Mymensingh City Corporation
Mymensingh City Corporation ময়মনসিংহ সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | April 2, 2018 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Mokhtar Ahmed since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Yusuf Ali since 8 January 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 44 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 8 May 2019 |
Last election | 9 March 2024 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Mymensingh | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Mymensingh City Corporation (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-MCC), is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 44 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the MCC are defined under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009.
Mymensingh City Corporation is the municipal corporation of the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dhaka, the capital of the country.[1]
About MCC
Mymensingh Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation, the country's 12th, on 2 April 2018 at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reforms (NICAR), after satisfying all eight criteria for forming a city corporation.[2] At the time, Cabinet Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) NM Ziaul Alam declared that the new city corporation would consist of Mymensingh Municipality, two whole union parishads, and parts of six others, out of the thirteen union parishads of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. Mymensingh Municipality had an estimated 2018 population of 471,858 in an area of 91.315 square kilometres (35.257 sq mi).[3]
History
In September 2011, the Mymensingh Zila Nagorik Andolon campaigned to turn Mymensingh into the divisional capital and a city corporation.[4][5] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to turn Mymensingh into a city corporation in January 2013.[6] Mymensingh city was made the capital of the newly formed Mymensingh division, which was the 8th division of Bangladesh.[7][8] On 20 November 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation decided to make Mymensingh into a city corporation.[9][10][11]
Functions and Services
The Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) 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, MCC aims to improve the quality of life for residents and promote sustainable urban development.
| # | Departments | Functions / Services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Mayor | Executive administration; city governance; supervision of all MCC 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 Mymensingh District Police; 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
Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) has announced a budget of ৳572.11 crore (US$47 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.
Ward and councillor list
| # | 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 | |||
| Reserved Women's Councillor | ||||
| 34 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Vacant | TBD | |
| 35 | Reserved women's seat-2 | |||
| 35 | Reserved women's seat-3 | |||
| 37 | Reserved women's seat-4 | |||
| 38 | Reserved women's seat-5 | |||
| 39 | Reserved women's seat-6 | |||
| 40 | Reserved women's seat-7 | |||
| 41 | Reserved women's seat-8 | |||
| 42 | Reserved women's seat-9 | |||
| 43 | Reserved women's seat-10 | |||
| 44 | Reserved women's seat-11 | |||
List of mayors
- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Designation | Political party |
Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||||
| 1 | Ekramul Haque Titu | 2019 2024 |
27 May 2019 | 19 August 2024[12] | 5 years, 84 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [13][14] | |||
| – | Umme Salma Tanzia | – | 19 August 2024 | 8 November 2024 | 1 year, 216 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
| – | Md. Mokhtar Ahmed | – | 9 November 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 134 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
Deputies
The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed by vote of councillors. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |
Past elections
Election Result 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Ekramul Haque Titu | 139,604 | 73.88 | New | |
| Independent | Sadequl Haque Khan Milki | 35,763 | 18.93 | New | |
| Independent | Ehteshamul Alam | 10,773 | 5.70 | New | |
| Independent | Md. Rezaul Haque | 1,487 | 0.79 | New | |
| JP(E) | Shahidul Islam | 1,321 | 0.70 | New | |
| Majority | 103,841 | 55.00 | New | ||
| Turnout | 189,439 | 56.30 | New | ||
| Registered electors | 336,496 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
References
- ^ Islam Ayon, Kausar (10 October 2004). "Zero Point displays wrong info about distance of cities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Mymensingh municipality elevated to city corporation". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Mymensingh municipality now a city corporation". Dhaka Tribune. 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Agitation in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Rail, road barricade in Mymensingh to press for 10-pt demand". The Daily Star. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Mymensingh to be City Corp". bdnews24.com. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Mymensingh declared 8th division". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Mymensingh now a division". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Mymensingh Municipality to turn into city corporation". bdnews24.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Govt to create 10 police stations, another upazila". The Daily Star. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "AL to warm up with 7 city polls". The Daily Star. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ এবার ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণসহ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনের মেয়রকে অপসারণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
- ^ "First M'singh city mayor Ekramul Haque Titu". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Ekramul Haque Titu re-elected Mymensingh mayor". The Daily Star. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
External links
- Media related to Mymensingh City Corporation at Wikimedia Commons