Khulna City Corporation
Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), Khulna Municipality established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation in 1984. Current mayor of KCC is Talukder Abdul Khaleque who was advocated by Bangladesh Awami League. Basically, Khulna City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Khulna, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Khluna City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years. Khulna City Corporation is self-governing organizations, which runs on its own. To take care of legal issues of this corporation, Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM court) is there.
খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
 Logo | |
 Nagar Bhaban, Seat of Corporation | |
| Formation | 12 December 1984 |
|---|---|
| Type | Municipal |
| Headquarters | Khulna Nagar Bhaban |
Official language | Bengali |
| Talukder Abdul Khaleque | |
| Website | Khulna City Corporation |
History
For the first time Khulna was declared as a Municipality by The Calcutta Gazettee on 8 September 1884. Gagan Chandra Dutta was the first chairman of the Khulna Municipality Board. That time Khulna municipality was consisted with Tootpara, Sheikhpara, Charabati, Helatala and Koyla ghat area.
After Independence of Bangladesh the Municipality renamed as Khulna Pouroshava by Bangladesh Local Council and Municipal Committee (desolation and administration arrangement) order - 1972.
In 1984 Khulna Municipality updated to Khulna Municipal Corporation on the 100th anniversary of the township by the president Hussein Muhammad Ershad.
Wards
Khulna City Corporation consists with 31 wards.
Departments
- Civil Works department
- Health department
- Parks and Gardens
- Revenue section
- Road Light section
- Solid Waste management
- Conservancy department[1]
Elections
Election Result 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 1,74,851 | 57.87 | |||
| BNP | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 1,09,251 | 32.11 | |||
| Awami League gain from BNP | ||||||
Election Result 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 1,80,093 | 54.15 | |||
| Awami League | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 1,19,422 | 33.32 | |||
| BNP gain from Awami League | ||||||
List of Chairman
Gagan Chandra Dutta (1884) Roy Bahadur Mahendra Kumar Ghosh (1928-1948)
List of mayors
| Serial | Name | Time Period | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazi Aminul Haque | 23Aug, 1988 | 09Dec, 1990 | Selected |
| 2 | A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Miah | 15Dec, 1990 | 22May, 1991 | Selected |
| 3 | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman | 22May, 1991 | 20Dec, 1993 | Selected |
| 4 | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman | 10Mar, 1994 | 05May, 2002 | Elected |
| 5 | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman | 05May, 2002 | 29Nov, 2007 | Elected |
| 6 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 20Nov, 2007 | 13Sep, 2008 | In Charge |
| 7 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 14Sep, 2008 | 09Jun, 2013 | Elected |
| 8 | Azmal Ahmed | 30Jun, 2013 | 23Sep, 2013 | In Charge |
| 9 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 25Sep, 2013 | 02Nov, 2015 | Elected |
| 10 | Md. Anisur Rahman Biswas | 03Nov, 2015 | 20Nov, 2016 | In Charge |
| 11 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 21Nov, 2016 | 19May, 2018 | Elected |
| 12 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 20May, 2018 | Present | Elected |