List of city corporations in Bangladesh

Council of City Corporation

সিটি কর্পোরেশনের পরিষদ
Council of City Corporation ; সিটি কর্পোরেশনের পরিষদ
Type
Type	City Corporation
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats; 668
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post

City Corporation is a local government authority that manages all civic services in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors. The City Corporations operates under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009. There are 13 city corporations in Bangladesh.¹ Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 7 divisional cities, with 4 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions.Bogura is the newest on the list.²

List of city mayors

City	Name	Took office (tenure length)
Barishal	Bilkis Akhtar Jahan Shirin	14 March 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Chittagong	Dr. Shahadat Hossain	3 November 2024	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Comilla	Yusuf Molla Tipu	14 March 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
North Dhaka	Safiqul Islam Khan Milton	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
South Dhaka	Md. Abdus Salam	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Gazipur	Md. Showkat Hossain Sarker [1]	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Khulna	Nazrul Islam Manju	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Mymensingh	Rukonuzzaman Rokon	14 March 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Narayanganj	Md. Sakhawat Hossain Khan	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Rajshahi	Mahfuzur Rahman	14 March 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Rangpur	Mahfuz Un Nabi Chowdhury	14 March 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bogura	M. R. Islam Shadhin	19 May 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Sylhet	Abdul Quiyum Choudhury	23 February 2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

List of city corporations

City corporation	Abbreviation	Mayor		Cities	Division	Area (km²)	Population 2022³	Website
Barishal City Corporation	BCC	Administrator	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Barishal	Barishal	58	419,351	bcc.gov.bd
Chattogram City Corporation	CCC	Dr. Shahadat Hossain		Chattogram	Chattogram	168.07	3,227,246	ccc.gov.bd
Cumilla City Corporation	CUCC	Administrator		Comilla	Chattogram	53.04	439,414	cocc.gov.bd
Dhaka North City Corporation	DNCC	Administrator		Dhaka	Dhaka	196.22	5,979,537	dncc.gov.bd
Dhaka South City Corporation	DSCC	Administrator		Dhaka		109.25	4,299,345	dscc.gov.bd
Gazipur City Corporation	GCC	Administrator		Gazipur		329.53	5,674,697	gcc.gov.bd
Narayanganj City Corporation	NCC	Administrator		Narayanganj		72.43	967,724	ncc.gov.bd
Khulna City Corporation	KCC	Administrator		Khulna	Khulna	91.315	718,735	kcc.gov.bd
Mymensingh City Corporation	MCC	Administrator		Mymensingh	Mymensingh	91.06	471,858	mcc.gov.bd
Rajshahi City Corporation	RCC	Administrator		Rajshahi	Rajshahi	96.72	552,791	rcc.gov.bd
Bogura City Corporation	BGCC	Administrator		Bogura	Rajshahi	69.90	540,000	boguracc.gov.bd
Rangpur City Corporation	RPCC	Administrator		Rangpur	Rangpur	203.63	708,384	rpcc.gov.bd
Sylhet City Corporation	SCC	Administrator		Sylhet	Sylhet	79.50	532,426	scc.gov.bd

Councillors

A Council of City Corporation is the governing body of a city corporation, composed of elected representatives from each ward. These ward councillors collectively participate in enacting local regulations, formulating policies, making decisions affecting the community, and overseeing the delivery of municipal services. The council operates under the leadership of the mayor, who presides over its meetings and provides overall direction for city governance. As of now, Bangladesh has a total of 668 councillors across its 13 city corporations.