| Khulna City Corporation | |
| Native Name: | খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Background Color: | green |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| Coa Alt: | Logo of the Khulna City Corporation |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Khulna City Corporation |
| House Type: | City Corporation |
| Preceded By: | Khulna Municipality |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| New Session: | 11 October 2023 |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Vacant |
| Election1: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
| Leader2: | Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif |
| Election2: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Vacant |
| Election3: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader4: | Lashkar Tajul Islam |
| Election4: | 19 August 2024 |
| Structure1: | File:Khulna City Council election 2022.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority (39)
Minority (2)
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| Session Room: | File:Nagar Bhaban, Khulna.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, Khulna |
| Members: | 1 mayor and 41 councillors |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| Last Election1: | 12 June 2023 |
| Next Election1: | June 2028 |
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. 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.
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.
Khulna City Corporation consists with 31 wards. The area of the city corporation is 45.65 square Kilometers.
The population of the city corporation as per 2022 census is 718,735. It is the third largest city corporation of Bangladesh in terms of total population.
The Khulna City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
See main article: Mayor of Khulna.
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| — | Kazi Aminul Haque | — | 9 August 1988 | 9 December 1990 | Independent | ||||
| — | A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Miah | — | 15 December 1990 | 22 May 1991 | Independent | [2] | |||
| 1 | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman | 22 May 1991 | 29 November 2007 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [3] | ||||
| 2 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | – | 20 November 2007 | 15 September 2008 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||||
| 3 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 2008 | 14 September 2008 | 9 June 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | [4] | |||
| — | Azmal Ahmed | — | 30 June 2013 | 23 September 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||||
| 4 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 2013 | 23 September 2013 | 2 November 2015 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [5] [6] | |||
| — | Anisur Rahman Biswas | — | 3 November 2015 | 20 November 2016 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||||
| 4 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | — | 21 November 2016 | 19 May 2018 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||||
| 5 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 20 May 2018 | 19 August 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | [7] [8] | ||||
| – | Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||