# Sylhet City Corporation

Sylhet City Corporation (Bengali: সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: SCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Sylhet, the city of Bangladesh. The SCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 56 councillors. It follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.

## About SCC

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.
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.

## Services

The Sylhet City Government is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
| Departments | Services |
| Electricity | Maintenance of road lighting and street lamps. |
| Urban Planning and Development | Development and renovation of roads, drains, canals, bridges, culverts and footpaths etc. |
| Urban Planning and Development | Land development and city beautification. |
| Urban Planning and Development | Urban expansion and development of planned residential areas. |
| Engineering | Granting permission to cut roads for laying gas, water lines. |
| Engineering | Building Design Approval, Contractor Registration, Contractor Renewal, Land Demarcation Certificate. |
| Transportation and Communication | Urban transport system and de-congestion. |
| Transportation and Communication | City traffic control and parking management. |
| Transportation and Communication | Emergency transportation and storage of corpses. |
| Transportation and Communication | Construction and Management of Bus Terminals. |
| Transportation and Communication | Road roller hire, provision of ambulance for sick patients. |
| Waste Management and Cleaning | Solid waste management and street cleaning. |
| Waste Management and Cleaning | Clearing drains and eliminating waterlogging. |
| Waste Management and Cleaning | Mosquito eradication. |
| Health | Management of Matrisadan Hospital and General Hospital Charitable Hospital and Homeo Charitable Hospital |
| Health | Immunization of mothers and children, deworming and conduct of vitamin A+ campaign under EPI programme. |
| Health | Diploma in Midwifery Institute and Management of Health Technology. |
| Registrar | Registration of births/deaths and issuance of certificates. |
| Registrar | Issuance of nationality, inheritance and character certificates. |
| Education | Conducting Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, Furkaniya Madrasas, Sanskrit Tolls and Kindergartens. |
| Education | Management of computer institutes and technical training institutes. |
| Education | Management of Adult Education and Teacher Training Centres. |
| Education | Conducting theater institutes for healthy development in cultural activities. |
| Water Supply and Sewerage | Water supply and sewerage in Sylhet city under Sylhet WASA. |
| Revenue | New issue/renewal of trade license, change of name and change of ownership. |
| Revenue | Issuance of holding number, change of number, collection of holding tax and reduction of tax, cancellation of holding name etc. |
| Revenue | Allotment of shops owned by the Corporation, transfer of shops, allotment of market shops, lease of huts, maintenance of fixed assets of the Corporation. |
| Security and Law and Order | Coordinating with concerned authorities to ensure city security. |
| Security and Law and Order | Installing and monitoring CCTV cameras. |
| Magistracy | Settlement of cases through arbitration and appellate court proceedings. |
| Magistracy | Mobile court to conduct anti-adulteration campaign. |
| Housing and Public Works | Distribution of residential plots and flats to solve the city's housing crisis. |
| Social Welfare | Celebration of National Days, Annual Donations. |
| Social Welfare | Construction of children's parks to increase children's recreational facilities. |
| Environmental Protection | Controlling climate pollution and tackling the effects of climate change. |
| Environmental Protection | Greening and establishing urban gardens and planting trees. |

## Annual budget

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of ৳925.4 crore (US$76 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.

## Ward and councillor list

| # | Ward | Councillor | Party | Party |
| 1 | Ward-1 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | Ward-2 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | Ward-3 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | Ward-4 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | Ward-5 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | Ward-6 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | Ward-7 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | Ward-8 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | Ward-9 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | Ward-10 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | Ward-11 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | Ward-12 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 13 | Ward-13 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 14 | Ward-14 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | Ward-15 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 16 | Ward-16 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | Ward-17 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | Ward-18 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | Ward-19 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | Ward-20 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | Ward-21 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 22 | Ward-22 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 23 | Ward-23 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 24 | Ward-24 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 25 | Ward-25 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 26 | Ward-26 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 27 | Ward-27 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 28 | Ward-28 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 29 | Ward-29 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 30 | Ward-30 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 31 | Ward-31 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 32 | Ward-32 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 33 | Ward-33 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 34 | Ward-34 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 35 | Ward-35 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 36 | Ward-36 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 37 | Ward-37 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 38 | Ward-38 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 39 | Ward-39 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 40 | Ward-40 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 41 | Ward-41 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 42 | Ward-42 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| Reserved Women's Councillor |||||
| 43 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 44 | Reserved women's seat-2 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 45 | Reserved women's seat-3 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 46 | Reserved women's seat-4 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 47 | Reserved women's seat-5 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 48 | Reserved women's seat-6 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 49 | Reserved women's seat-7 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 50 | Reserved women's seat-8 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 51 | Reserved women's seat-9 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 52 | Reserved women's seat-10 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 53 | Reserved women's seat-11 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 54 | Reserved women's seat-12 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 55 | Reserved women's seat-13 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |
| 56 | Reserved women's seat-14 | Vacant | TBD | TBD |

## List of mayors
### Status

* Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Reference |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Reference |
| 1 | | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020) | 2003 2008 | 12 April 2003 | 18 September 2013 | 10 years, 190 days | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| 2 | | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 2013 2018 | 18 September 2013 | 7 November 2023 | 10 years, 50 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 3 | | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 286 days | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| – | | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui (Administrator) | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 195 days | Independent | |

## Deputy mayor

The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed by vote of councillors. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation.
| Serial No. | Post | Name |
| 01 | Panel Mayor 1 | Vacant |
| 02 | Panel Mayor 2 | Vacant |
| 03 | Panel Mayor 3 | Vacant |

## Elections
### Election result 2018

Sylhet mayoral election 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 92,588 | |
| | AL | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 86,392 | |
| | JI | Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer | 10,954 | |
| | IAB | Moazzem Hossain | 2,195 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,196 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,01,577 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,18,138 | |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Election result 2013

Sylhet mayoral election 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 107,330 | | |
| | AL | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 72,173 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,157 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,503 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,91,046 | | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |