| Sylhet City Corporation | |
| Native Name: | সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Background Color: | green |
| Coa Pic: | Logo of Sylhet City Corporation.png |
| Coa Alt: | Logo of the Sylhet City Corporation |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| Coa Caption: | Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation |
| House Type: | City corporation |
| Preceded By: | Sylhet Municipality |
| New Session: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Vacant |
| Election1: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Administrator |
| Leader2: | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui |
| Election2: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Vacant |
| Election3: | 19 August 2024 |
| Leader4 Type: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader4: | Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury |
| Election4: | 21 January 2024 |
| Term Length: | Up to five years |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet |
| Members: | Vacant seats 1 mayor and 56 councillors |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| First Election1: | 12 April 2003 |
| Last Election1: | 21 June 2023 |
| Next Election1: | TBD |
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing body, which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001.[1]
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.[2]
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward-1 | Syed Taufiqul Hadi | ||
| 2 | Ward-2 | Vikram Kar Samrat | ||
| 3 | Ward-3 | A.K.A. Laik | ||
| 4 | Ward-4 | Sheikh Tufail Ahmad Shepul | ||
| 5 | Ward-5 | Rezwan Ahmad | ||
| 6 | Ward-6 | Farhad Chowdhury Shamim | ||
| 7 | Ward-7 | Sayeed Mohammad Abdullah | ||
| 8 | Ward-8 | Jagdish Chandra Das | ||
| 9 | Ward-9 | Makhlishur Rahman Kamran | ||
| 10 | Ward-10 | Tarek Uddin Taj | ||
| 11 | Ward-11 | Abdur Raqib Bablu | ||
| 12 | Ward-12 | Sikander Ali | ||
| 13 | Ward-13 | Shantanu Dutta Santu | ||
| 14 | Ward-14 | Nazrul Islam Mumin | ||
| 15 | Ward-15 | Saiful Amin Baker | ||
| 16 | Ward-16 | Abdul Muhit Javed | ||
| 17 | Ward-17 | Rashed Ahmed | ||
| 18 | Ward-18 | A.B.M. Zillur Rahman | ||
| 19 | Ward-19 | SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid | ||
| 20 | Ward-20 | Azadur Rahman | ||
| 21 | Ward-21 | Abdur Raqib Tuhin | ||
| 22 | Ward-22 | Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | ||
| 23 | Ward-23 | Mostak Ahmad | ||
| 24 | Ward-24 | Humayun Kabir Suhin | ||
| 25 | Ward-25 | Takbir Islam Pintu | ||
| 26 | Ward-26 | Taufiq Bux Lipon | ||
| 27 | Ward-27 | Abdul Jalil Nazrul | ||
| 28 | Ward-28 | Raihan Hossain | ||
| 29 | Ward-29 | Mazharul Islam Shakeel | ||
| 30 | Ward-30 | Rakib Khan | ||
| 31 | Ward-31 | Nazmul Hossain | ||
| 32 | Ward-32 | Ruhel Ahmad | ||
| 33 | Ward-33 | Delwar Hossain Nadeem | ||
| 34 | Ward-34 | Zainal Abedin | ||
| 35 | Ward-35 | Jahangir Alam | ||
| 36 | Ward-36 | Hiron Mahmud Nipu | ||
| 37 | Ward-37 | Riaz Mia | ||
| 38 | Ward-38 | Md. Helal Uddin | ||
| 39 | Ward-39 | Altaf Hossain Sumon | ||
| 40 | Ward-40 | Liton Ahmad | ||
| 41 | Ward-41 | Fakhrul Alam | ||
| 42 | Ward-42 | Matiur Rahman | ||
| Reserved Women’s Councillor | ||||
| 43 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Salma Sultana | ||
| 44 | Reserved women's seat-2 | Kulsuma Begum Popy | ||
| 45 | Reserved women's seat-3 | Rebekah Begum Renu | ||
| 46 | Reserved women's seat-4 | Ruhena Khanam Mukta | ||
| 47 | Reserved women's seat-5 | Shahana Begum Shanu | ||
| 48 | Reserved women's seat-6 | Shahanara Begum | ||
| 49 | Reserved women's seat-7 | Nargis Sultana | ||
| 50 | Reserved women's seat-8 | Sharmin Akhtar Rumi | ||
| 51 | Reserved women's seat-9 | Samirun Nesa | ||
| 52 | Reserved women's seat-10 | Ayesha Khatun Koli | ||
| 53 | Reserved women's seat-11 | Sajeda Begum | ||
| 54 | Reserved women's seat-12 | Hajera Begum | ||
| 55 | Reserved women's seat-13 | Fatema Begum | ||
| 56 | Reserved women's seat-14 | Babli Akhtar | ||
The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of for 2023-24 fiscal year.
See main article: Mayor of Sylhet.
| Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 2003 2008 | 12 April 2003 | 18 September 2013 | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | ||||
| 2 | 2013 2018 | 18 September 2013 | 7 November 2023 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | ||||
| 3 | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 7 November 2023 | 19 August 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | [5] [6] | |||
| – | Abu Ahmad Siddiqui | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||
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 |
See main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election.