Rangpur City Corporation Explained

Rangpur City Corporation
Native Name:রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Native Name Lang:bn
Background Color:green
Coa Pic:Seal of the Rangpur City Corporation.svg
Coa Res:150px
Coa Alt:Logo of the Rangpur City Corporation
Coa Caption:Emblem of the Rangpur City Corporation
House Type:City Corporation
New Session:19 August 2024
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Vacant
Election1:19 August 2024
Leader2 Type:Administrator
Leader2:Md Ajmol Hossain
Election2:19 August 2024
Leader3 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader3:Vacant
Election3:19 August 2024
Leader4 Type:Chief Executive Officer
Leader4:Umme Fatima
Election4:19 August 2024
Term Length:Up to five years
Session Room:File: Rangpur City Corporation.jpg
Session Res:200px
Meeting Place:Nagar Bhaban, Rangpur
Members:Vacant seats
1 mayor and 44 councillors
Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:27 December 2022
Next Election1:TBD

Rangpur City Corporation (bn|রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন), in short RCC, established in 28 June 2012, is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Rangpur City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Rangpur, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Rangpur City Corporation. Rangpur City Corporation's total area is 205.76 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 7,96,556 people in the city corporation area.[1] The first elected mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017 is Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu.

Services

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

List of officeholders

See main article: Mayor of Rangpur.

Status
PortraitName
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
201228 June 201220 December 2017Bangladesh Awami League[2] [3]
2Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa2017
2022
21 December 201719 August 2024Jatiya Party (Ershad)[4] [5]
Md. Zakir Hossain
19 August 2024IncumbentIndependent

Election

Election Result 2022

See main article: 2022 Rangpur City Corporation election.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangpur City Corporation . rpcc.gov.bd.
  2. News: Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66 . 12 October 2019 . . 25 February 2018.
  3. News: JP wins big in bastion . 2017-12-22 . The Daily Star . en . 2020-03-02.
  4. News: JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls . 2017-12-21 . The Daily Star . 2018-09-12 . en.
  5. News: JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls . 2022-12-28 . . en.