| Rajshahi City Corporation | |
| Native Name: | রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Background Color: | green |
| Coa Pic: | Rajshahi City Corporation logo.png |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| Coa Alt: | Logo of the Rajshahi City Corporation |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Rajshahi City Corporation |
| House Type: | City Corporation |
| Preceded By: | Rajshahi Municipality |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| New Session: | 15 October 2023 |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Vacant |
| Election1: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
| Leader2: | Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir |
| Election2: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Vacant |
| Election3: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader4: | Dr. A.B.M. Sharif Uddin |
| Election4: | 26 January 2021 |
| Structure1: | File:Rajshahi City Council election 2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority (31)
Minority (9) |
| Session Room: | File:Rajshahi City Corporation Bhaban 02.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, Rajshahi |
| Members: | 1 mayor and 40 councillors |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| Last Election1: | 21 June 2023 |
| Next Election1: | June 2028 |
Rajshahi City Corporation (Bengali: রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC) is the self-governing corporation that is associated with the task of running the affairs of Rajshahi city. It is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. The incorporated area was divided into several wards. Each ward has an elected ward commissioner. The mayor of the city is elected by popular vote every five years. The next election is announced to be held on 2023.[1]
Rajshahi City Corporation is renowned for its success in reducing of high concentrations of small particulates (PM10 and PM2.5) and air pollution.[2] [3]
Rajshahi City Corporation was established as the Rajshahi Municipality (Rampur-Boalia Municipality) on August 1, 1876. A town committee of 7 members led by a former principal of Rajshahi College was formed by the Government headquartered in Rajshahi College. Most of the members were later replaced by the elected members. Only the tax-payers could attend the election. The administrator and the Medical Officer were also among the members of the committee. Beside this committee, there was also a Municipal Board. In 1884, the committee was expanded to 21 according to the 3rd rule of Bengal Municipality act 1884. In 1921, the headquarter was shifted to the Municipality Building established near Sona Dighi, Rajshahi. In 1930, 8 municipal committees were formed. The members of the councils were elected by vote for one year. Each committee had separate functions, such as public sanitation and health, public safety, welfare, education and water supply. It gained status as the Rajshahi Municipality Corporation on August 13, 1987, and later renamed as Rajshahi City Corporation.
Rajshahi City Corporation consists of 30 wards and 4 thanas such as, Boalia, Motihar, Rajpara and Shah Makhdum.[4]
| Ward no | The name of the police station | Name of the mahalla |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajpara | 1. Kashaydanga (Kathalbariya) |
| 2. Shahajipara | ||
| 3. Raipara | ||
| 4. Aduburi | ||
| 5. Ghuripara | ||
| 6. Salagacha | ||
| 7. Hargram (Munshipara) | ||
| 8. Hordupur (part of the city corporation) | ||
| 2 | Rajpara | 9. Hargram Newpara |
| 10. Hargram Newpara | ||
| 11. Hargram Ranidighi | ||
| 12. Hargram Colony | ||
| 13. Hargram Bidirpara | ||
| 14. Nagarpara | ||
| 15. Mollapara | ||
| 16. Sheikhpara | ||
| 3 | Rajpara | 17. Tenpukur |
| 18. Baharampur | ||
| 19. New Bisimla | ||
| 20. Laksmipur (dingadoba, northern part of the railway line) | ||
| 4 | Rajpara | 21. Hargram Bazar (Padmakamini road south and east part) |
| 22. Bulanpur | ||
| 23. Goalpara | ||
| 24 Keshabpur | ||
| 25. Nawabganj | ||
| 5 | Rajpara | 26. Rajpara |
| 27 Mahisbathan | ||
| 28 Kulupara | ||
| 29 Bhatapara (including Helenabad colony) | ||
| 6 | Rajpara | 30. Laxmipur (part) and Baharampur (southern part of the railway line). (Railway line north, south-lakshmipur road, east boundary of the medical campus, Lakshmipur district on the west) |
| 7 | Rajpara | 31. Chandipur |
| 32. The northern part of east and west of lakshmipur vatapara | ||
| 33. Serampore | ||
| 34. Betiapara | ||
| 8 | Boalia (Actually 8th Wald Boalia-Rajpar Police Station) | 35. Kazihaata |
| 36. Sepipara | ||
| 9 | Boalia (Actually 8th Wald Boalia-Rajpar Police Station) | 37. Hosnaganj |
| 38. Sheikhpara | ||
| 39 Dargapara | ||
| 40. Zodhash | ||
| 41. Sherusarpara | ||
| 10 | Boalia (part) and Rajpara (part) | 42 Hematch |
| 43. Old Balsimla 44 Goalpara | ||
| 45. Wapda Colony (Kalabagan) | ||
| 46. Medical campus | ||
| 11 | Boalia | 47. Hetmakhan Sajipara |
| 48. Hetamkhana (Panabhar) | ||
| 49. Malopara (western part) | ||
| 50. Rajahata | ||
| 51 Kadirganj (west part of the house) | ||
| 52 Matherpara | ||
| 53. Karikarpara | ||
| 54 Shahajipara | ||
| 12 | Boalia | 55 Fadkipara |
| 56. Kumara Para | ||
| 57 Sahib ganj | ||
| 58 Saheb Bazar | ||
| 59 Queen market | ||
| 60 Malopara (eastern part) | ||
| 61. Ganakpara | ||
| 62. Miyapara | ||
| 13 | Boalia | 63 Kadirganj (Gourhanga and Sthestala) |
| 64. Dakkharbora (southern part of the railway line) | ||
| 14 | Boalia (part) and Rajpara part | 65 Suburb |
| 66. Terokhadia | ||
| 15 | Boalia | 67. Sapura (Gorastan Para, Sahajipara, Polytechnic, Irrigation Division, Shalbagan) |
| 68. Kadirganj is not rash | ||
| 69. Dakhirbona (Northern Railway line) | ||
| 16 | Boalia | 70 Sapura industrial area (including cantonment) 71 Zuranagar |
| 72 Matherdanga | ||
| 73. Bakhtiarabad | ||
| 74. Kirender | ||
| 17 | Shah Makhdum | 75. Bigger |
| 76. Noadapara (According to Population Report 91, all areas covered in ward No. 17) | ||
| 18 | Boalia part and Shah Makhdum are part of it | 77 Assam Colony |
| 78. Poba | ||
| 79 Poba Rice Mill | ||
| 80 Ahmad Nagar | ||
| 81. Firozabad | ||
| 82 Poba new fringe | ||
| 83. Poba, TTC | ||
| 84. Poba Mathpukur | ||
| 85. Shalbagan (north of the south-east side of the forest office) | ||
| 19 | Boalia | 86. Headline Colony |
| 87. Small forest colony | ||
| 88. Small village | ||
| 89. Shiroil Colony | ||
| 90 Railway Colony | ||
| 20 | Boalia | 91. Boalia Para |
| 92 Sultanabad | ||
| 21 | Boalia | 93. Ballobganj |
| 94. Headline | ||
| 22 | Boalia | 95. Sagorpara |
| 96. Rampur Bazar | ||
| 97. Chanson's chalk | ||
| 98. Ghooramara (the eastern part of the road along the Kumarapara road) | ||
| 23 | Boalia | 99 Explanation |
| 100. Ramchandra Pur (west) | ||
| 24 | Boalia | 101. Bad Kajala (western) |
| 102 Ramchandra Pur (including Purbash Ahmadpur) | ||
| 25 | Boalia | 103. Talaimari (west) |
| 104. Queen Nagar (southern part) | ||
| 26 | Boalia | 105. Mehrchandi |
| 106. Nostalgia | ||
| 107. Chakpar Meherchandi | ||
| 27 | Motihar is part and Boalia part | 108. Engineering College (BI) |
| 109. Tikpara | ||
| 110. Mir Chalk | ||
| 111. Raninagar (northern part) | ||
| 112 Devi Shipping | ||
| 113. Baliapukur | ||
| 114. Shirley Mathpukur | ||
| 115. Over the groom | ||
| 28 | Motihar | 116. Cajala |
| 117. Dharampur | ||
| 118. Talaimari (eastern part) | ||
| 119. Bad kajla (eastern part) | ||
| 120 Grazing land | ||
| 29 | Motihar | 121 Sahtbariya |
| 122 Khojapur | ||
| 123 Dashmari | ||
| 124.Care Satbariya | ||
| 125.Sishampur Dashmari | ||
| 30 | Motihar | 126. University campus |
| 127. Mirzapur | ||
| 128. Mascata Dighi (Mehrchandi) | ||
| 129 Budhapara | ||
| 130 Mohanpur | ||
| 131. Fruit garden | ||
| 132. Agricultural Firm | ||
| 133 Science and Industrial Laboratory | ||
| 134. Mehrchandi Badhupara |
The Rajshahi City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
See main article: Mayor of Rajshahi. Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list:[5]
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| – | Ad. M. Abdul Hadi | – | 13 August 1987 | 11 September 1988 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||||
| 1 | Ad. M. Abdul Hadi | – | 11 September 1988 | 15 April 1990 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||||
| 2 | Durul Huda | – | 16 April 1990 | 6 November 1990 | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||||
| – | Mesbah Uddin Ahmed | – | 6 November 1990 | 9 December 1990 | Independent | ||||
| – | Mohammad Saidur Rahman | – | 15 December 1990 | 8 May 1991 | Independent | ||||
| – | NA Habibullah | – | 8 May 1991 | 21 May 1991 | Independent | ||||
| 3 | Mizanur Rahman Minu | — | 21 May 1991 | 30 December 1993 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||||
| – | M Aminul Islam | – | 30 December 1993 | 11 March 1994 | Independent | ||||
| 4 | Mizanur Rahman Minu | 11 March 1995 | 11 June 2007 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |||||
| – | Md. Rezwan Nobi Dudu | — | 11 June 2007 | 14 September 2008 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||||
| 5 | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 2008 | 14 September 2008 | 5 September 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||||
| 6 | Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul | 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 30 June 2018 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [6] | |||
| 5 | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 30 July 2018 | 19 August 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | [7] | ||||
| – | Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | [8] | |||