Local governing body of Sylhet, Bangladesh
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing body which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001.[1]
At the 2022 Bangladesh Population and Housing Census, SCC has a population of 532,426 of whom 275,838 are male and 256,474 are female.[2]
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
Ward and councillor list
Services
The Sylhet City Corporation 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
- Garbage removal and street cleaning
- To manage solid waste
- To arrange hospital and dispensary
- Construction and maintenance of roads
- Installation of electric street lights
- Establish car parking
- Maintenance parks and playground
- Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums
- Preparation of birth and death registration certificate
- Preserving the traditional place
- Disease control, immunization
- Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges
List of officeholders
- Status
Elections
Election result 2018
Election result 2013
References
- ^ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
- ^ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
- ^ "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
