Rangpur City Corporation

Rangpur City Corporation

রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Rangpur City Corporation
Type
Type
History
FoundedJune 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Md. Shahidul Islam
since 19 August 2024
Vacant
since 7 July 2020
Umme Fatima
since 9 May 2024
Structure
SeatsVacant seats: 44 councillors
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
First election
28 June 2012
Last election
27 December 2022
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Rangpur City Corporation
Website
rpcc.gov.bd

Rangpur City Corporation (Bengali: রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন; abbreviated as RPCC), is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Rangpur, the city of Bangladesh. The RPCC 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 RPCC are defined under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009.[1]

About

Rangpur City Corporation was established on 28 June 2012. The RPCC government is elected by popular vote every five years, with the Mayor serving as the head of the corporation. The Mayor is supported by a council of 44 elected councillors who represent different wards of the city.

Functions and Services

The Rangpur City Corporation (RPCC) 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, RPCC aims to improve the quality of life for residents and promote sustainable urban development.

Departments of Rangpur City Corporation
# Departments Functions / Services
1 Office of the Mayor Executive leadership; overall city governance; policy direction; supervision and coordination of all RPCC departments
2 Chief Executive Office Inter-departmental coordination; monitoring implementation of services and development projects
3 Administration and Establishment Human resource management; staff recruitment, posting and promotion; internal discipline and service delivery oversight
4 Finance and Accounts Budget preparation; financial planning; revenue and expenditure control; 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 and Cultural Support for education and cultural activities such as coordination with public and private educational institutions; promotion of libraries, community centers, and city cultural programs.
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 RPMP; CCTV installation and monitoring
16 Magistracy Arbitration-based case settlement; mobile courts; anti-adulteration drives
17 Housing and Public Works Allocation, development and maintenance of residential plots, flats and metropolitan housing projects
18 Social welfare Welfare programs for the poor, elderly, women and persons with disabilities; social assistance; community development initiatives
19 Environmental and Public health Pollution control; sanitation monitoring; food safety; climate change adaptation and mitigation; urban greening and tree plantation
20 Disaster management and Relief Disaster preparedness and response; emergency rescue operations; relief distribution during floods, cyclones, fires and other natural calamities
21 Religious Welfare Support for religious festivals including Eid and Puja; regulation of Qurbani cattle markets; land allocation and logistical support for religious events

Wards and councillors

Rangpur City Corporation is administratively divided into 33 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
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

Main article: Mayor of Rangpur
Status
  •   Acting Mayor or Administrator
No. Portrait Officeholder
(birth–death) 		Election Term of office Designation Political
party 		Reference
From To Period
1 Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
(1952-2018) 		2012 28 June 2012 20 December 2017 5 years, 145 days Mayor Bangladesh Awami League [2][3]
2 Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 2017
2022 		21 December 2017 19 August 2024 6 years, 272 days Mayor Jatiya Party (Ershad) [4][5]
– Md. Zakir Hossain – 19 August 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 212 days Administrator Independent

Past election

Election Result 2022

Main article: 2022 Rangpur City Corporation election
Rangpur Mayoral Election 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 146,798 52.44% −2.57
IAB Md. Amiruzzaman Hossain 49,892 17.82% +9.65
Independent Latifur Rahman Milon 33,883 12.10% +11.31
AL Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia 22,309 7.97% −13.22
Majority 96,906 34.28% −1.54
Turnout 252,882 65.88% (8.35pp) −8.35
Registered electors 426,469
JP(E) hold

Election Result 2017

Main article: 2017 Rangpur City Corporation election
Rangpur Mayoral Election 2017 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 159,824 55.01% –
AL Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu 61,557 21.19% —
BNP Kawsar Zaman Babla 34,791 11.97% —
IAB A. T. M. Golam Mostafa Babu 23,718 8.17% —
Independent Hossain Maqbul Shahriar Asif 2,306 0.79% New
BSD Abdul Quddus 1,245 0.43% —
NPP Md. Selim Akhter 807 0.28% New
Rejected ballots 6,273 2.16%
Majority 98,267 33.82% —
Turnout 290,521 74.23% —
Registered electors 391,366 (33,103)
JP(E) hold

References

  1. ^ "Rangpur City Corporation". RPCC.
  2. ^ "Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66". bdnews24.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ^ "JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls". The Daily Star. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  5. ^ "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.

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