Sylhet City Corporation

Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Sylhet City Corporation ; সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
	Emblem of the Sylhet City Corporation
Type
Type	City corporation
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	July 31, 2001
Preceded by	Sylhet Municipality
New session started	7 November 2023; (Oath taken on 3 July 2023)
Leadership
Mayor	Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, AL ; since 7 November 2023
Deputy Mayor	Moklisur Rahman Kamran, AL ; since 5 December 2023
Deputy Mayor	Shahana Begum Shanu, AL ; since 5 December 2023
Chief Executive Officer	Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ; since 21 January 2024
Structure
Seats	1 mayor and 56 councillors
Political groups	Majority (41) AL (41); Minority (15) BNP (9); Jamaat-e-Islami (6);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	12 April 2003
Last election	21 June 2023
Next election	June 2028
Meeting place
	Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Website
	www.scc.gov.bd

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.

^ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.

[Act-1] Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।

[2] Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.

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