List of mayors of Barisal
| Mayor of Barisal | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
| Barishal City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Member of | Barishal City Corporation |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Barisal |
| Appointer | Electorate of Barisal |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | The City Corporation act, 2009 |
| Inaugural holder | Ahsan Habib Kamal |
| Formation | 25 July 2002 |
| Salary | ৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | barishalcity |
The Mayor of Barisal City is the highest ranking official of the Barishal City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Barisal city.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Barisal City
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Status
Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Designation | Political party |
Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||||
| 1 | Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022) |
– | 25 July 2002 | 14 July 2003 | 354 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [1][2] | |||
| 2 | Mazibur Rahman Sarwar | 2003 | 24 April 2003 | 21 April 2007 | 3 years, 362 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2][3] | |||
| – | Awlad Hossain Dilu | – | 22 July 2007 | 11 September 2008 | 1 year, 51 days | Acting Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4][5] | |||
| 3 | Shawkat Hossain Hiron (1956–2014) |
2008 | 11 September 2008 | 15 June 2013 | 4 years, 277 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6] | |||
| 4 | Ahsan Habib Kamal (1954–2022) |
2013 | 15 June 2013 | 8 October 2018 | 5 years, 115 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [6][7] | |||
| 5 | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | 2018 | 31 October 2018 | 9 November 2023 | 7 years, 140 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [8] | |||
| 6 | Abul Khair Abdullah | 2023 | 14 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 279 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [9] | |||
| – | Md. Shaukat Ali | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 213 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
Elections
Election Result 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abul Khair Abdullah | 87,752 | 62.99 | −15.93 | |
| IAB | Syed Faizul Karim | 34,345 | 24.65 | +14.33 | |
| Independent | Kamrul Ahsan | 7,999 | 5.74 | New | |
| JP(E) | Iqbal Hossain Taposh | 6,665 | 4.78 | New | |
| Zaker Party | Mizanur Rahman Bachchu | 2,546 | 1.83 | New | |
| Majority | 53,407 | 38.34 | −31.21 | ||
| Turnout | 142,177 | 51.46% | 6.09pp | ||
| Registered electors | 276,298 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Election result 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | 109,803 | 78.92 | +34.28 | ||
| BNP | Mujibur Rahman Sarwar | 13,041 | 9.37 | −45.99 | ||
| Majority | 96,762 | 69.55 | +58.83 | |||
| Turnout | 139,151 | 57.55% | 13.23pp | |||
| Registered electors | 241,959 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election result 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Ahsan Habib Kamal | 82,751 | 55.36 | New | ||
| AL | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 66,741 | 44.64 | New | ||
| Majority | 16,010 | 10.72 | New | |||
| Turnout | 149,492 | 70.78 | New | |||
| Registered electors | 211,257 | |||||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
References
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Barisal City Corporation". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Picking Mayors". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "BCC's activities being hampered in absence of mayor, fund crisis". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka, Bangladesh. United News of Bangladesh. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "BCC disowns 'arbitrary' decisions of Mayor Sarwar". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b "City mayors sworn in". Bangladesh News. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "PM administers oath to four city mayors". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka, Bangladesh. United News of Bangladesh. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Barisal mayor takes office". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ অব্যাহতি নিচ্ছেন মেয়র সাদিক, দেখা হচ্ছে না চাচা-ভাতিজার. Dhaka Post. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.