Sylhet City Corporation

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing organisation which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001.[1]

Sylhet City Corporation
সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
City Map
FormationJuly 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)
TypeMunicipal
HeadquartersSylhet Nagar Bhaban
Official language
Bengali
Ariful Haque Choudhury
Websitewww.scc.gov.bd

SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.

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.

Mayor List
# Mayor Term start Term end   Party
1st Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 2003 2013 Bangladesh Awami League
2nd Ariful Haque Choudhury 2013 Present Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections
Election Result 2018
Sylhet City Corporation Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 92,588 54.15[2]
Bangladesh Awami League Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 86,392 47.32
BNP hold
Election Result 2013
Sylhet City Corporation Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 107,330
Bangladesh Awami League Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 72,173
BNP gain from Bangladesh Awami League

References
  1. Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
  2. "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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