Chattogram City Corporation

Chattogram City Corporation (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম সিটি কর্পোরেশন; abbreviated as CCC) is a local governing body that administers all civic services in Chattogram, the second largest city of Bangladesh. The CCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 55 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the CCC are defined under the provisions of the The City Corporation Act, 2009.

Chattogram City Corporation চট্টগ্রাম সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Chattogram City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
History
Founded	30 September 1989; 35 years ago (1989-09-30)
New session started	3 November 2024[1][2]
Leadership
Mayor	Dr. Shahadat Hossain, BNP since 3 November 2024
Deputy Mayor	Vacant since 19 August 2024
Chief Executive Officer	Sheikh Muhammad Tauhidul Islam since 22 January 2023
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats 55 councillors
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	30 January 1994
Last election	27 January 2021
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Chattogram
Website
www.ccc.gov.bd

Administration

The CCC is divided into 16 thanas: Akbarshah, Bakalia, Bandar, Bayazid, Chandgaon, Double Mooring, Halishahar, Khulshi, Kotwali, Pahartali, Panchlaish, Patenga, Chawkbazar, Sadarghat, EPZ, and Karnaphuli. The thanas are subdivided into 41 wards and 211 mahallas. The CCC also administers a portion of adjoining Hathazari Upazila.^[3]

Services

The CCC Government is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

Departments	Services
Electricity	Maintenance of road lighting and street lamps.
Urban Planning and Development	Development and renovation of roads, drains, canals, bridges, culverts and footpaths etc.
	Land development and city beautification.
	Urban expansion and development of planned residential areas.
Engineering	Granting permission to cut roads for laying gas, water lines.
	Building Design Approval, Contractor Registration, Contractor Renewal, Land Demarcation Certificate.
Transportation and Communication	Urban transport system and de-congestion.
	City traffic control and parking management.
	Emergency transportation and storage of corpses.
	Construction and Management of Bus Terminals.
	Road roller hire, provision of ambulance for sick patients.
Waste Management and Cleaning	Solid waste management and street cleaning.
	Clearing drains and eliminating waterlogging.
	Mosquito eradication.
Health	Management of Matrisadan Hospital and General Hospital Charitable Hospital and Homeo Charitable Hospital
	Immunization of mothers and children, deworming and conduct of vitamin A+ campaign under EPI programme.
	Diploma in Midwifery Institute and Management of Health Technology.
Registrar	Registration of births/deaths and issuance of certificates.
	Issuance of nationality, inheritance and character certificates.
Education	Conducting Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, Furkaniya Madrasas, Sanskrit Tolls and Kindergartens.
	Management of computer institutes and technical training institutes.
	Management of Adult Education and Teacher Training Centres.
	Conducting theater institutes for healthy development in cultural activities.
Water Supply and Sewerage	Water supply and sewerage in Chattogram city under Chattogram WASA.
Revenue	New issue/renewal of trade license, change of name and change of ownership.
	Issuance of holding number, change of number, collection of holding tax and reduction of tax, cancellation of holding name etc.
	Allotment of shops owned by the Corporation, transfer of shops, allotment of market shops, lease of huts, maintenance of fixed assets of the Corporation.
Security and Law and Order	Coordinating with concerned authorities to ensure city security.
	Installing and monitoring CCTV cameras.
Magistracy	Settlement of cases through arbitration and appellate court proceedings.
	Mobile court to conduct anti-adulteration campaign.
Housing and Public Works	Distribution of residential plots and flats to solve the city's housing crisis.
Social Welfare	Celebration of National Days, Annual Donations.
	Construction of children's parks to increase children's recreational facilities.
Environmental Protection	Controlling climate pollution and tackling the effects of climate change.
	Greening and establishing urban gardens and planting trees.

Annual budget

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has announced a budget of ৳2145.42 crore (US$180 million) for 2025-2026 fiscal year.^{[citation needed]}

Ward and councillor list

Ward serial of CCC

#	Ward	Councillor	Party
1	South Pahartali	Vacant	TBD
2	Jalalabad
3	Panchlaish
4	Chandgaon
5	Mohra
6	East Sholashahar
7	West Sholashahar
8	Sholokbahar
9	North Pahartali
10	North Kattali
11	South Kattali
12	Saraipara
13	Pahartali
14	Lalkhan Bazar
15	Bagmaniram
16	Chawkbazar
17	West Bakalia
18	East Bakalia
19	South Bakalia
20	Dewan Bazar
21	Jamal khan
22	Enayet Bazar
23	North Pathantooly
24	North Agrabad
25	Rampur
26	North Halishahar
27	South Agrabad
28	Pathantooly
29	West Madarbari
30	East Madarbari
31	Alkaran
32	Andarkilla
33	Firingee Bazar
34	Patharghata
35	Boxirhat
36	Gosaildanga
37	North Middle Halishahar
38	South Middle Halishahar
39	South Halishahar
40	North Patenga
41	South Patenga
Reserved Women's Councillor
42	Reserved women's seat-1	Vacant	TBD
43	Reserved women's seat-2
44	Reserved women's seat-3
45	Reserved women's seat-4
46	Reserved women's seat-5
47	Reserved women's seat-6
48	Reserved women's seat-7
49	Reserved women's seat-8
50	Reserved women's seat-9
51	Reserved women's seat-10
52	Reserved women's seat-11
53	Reserved women's seat-12
54	Reserved women's seat-13
55	Reserved women's seat-14

Deputy mayor

The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed from the council member to assist the mayor through voting. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor or acting mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation. Other 2 Panel mayors also assist mayor and to oversee major offices within the executive branch of the CCC.

Serial No.	Post	Name
01	Panel Mayor 1	Vacant
02	Panel Mayor 2	Vacant
03	Panel Mayor 3	Vacant

List of mayors

Main article: Mayor of Chattogram

Status

  Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Designation	Political party	Reference
					From	To	Period
1			Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury	–	30 September 1989	4 December 1990	1 year, 65 days	Mayor	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
–			M. A. Bari	–	13 December 1990	11 May 1991	149 days	Administrator	Independent
2			Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin	–	12 May 1991	20 December 1993	2 years, 222 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
–			Omar Farooq	–	21 December 1993	10 March 1994	79 days	Administrator	Independent
3			A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1944–2017)	1994 2000 2005	11 March 1994	29 March 2007	13 years, 18 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[4][5]
–			M. Manjur Alam	—	29 March 2007	4 September 2008	1 year, 159 days	Acting Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League
3			A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1944–2017)	—	4 September 2008	1 February 2010	1 year, 150 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League
4			M. Manjur Alam	2010	10 June 2010	6 May 2015	4 years, 330 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[6]
5			A. J. M. Nasir Uddin	2015	7 May 2015	4 August 2020	5 years, 89 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[7][8]
–			Mohammed Khorshed Alam Sujon	–	5 August 2020	6 February 2021	185 days	Administrator	Bangladesh Awami League
6			Rezaul Karim Chowdhury	2021	15 February 2021	19 August 2024	3 years, 217 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[9][10]
–			Md. Tofayel Islam	–	19 August 2024	3 November 2024	76 days	Administrator	Independent	[11]
7			Shahadat Hossain	–	3 November 2024	Present	287 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[12][13][14]

Elections

Election result 2021

Main article: 2021 Chattogram City Corporation election

Chattogram Mayoral Election 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Rezaul Karim Chowdhury	3,69,248	84.79	N/A
	BNP	Dr. Shahadat Hossain	52,489	12.05	N/A
	IAB	Md. Jannatul Islam	4,980	1.14	N/A
	BIF	M.A Matin	2,126	0.49	N/A
	Islamic Front	Muhammad Waheed Murad	1,109	0.25	N/A
Majority			3,16,759	72.74
Turnout			4,36,543	22.52
Registered electors			19,38,706
	AL hold

Election result 2015

Main article: 2015 Chattogram City Corporation election

Chattogram Mayoral Election 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A J M Nasir Uddin	4,75,361	57.87	N/A
	BNP	M. Manjur Alam	3,04,837	37.11	N/A
	BIF	M.A Mannan	11,655	1.42	N/A
	IAB	Wazed Hossain	9,868	1.18	N/A
	JP(E)	Solayman Alam Sheth	6,131	0.75	N/A
Majority			1,70,524	20.76
Turnout			8,68,664	47.90
Registered electors			18,13,600
	AL gain from BNP

Election result 2010

Main article: 2010 Chattogram City Corporation election

Chattogram Mayoral Election 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	M. Manjur Alam	4,79,145	54.20	N/A
	AL	A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury	3,83,617	43.40	N/A
	Independent	Mofazzal Hossain	8,813	1.00	N/A
	IAB	Rafiq Islam	6,521	0.74	N/A
	JP(E)	Solayman Alam Sheth	2,083	0.24	N/A
Majority			95,528	10.8
Turnout			8,85,065	52.25
Registered electors			16,93,954
	BNP gain from AL

Election result 2005

Main article: 2005 Chattogram City Corporation election

Chattogram Mayoral Election 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury	3,50,891		N/A
	BNP	Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin	2,59,410		N/A
Majority			91,481
Turnout			6,10,301
	AL hold

List of wards by thana/upazila

• Hathazari Upazila: Ward No. 01 (part)
• Bayazid: Ward No. 02
• Chandgaon: Ward No. 04, 05, 06
• Panchlaish: Ward No. 01 (part), 02, 03, 07, 08 (part), 15 (part), 16 (part)
• Akbarsha: Ward No. 10
• Pahartali: Ward No. 09 (part), 11 (part), 12 (part)
• Khulshi: Ward No. 08 (part), 09 (part), 13, 14
• Bakoliya: Ward No. 17, 18, 19, 35 (part)
• Kotwali: Ward No. 20, 21, 22, 30 (part), 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 (part), 15 (part), 16 (part)
• Halishahar - Ward No. 11 (part), 24 (part), 25, 26
• Double Mooring: Ward No.12 (part), 23, 24 (part), 27, 28, 29, 30 (part), 36 (part)
• Bandar: Ward No. 36 (part), 37, 38, 39 (part)
• Patenga: Ward No. 39 (part), 40, 41