Gazipur City Corporation

Gazipur City Corporation

গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Gazipur City Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded16 January 2013 (2013-01-16)
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 23 August 2024
Showkat Hossain Sarker
since 23 February 2026
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Muhammad Sohel Hasan
since 24 December 2025
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
76 councillors
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
First election
6 July 2013
Last election
25 May 2023
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Gazipur
Website
gcc.gov.bd

Gazipur City Corporation (Bengali: গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন, abbreviated as GCC), is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the city of Gazipur, Bangladesh. The GCC administration is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 76 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the GCC are defined under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009.

Gazipur City Corporation was established in 2013, it is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Gazipur City Corporation's total area is 329.23 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 2,674,697 people in the city corporation area.[1][2] As of 2018, Gazipur City Corporation had 1.1 million voters.[3]

History

Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) was established on 16 January 2013 when the Government of Bangladesh published a gazette notification upgrading the urban administrative structure of the area into a city corporation. The decision to form the city corporation was approved earlier on 7 January 2013 at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR) chaired by the Prime Minister, which endorsed the merger of the former Gazipur Municipality and Tongi Municipality along with adjacent rural areas to create the new city corporation.

Prior to this, Gazipur and Tongi were separately administered as municipalities Gazipur Municipality was established in 1986 and Tongi Municipality in 1974 and the surrounding areas were governed by various local government units. The creation of GCC responded to rapid urbanisation, significant population growth, and the need for strengthened local governance with expanded administrative powers and responsibilities.

Gazipur City Corporation is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh and administers a large metropolitan area covering over 329 square kilometres. Its first mayoral election was held on 6 July 2013 following the city corporation’s establishment.

Administration

The Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) administers the metropolitan area of Gazipur. The city is served by eight metropolitan police stations under Gazipur Metropolitan Police: Bason Thana, Gacha Thana, Joydebpur Thana, Kashimpur Thana, Konabari Thana, Pubail Thana, Tongi East Thana and Tongi West Thana. These police stations are responsible for law enforcement and public safety throughout the city corporation area. The GCC is administratively divided into 57 wards, which are further subdivided into numerous mahallas. The GCC is responsible for municipal governance and civic services, including urban planning, water supply, sanitation, waste management, road maintenance, street lighting, public health, and overall development within its jurisdiction.

Functions and Services

The Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) is responsible for administering the city and ensuring the provision of essential infrastructure and public services. Its functions include urban planning, transport management, healthcare, education, waste management, water supply, and security. Through these services, GCC aims to improve the quality of life for residents and promote sustainable urban development.

Departments of Gazipur City Corporation
# Departments Functions / Services
1 Office of the Mayor Executive administration; city governance; supervision of all GCC services
2 Chief Executive Office Departmental coordination; service implementation monitoring
3 Administration And Establishment HR management; staff recruitment; service delivery monitoring
4 Finance and Accounts Budget preparation; financial planning; payment processing; accounts management; internal audit
5 Engineering Road-cutting permission; building design approval; contractor registration; land demarcation certificates
6 Urban Planning and Development Road, drain, bridge, culvert and footpath development; land development; planned residential areas; city beautification
7 Electricity Installation and maintenance of street lights; lamp-post management; city illumination
8 Transportation and Communication Urban transport management; traffic & parking control; emergency transport; corpse handling; bus terminal management; road roller & ambulance services
9 Waste Management and Cleaning Solid waste collection and disposal; street cleaning; drain clearing; mosquito control; landfill management
10 Health Hospital & clinic management; maternal & child immunization; vitamin A campaigns; midwifery and health technology training
11 Registrar Birth & death certificates; nationality, inheritance & character certificates
12 Education Management of schools, madrasas, Sanskrit tolls, kindergartens, technical institutes; adult education; teacher training; cultural & theatre institutes
13 Water Supply and Sewerage Clean water supply and sewerage management in the entire city corporation.
14 Revenue Trade license issuance & renewal; holding tax collection; shop/market allotment; lease and asset management
15 Security and Law and Order City security; joint operations with GMP; CCTV installation and monitoring
16 Magistracy Arbitration-based case settlement; mobile courts; anti-adulteration drives
17 Housing and Public Works Distribution and maintenance of residential plots and flats
18 Cultural and Social Development National Day celebrations; charity programs; and children’s park and playground construction & maintenance
19 Environmental Protection Pollution control; climate change mitigation; urban greening; tree plantation
20 Religious Welfare Support for Eid, Puja, and religious events; Qurbani market permissions; land allocation for religious events

Annual Budget

Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) has announced a budget of ৳4920 crore (US$400 million) for 2024-25 fiscal year.

Wards and councillors

Gazipur City Corporation is administratively divided into 57 wards. Each ward is represented by one elected councillor, while additional reserved women councillors are elected for groups of wards, as provided under the Local Government (City Corporation) Act.

# Ward Councillor Party
1 Ward-1 Vacant TBD
2 Ward-2
3 Ward-3
4 Ward-4
5 Ward-5
6 Ward-6
7 Ward-7
8 Ward-8
9 Ward-9
10 Ward-10
11 Ward-11
12 Ward-12
13 Ward-13
14 Ward-14
15 Ward-15
16 Ward-16
17 Ward-17
18 Ward-18
19 Ward-19
20 Ward-20
21 Ward-21
22 Ward-22
23 Ward-23
24 Ward-24
25 Ward-25
26 Ward-26
27 Ward-27
28 Ward-28
29 Ward-29
30 Ward-30
31 Ward-31
32 Ward-32
33 Ward-33
34 Ward-34
35 Ward-35
36 Ward-36
37 Ward-37
38 Ward-38
39 Ward-39
40 Ward-40
41 Ward-41
42 Ward-42
43 Ward-43
44 Ward-44
45 Ward-45
46 Ward-46
47 Ward-47
48 Ward-48
49 Ward-49
50 Ward-50
51 Ward-51
52 Ward-52
53 Ward-53
54 Ward-54
55 Ward-55
56 Ward-56
57 Ward-57
Reserved Women's Councillor
58 Reserved women's seat-1 Vacant TBD
59 Reserved women's seat-2
60 Reserved women's seat-3
61 Reserved women's seat-4
62 Reserved women's seat-5
63 Reserved women's seat-6
64 Reserved women's seat-7
65 Reserved women's seat-8
66 Reserved women's seat-9
67 Reserved women's seat-10
68 Reserved women's seat-11
69 Reserved women's seat-12
70 Reserved women's seat-13
71 Reserved women's seat-14
72 Reserved women's seat-15
73 Reserved women's seat-16
74 Reserved women's seat-17
75 Reserved women's seat-18
76 Reserved women's seat-19

List of mayors

Main article: Mayor of Gazipur
Status
  Acting Mayor or Administrator
No. Portrait Officeholder
(birth–death) 		Election Term of office Designation Political
party 		Reference
From To Period
1 M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) 2013 6 July 2013 11 February 2015 1 year, 220 days Mayor Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4][5]
– Asadur Rahman Kiron – 1 March 2015 1 June 2017 2 years, 92 days Acting Mayor Bangladesh Awami League
1 M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) – 1 June 2017 6 July 2017 35 days Mayor Bangladesh Nationalist Party [6]
– Asadur Rahman Kiron – 7 July 2017 17 July 2018 1 year, 10 days Acting Mayor Bangladesh Awami League
2 Zahangir Alam 2018 27 July 2018 25 November 2021 3 years, 121 days Mayor Bangladesh Awami League [7][8][9][10]
– Asadur Rahman Kiron – 26 November 2021 25 May 2023 1 year, 180 days Acting Mayor Bangladesh Awami League
3 Jayeda Khatun 2023 26 May 2023 19 August 2024 1 year, 85 days Mayor Independent [11]
– Md. Sabirul Islam – - 19 August 2024 11 ‍September 2024 23 days Administrator Independent
– Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury – 31 October 2024 23 February 2026 1 year, 115 days Administrator Independent -
– Showkat Hossain Sarker – 23 February 2026 Incumbent 31 days Administrator Bangladesh Nationalist Party -

Past Elections

Election Result 2023

Main article: 2023 Gazipur City Corporation election
Gazipur Mayoral Election 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jayeda Khatun 238,934 43.63% +43.38
AL Azmat Ullah Khan 222,736 40.69% −20.95
IAB Gazi Ataur Rahman 45,352 8.28% +4.22
Gano Front Atiqul Islam 16,974 3.10% +3.10
JP(E) MM Niaz Uddin 16,382 2.99% +2.99
Zaker Party Raju Ahmed 7,206 1.32% +1.32
Majority 16,198 2.96% −29.17
Turnout 573,275 48.6% 4.3pp
Registered electors 1,179,486
Independent gain from AL

Election Result 2018

Main article: 2018 Gazipur City Corporation election
Gazipur Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Zahangir Alam 400,010 61.64% +22.05
BNP Hasan Uddin Sarkar 197,611 30.46% −25.41
IAB Md. Nasir Uddin 26,381 4.06% +4.06
BIF Md. Jalal Uddin 1,860 0.29% +0.29
IOJ Fazlur Rahman 1,659 0.26% +0.26
Independent Farid Uddin Ahmed 1,617 0.25% +0.25
CPB Kazi Md Ruhul Amin 973 0.15% +0.15
Majority 202,399 33.6% +17.3
Turnout 648,714 52.9% 10.8pp
Registered electors 1,137,112
AL hold

Election Result 2013

Main article: 2013 Gazipur City Corporation election
Gazipur Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP M. A. Mannan 365,444 55.87% New
AL Azmat Ullah Khan 258,867 39.59% New
Majority 106,577 16.28% New
Turnout 654,311 63.7% New
Registered electors 1,026,938
BNP win (new seat)

Important establishments

  1. Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
  2. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
  3. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
  4. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
  5. Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)
  6. Rani Bilashmoni Govt. Boys' High School
  7. Seed Certification Agency (SCA)
  8. National Agricultural Training Academy (NATA)
  9. Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
  10. Shahid Tazuddin Ahmed Medical College
  11. Joydebpur Govt. Girls' High School
  12. Bhawal Badre Alam Govt. University College
  13. National University
  14. Bangladesh Open University
  15. Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Ltd. (BMTF)
  16. Security Printing Press Ltd.
  17. Bangladesh Ordinance Factory (BOF)
  18. Bangladesh Diesel Plant Ltd.
  19. Ansar Academy
  20. Bangabandhu Safari Park
  21. Hi-tech Park

References

  1. ^ "Gazipur City Corporation".
  2. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  3. ^ Akand, Raihanul Islam (23 June 2020). "Road conditions are hot topic for Gazipur polls". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "GCC Mayor Mannan arrested in city". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ "First mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan no more". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Gazipur city mayor suspended again". The Daily Star. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "AL's Jahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ^ "New Gazipur city mayor sworn in". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Awami League's Zahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". Dhaka Tribune. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Gazipur mayor Jahangir Alam suspended". Dhaka Tribune. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Zayeda Khatun pulls off surprise win in Gazipur mayoral race". Dhaka Tribune. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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