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Barishal City Corporation

December 02, 2023

Barishal City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal. The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously, until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002.

Barishal City Corporation
বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Corporation Logo
Corporation overview
FormedJuly 25, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-07-25)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersNagar Bhaban, Barishal
Corporation executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Websitebarishalcity.gov.bd
Nagar Bhaban, Barisal

History edit

To provide civil service and facilities to the inhabitants, Barisal Town Committee was formed in 1969 under Act VI of 1868 (B.C.) with the district magistrate as its chairman. J. C Price was the first chairman of the town committee. It was upgraded to Barisal municipality in 1876 under the Manicipal Act of 1876. It was then managed by a committee, of which the district magistrate was president, and was aided by government with establishment grants.[1] It remained as a municipality for over 130 years though the number of population have been rising with time. Later in 2001, the ministry of local government meeting on declared to turn two divisional headquarters, Barisal and Sylhet to city corporations and passed "Barisal City Corporation Act, 2001". An administrative move was made abolishing the Barisal Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. Later on 25 July 2002, the municipality was officially upgraded as Barisal City Corporation.[2]

List of officeholders edit

Main article: List of mayors of Barisal
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Tenure Party Reference
Ahsan Habib Kamal – 25 July 2002 14 July 2003 354 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [3][4]
Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 2003 24 April 2003 21 April 2007 3 years, 362 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4][5]
Awlad Hossain Dilu – 22 July 2007 11 September 2008 1 year, 51 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [6][7]
Shawkat Hossain Hiron 2008 11 September 2008 15 June 2013 4 years, 277 days Bangladesh Awami League [7][8]
Ahsan Habib Kamal 2013 15 June 2013 8 October 2018 5 years, 115 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [8][9]
  Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 2018 31 October 2018 9 November 2023 5 years, 32 days Bangladesh Awami League [10]
  Abul Khair Abdullah 2023 14 November 2023 Incumbent 18 days Bangladesh Awami League [11]

The mayor of Barisal City is head of the Barisal City Corporation. The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhabon. It has jurisdiction over all thirty wards of the city, administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within the city.

Deputy mayors edit

The mayor of Barisal City may appoint several deputy mayors to assist him and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the city government. The current deputy mayors are: Gazi Noimul Hossain Litu (Panel Mayor-1) and Rafiqul Islam Khokon (Panel Mayor-2).

Elections edit

Election result 2018 edit

Barisal Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 1,09,803
BNP Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 13,041
Majority 96,762
Turnout 1,39,151
Registered electors 2,41,959
AL gain from BNP

Election result 2013 edit

Barisal Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ahsan Habib Kamal 82,751
AL Shawkat Hossain Hiron 66,741
Majority 16,010
Turnout 1,49,492
Registered electors 2,11,257
BNP gain from AL

Administration edit

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 area of BCC is divided into 4 thanas: Kotwali, Kawnia, Bandar and Airport. The thanas are subdivided into 30 wards and 225 mahallas. It is administrated by 30 councilors, 9 woman councilors and the mayor elected by the local government election which sits in the office for a five-year tenure.

Services edit

The Barisal City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

See also edit

Notes edit

  • a Ahsan Habib Kamal served as acting mayor from when Barisal City Corporation was created until the first city election could be held.
  • b Awlad Hossain Dilu served as acting mayor while Sarwar was under arrest.

References edit

  1. ^ Jack, J. C. (1918). "XIV: Gazetteer" (PDF). Bengal District Gazetteers: Bakarganj. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot. p. 129. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Barisal City Corporation". Banglapedia - National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ Palit, Tapan (2012). "Barisal City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  4. ^ a b "Picking Mayors". The Daily Star. 15 June 2013. from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "BCC's activities being hampered in absence of mayor, fund crisis". The Financial Express. Dhaka. UNB. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ^ "BCC disowns 'arbitrary' decisions of Mayor Sarwar". The Daily Star. 11 August 2007. from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "City mayors sworn in". Bangladesh News. 11 September 2008. from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b "PM administers oath to four city mayors". The Financial Express. Dhaka. UNB. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Barisal mayor takes office". The Daily Star. 9 October 2013. from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  11. ^ "অব্যাহতি নিচ্ছেন মেয়র সাদিক, দেখা হচ্ছে না চাচা-ভাতিজার". Dhaka Post. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links edit

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Barishal City Corporation is a self governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal district where over five million people live as permanent residents The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002 Barishal City Corporationবর শ ল স ট কর প র শনCorporation LogoCorporation overviewFormedJuly 25 2002 21 years ago 2002 07 25 JurisdictionGovernment of BangladeshHeadquartersNagar Bhaban BarishalCorporation executivesAbul Khair Abdullah MayorSyed Md Farooq Ahmad Chief Executive OfficerParent departmentMinistry of Local Government Rural Development and Co operativesWebsitebarishalcity gov bdNagar Bhaban Barisal Contents 1 History 2 List of officeholders 3 Deputy mayors 4 Elections 4 1 Election result 2018 4 2 Election result 2013 5 Administration 6 Services 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory editTo provide civil service and facilities to the inhabitants Barisal Town Committee was formed in 1969 under Act VI of 1868 B C with the district magistrate as its chairman J C Price was the first chairman of the town committee It was upgraded to Barisal municipality in 1876 under the Manicipal Act of 1876 It was then managed by a committee of which the district magistrate was president and was aided by government with establishment grants 1 It remained as a municipality for over 130 years though the number of population have been rising with time Later in 2001 the ministry of local government meeting on declared to turn two divisional headquarters Barisal and Sylhet to city corporations and passed Barisal City Corporation Act 2001 An administrative move was made abolishing the Barisal Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation Later on 25 July 2002 the municipality was officially upgraded as Barisal City Corporation 2 List of officeholders editMain article List of mayors of Barisal Portrait Name Birth Death Election Term of office Tenure Party ReferenceAhsan Habib Kamal 25 July 2002 14 July 2003 354 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party 3 4 Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 2003 24 April 2003 21 April 2007 3 years 362 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party 4 5 Awlad Hossain Dilu 22 July 2007 11 September 2008 1 year 51 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party 6 7 Shawkat Hossain Hiron 2008 11 September 2008 15 June 2013 4 years 277 days Bangladesh Awami League 7 8 Ahsan Habib Kamal 2013 15 June 2013 8 October 2018 5 years 115 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party 8 9 nbsp Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 2018 31 October 2018 9 November 2023 5 years 32 days Bangladesh Awami League 10 nbsp Abul Khair Abdullah 2023 14 November 2023 Incumbent 18 days Bangladesh Awami League 11 The mayor of Barisal City is head of the Barisal City Corporation The mayor s office is located in Nagar Bhabon It has jurisdiction over all thirty wards of the city administers all city services public property most public agencies and enforces all city and state laws within the city Deputy mayors editThe mayor of Barisal City may appoint several deputy mayors to assist him and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the city government The current deputy mayors are Gazi Noimul Hossain Litu Panel Mayor 1 and Rafiqul Islam Khokon Panel Mayor 2 Elections editElection result 2018 edit Barisal Mayoral Election 2018 Party Candidate Votes AL Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah 1 09 803BNP Mujibur Rahman Sarwar 13 041Majority 96 762Turnout 1 39 151Registered electors 2 41 959AL gain from BNPElection result 2013 edit Barisal Mayoral Election 2013 Party Candidate Votes BNP Ahsan Habib Kamal 82 751AL Shawkat Hossain Hiron 66 741Majority 16 010Turnout 1 49 492Registered electors 2 11 257BNP gain from ALAdministration editThe 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 area of BCC is divided into 4 thanas Kotwali Kawnia Bandar and Airport The thanas are subdivided into 30 wards and 225 mahallas It is administrated by 30 councilors 9 woman councilors and the mayor elected by the local government election which sits in the office for a five year tenure Services editThe Barisal 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 See also editList of city corporations in Bangladesh Barisal DivisionNotes edita Ahsan Habib Kamal served as acting mayor from when Barisal City Corporation was created until the first city election could be held b Awlad Hossain Dilu served as acting mayor while Sarwar was under arrest References edit Jack J C 1918 XIV Gazetteer PDF Bengal District Gazetteers Bakarganj Calcutta Bengal Secretariat Book Depot p 129 Retrieved 23 November 2015 Barisal City Corporation Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Retrieved 23 November 2015 Palit Tapan 2012 Barisal City Corporation In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Archived from the original on 2017 08 13 Retrieved 2022 07 17 a b Picking Mayors The Daily Star 15 June 2013 Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 Retrieved 14 July 2017 BCC s activities being hampered in absence of mayor fund crisis The Financial Express Dhaka UNB 13 July 2007 Retrieved 7 July 2017 BCC disowns arbitrary decisions of Mayor Sarwar The Daily Star 11 August 2007 Archived from the original on 14 April 2022 Retrieved 7 July 2017 a b City mayors sworn in Bangladesh News 11 September 2008 Archived from the original on 17 July 2022 Retrieved 6 July 2017 a b PM administers oath to four city mayors The Financial Express Dhaka UNB 22 July 2013 Retrieved 6 July 2017 Barisal mayor takes office The Daily Star 9 October 2013 Archived from the original on 17 July 2022 Retrieved 6 July 2017 New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in Dhaka Tribune 22 October 2018 Archived from the original on 23 January 2019 Retrieved 22 January 2019 অব য হত ন চ ছ ন ম য র স দ ক দ খ হচ ছ ন চ চ ভ ত জ র Dhaka Post 8 November 2023 Retrieved 8 November 2023 External links editBarisal City Corporation on Banglapedia22 42 06 N 90 22 24 E 22 7018 N 90 3734 E 22 7018 90 3734 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barishal City Corporation amp oldid 1187492189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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