Cumilla City Corporation
Cumilla City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Comilla. The corporation covers an area of over 53.84 square kilometers in the Comilla District. The body was known as Comilla Municipality previously, until it obtained the City Corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 10 July 2011.[1]
Cumilla City Corporation কুমিল্লা সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | July 10, 2011 |
| Preceded by | Comilla Municipality |
New session started | 8 April 2024 (Oath taken on 4 April 2024) |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Habibur Al Amin Saadi, AL since 4 August 2022 |
Md. Shamsul Alam since 10 September 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 mayor and 36 councillors |
Political groups | Majority (21)
Minority (15)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 9 March 2024 |
Next election | June 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Comilla | |
| Website | |
| cocc | |
History edit
The Comilla municipality was formed in the mid-1890s and the city remained as a municipality for over 125 years though the number of the population has been rising with time.[1] An administrative proposition, issued from the Comilla district administration, was passed on 20 August 2009.[2] The ministry of local government meeting on 4 March 2011 declared to turn at least four of the populated municipalities into city corporations, largely bringing Comilla as a suggestion as one of the contenders.[3] An administrative move was made on 23 June 2011 abolishing the Comilla Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. Later on 10 July 2011, a ministry gazette named the Comilla Municipality as the new Comilla City Corporation.[1]
The city corporation is run by a joint staff of elected public representatives and government officials. Officials both come from departmental recruitment and the administrative cadre service of the country. The Comilla City Corporation has 37 members, containing 27 councilors, 9 woman councilors led by the mayor.[4] Bangladesh Election Commission is constituted to oversee city corporation polls, which sits in the office for a five-year tenure.
The first ever mayoral election of Comilla City Corporation was held on 5 January 2012, has an area of 200 kilometers, elected the municipality's Monirul Haque Sakku as its new mayor, 27 councilors and 9 woman councilors from 27 wards.[5] 2024 Comilla City Corporation by-election
Services edit
The Comilla City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
- Water purification and supply
- Sewage treatment and disposal
- Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
- Solid waste management
- Building and maintenance of roads and streets.
- Street lighting
- Maintenance of parks and open spaces
- Cemeteries and Crematoriums
- Registering of births and deaths
- Conservation of heritage sites
- Disease control, including immunization
- Public municipal schools etc.
List of mayors edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Monirul Haque Sakku | 2012 2017 | 5 January 2012 | 16 May 2022 | 10 years, 131 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [6][7] | |
| – | Dr. Safiqul Islam (Administrator) | – | 17 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 49 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | Arfanul Haque Rifat (1958–2023) | 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 13 December 2023 | 1 year, 161 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [8][9] | |
| 3 | Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 2024 | 4 April 2024 | Incumbent | 43 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [10][11] | |
Elections edit
Election result 2022 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Arfanul Haque Rifat | 50,310 | 37.34 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 49,967 | 37.08 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 29,099 | 21.60 | N/A | ||
| IAB | Rashedul Islam | 3,040 | 2.26 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Kamrul Ahsan Babul | 2,329 | 1.73 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 343 | 0.26 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,34,776 | 58.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,29,920 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election result 2017 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 68,948 | |||
| AL | Anjum Sultana Sima | 57,863 | |||
| Majority | 11,085 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,32,690 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,07,566 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
Election result 2012 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 65,777 | |||
| AL | Afzal Khan | 36,471 | [12] | ||
| Independent | Nurul Rahman Tanim | 8,514 | |||
| JP(E) | Mohammad Selim | 7,961 | |||
| Majority | 27,306 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,25,522 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,69,279 | ||||
| BNP win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Comilla Now A City Corporation, BangladeshFirst.com, 11 July 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11
- ^ (in Bengali), Sheersha News, 11 July 2011, archived from the original on 2012-03-26, retrieved 2011-07-11
- ^ "Four new city corporation to be set up", The Daily Star, 4 March 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11
- ^ Comilla City Polls Likely In December, BangladeshFirst.com, 17 October 2011, retrieved 2011-10-17
- ^ সাক্কু বিজয়ী, Daily Manabzamin (in Bengali), 5 January 2011, retrieved 2012-01-05
- ^ . bangla.irib.ir (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ^ "Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ^ "Arfanul Haque Rifat wins Cumilla city polls". The Financial Express. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "AL picks Rifat for CCC polls". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Comilla gets first female mayor". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "এমপি বাহারের মেয়ে সূচনা কুমিল্লার নতুন মেয়র". BD News 24. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র হলেন সাক্কু. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 5 January 2012.