ward No. 36 (part), 37, 38, 39 (part)
- Patenga - ward No. 39 (part), 40, 41.
References
[edit]- ^ Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "It's Mohiuddin Again". The Daily Star. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Opposition win in Chittagong poll". BBC News.
- ^ মনজুর আলম বেসরকারিভাবে চট্টগ্রামের মেয়র নির্বাচিত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "AL-backed AJM Nasir Uddin leads in Chittagong City Corporation mayoral polls". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Nasir Uddin new mayor of Chittagong". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Rezaul Karim Chowdhury wins CCC Mayoral polls". New Age. 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Rezaul Karim Elected Chittagong City Mayor". Dhaka Tribune. 28 January 2021.
External links
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