Local governing body of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Mymensingh City Corporation
ময়মনসিংহ সিটি কর্পোরেশন |
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Founded | April 2, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-02) |
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New session started | 19 August 2024 |
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| Vacant since 19 August 2024 |
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| Vacant since 19 August 2024 |
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| Md. Yusuf Ali since 8 January 2022 |
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Seats | Vacant seats 44 councillors |
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Length of term | Up to five years |
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| First past the post |
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First election | 8 May 2019 |
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Last election | 9 March 2024 |
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Next election | TBD |
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Nagar Bhaban, Mymensingh |
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www.mcc.gov.bd |
Mymensingh City Corporation (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-MCC), is a local governing body that administered all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 44 councillors. It’s follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.
Mymensingh City Corporation is the municipal corporation of the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dhaka, the capital of the country.[1]
About MCC
Mymensingh Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation, the country's 12th, on 2 April 2018 at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reforms (NICAR), after satisfying all eight criteria for forming a city corporation.[2] At the time, Cabinet Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) NM Ziaul Alam declared that the new city corporation would consist of Mymensingh Municipality, two whole union parishads, and parts of six others, out of the thirteen union parishads of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. Mymensingh Municipality had an estimated 2018 population of 471,858 in an area of 91.315 square kilometres (35.257 sq mi).[3]
History
In September 2011, the Mymensingh Zila Nagorik Andolon campaigned to turn Mymensingh into the divisional capital and a city corporation.[4][5] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to turn Mymensingh into a city corporation in January 2013.[6] Mymensingh city was made the capital of the newly formed Mymensingh division, which was the 8th division of Bangladesh.[7][8] On 20 November 2017 the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation decided to make Mymensingh into a city corporation.[9][10][11]
Services
The MCC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
- Evict illegal installations.
- Purify and supply water.
- Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage.
- Eliminate waterlogging.
- Solid waste management and street cleaning.
- Management of the hospital and dispensary.
- Construction and maintenance of roads.
- Installation of electric street lights.
- Establish car parking.
- Maintenance of parks and playgrounds.
- Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums.
- Preparation of birth and death registration certificates.
- Preserving the traditional place.
- Disease control, immunization.
- Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges.
Annual Budget
Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) has announced a budget of ৳572.11 crore (US$48 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.
List of mayors
- Status
Deputy mayor
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.
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Post
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01
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Panel Mayor 1
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Vacant
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02
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Panel Mayor 2
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Vacant
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03
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Panel Mayor 3
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Vacant
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References