Rajshahi City Corporation

Rajshahi City Corporation (Bengali: রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-RCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Rajshahi, the city of Bangladesh. The RCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 40 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the RCC are defined under the provisions of the The City Corporation act, 2009.

Rajshahi City Corporation রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Emblem of the Rajshahi City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
History
Founded	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
New session started	19 August 2024
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant since 19 August 2024
Administrator	Khandkar Azim Ahmed since 2 December 2024
Deputy Mayor	Vacant since 19 August 2024
Chief Executive Officer	Md. Rejaul Karim since 23 April 2025
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats: 40 councillors
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	21 June 2023
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Rajshahi
Website
erajshahi.portal.gov.bd

Rajshahi City Corporation is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. The incorporated area was divided into several wards. Each ward has an elected ward commissioner. The mayor of the city is elected by popular vote every five years. The next election is announced to be held on 2023.^[1]

Rajshahi City Corporation is renowned for its success in reducing of high concentrations of small particulates (PM10 and PM2.5) and air pollution.^[2][3]

History

Rajshahi City Corporation was established as the Rajshahi Municipality (Rampur-Boalia Municipality) on 1 August 1876. A town committee of 7 members led by a former principal of Rajshahi College was formed by the Government headquartered in Rajshahi College. Most of the members were later replaced by the elected members. Only the tax-payers could attend the election. The administrator and the Medical Officer were also among the members of the committee. Beside this committee, there was also a Municipal Board.^[4] In 1884, the committee was expanded to 21 according to the 3rd rule of Bengal Municipality act 1884.^{[citation needed]} In 1921, the headquarter was shifted to the Municipality Building established near Sona Dighi, Rajshahi.^[4] In 1930, 8 municipal committees were formed. The members of the councils were elected by vote for one year. Each committee had separate functions, such as public sanitation and health, public safety, welfare, education and water supply.^[4] It gained status as the Rajshahi Municipality Corporation on 13 August 1987, and later renamed as Rajshahi City Corporation.^[4]

Powers and responsibilities

• City health department
• Engineering department (Water supply)
• Engineering department (Power supply)
• Tax department
• Conservancy department^[5]

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

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 Rajshahi city under Rajshahi 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.

Budget

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) announced a budget of ৳1015 crore (US$84 million) for the 2023-24 fiscal year.^[6]

Governance

Rajshahi City Corporation consists of 30 wards and 4 thanas such as, Boalia, Motihar, Rajpara and Shah Makhdum.^[4]

Ward no	The name of the police station	Name of the mahalla
1	Rajpara	1. Kashaydanga (Kathalbariya)
		2. Shahajipara
		3. Raipara
		4. Aduburi
		5. Ghuripara
		6. Salagacha
		7. Hargram (Munshipara)
		8. Hordupur (part of the city corporation)
2	Rajpara	9. Hargram Newpara
		10. Hargram Newpara
		11. Hargram Ranidighi
		12. Hargram Colony
		13. Hargram Bidirpara
		14. Nagarpara
		15. Mollapara
		16. Sheikhpara
3	Rajpara	17. Tenpukur
		18. Baharampur
		19. New Bisimla
		20. Laksmipur (dingadoba, northern part of the railway line)
4	Rajpara	21. Hargram Bazar (Padmakamini road south and east part)
		22. Bulanpur
		23. Goalpara
		24 Keshabpur
		25. Nawabganj
5	Rajpara	26. Rajpara
		27 Mahisbathan
		28 Kulupara
		29 Bhatapara (including Helenabad colony)
6	Rajpara	30. Laxmipur (part) and Baharampur (southern part of the railway line). (Railway line north, south-lakshmipur road, east boundary of the medical campus, Lakshmipur district on the west)
7	Rajpara	31. Chandipur
		32. The northern part of east and west of lakshmipur vatapara
		33. Serampore
		34. Betiapara
8	Boalia (Actually 8th Wald Boalia-Rajpar Police Station)	35. Kazihaata
		36. Sepipara
9	Boalia (Actually 8th Wald Boalia-Rajpar Police Station)	37. Hosnaganj
		38. Sheikhpara
		39 Dargapara
		40. Zodhash
		41. Sherusarpara
10	Boalia (part) and Rajpara (part)	42 Hematch
		43. Old Balsimla 44 Goalpara
		45. Wapda Colony (Kalabagan)
		46. Medical campus
11	Boalia	47. Hetmakhan Sajipara
		48. Hetamkhana (Panabhar)
		49. Malopara (western part)
		50. Rajahata
		51 Kadirganj (west part of the house)
		52 Matherpara
		53. Karikarpara
		54 Shahajipara
12	Boalia	55 Fadkipara
		56. Kumara Para
		57 Sahib ganj
		58 Saheb Bazar
		59 Queen market
		60 Malopara (eastern part)
		61. Ganakpara
		62. Miyapara
13	Boalia	63 Kadirganj (Gourhanga and Sthestala)
		64. Dakkharbora (southern part of the railway line)
14	Boalia (part) and Rajpara part	65 Suburb
		66. Terokhadia
15	Boalia	67. Sapura (Gorastan Para, Sahajipara, Polytechnic, Irrigation Division, Shalbagan)
		68. Kadirganj is not rash
		69. Dakhirbona (Northern Railway line)
16	Boalia	70 Sapura industrial area (including cantonment) 71 Zuranagar
		72 Matherdanga
		73. Bakhtiarabad
		74. Kirender
17	Shah Makhdum	75. Bigger
		76. Noadapara (According to Population Report 91, all areas covered in ward No. 17)
18	Boalia part and Shah Makhdum are part of it	77 Assam Colony
		78. Poba
		79 Poba Rice Mill
		80 Ahmad Nagar
		81. Firozabad
		82 Poba new fringe
		83. Poba, TTC
		84. Poba Mathpukur
		85. Shalbagan (north of the south-east side of the forest office)
19	Boalia	86. Headline Colony
		87. Small forest colony
		88. Small village
		89. Shiroil Colony
		90 Railway Colony
20	Boalia	91. Boalia Para
		92 Sultanabad
21	Boalia	93. Ballobganj
		94. Headline
22	Boalia	95. Sagorpara
		96. Rampur Bazar
		97. Chanson's chalk
		98. Ghooramara (the eastern part of the road along the Kumarapara road)
23	Boalia	99 Explanation
		100. Ramchandra Pur (west)
24	Boalia	101. Bad Kajala (western)
		102 Ramchandra Pur (including Purbash Ahmadpur)
25	Boalia	103. Talaimari (west)
		104. Queen Nagar (southern part)
26	Boalia	105. Mehrchandi
		106. Nostalgia
		107. Chakpar Meherchandi
27	Motihar is part and Boalia part	108. Engineering College (BI)
		109. Tikpara
		110. Mir Chalk
		111. Raninagar (northern part)
		112 Devi Shipping
		113. Baliapukur
		114. Shirley Mathpukur
		115. Over the groom
28	Motihar	116. Cajala
		117. Dharampur
		118. Talaimari (eastern part)
		119. Bad kajla (eastern part)
		120 Grazing land
29	Motihar	121 Sahtbariya
		122 Khojapur
		123 Dashmari
		124.Care Satbariya
		125.Sishampur Dashmari
30	Motihar	126. University campus
		127. Mirzapur
		128. Mascata Dighi (Mehrchandi)
		129 Budhapara
		130 Mohanpur
		131. Fruit garden
		132. Agricultural Firm
		133 Science and Industrial Laboratory
		134. Mehrchandi Badhupara

Ward and councillor list

#	Ward	Councillor	Party
1	Ward-1	Vacant	TBD
2	Ward-2
3	Ward-3
4	Ward-4
5	Ward-5
6	Ward-6
7	Ward-7
8	Ward-8
9	Ward-9
10	Ward-10
11	Ward-11
12	Ward-12
13	Ward-13
14	Ward-14
15	Ward-15
16	Ward-16
17	Ward-17
18	Ward-18
19	Ward-19
20	Ward-20
21	Ward-21
22	Ward-22
23	Ward-23
24	Ward-24
25	Ward-25
26	Ward-26
27	Ward-27
28	Ward-28
29	Ward-29
30	Ward-30
Reserved Women's Councillor
31	Reserved women's seat-1	Vacant	TBD
32	Reserved women's seat-2
33	Reserved women's seat-3
34	Reserved women's seat-4
35	Reserved women's seat-5
36	Reserved women's seat-6
37	Reserved women's seat-7
38	Reserved women's seat-8
39	Reserved women's seat-9
40	Reserved women's seat-10

List of mayors

Main article: Mayor of Rajshahi

Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list:^[7]

Status

•   Acting Mayor, Administrator and Divisional Commissioner

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Designation	Election	Term of office			Political party	Reference
					Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Advocate M. Abdul Hadi (?–?)	Administrator	—	13 August 1987	11 September 1988	2 years, 245 days	Bangladesh Awami League
			Mayor	—	11 September 1988	15 April 1990
2		Durul Huda (1955–2020)	Mayor	–	16 April 1990	6 November 1990	205 days	Jatiya Party
–		Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (?–?)	Acting Mayor	–	6 November 1990	9 December 1990	33 days	Independent
–		Mohammad Saidur Rahman (?–?)	Divisional Commissioner	–	15 December 1990	8 May 1991	144 days	Independent
–		NA Habibullah (?–?)	Divisional Commissioner	–	8 May 1991	21 May 1991	13 days	Independent
3		Mizanur Rahman Minu (?–?)	Mayor	—	21 May 1991	30 December 1993	2 years, 223 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
–		M Aminul Islam (?–?)	Divisional Commissioner	–	30 December 1993	11 March 1994	71 days	Independent
4		Mizanur Rahman Minu (?–?)	Mayor (First elected)	1994 1999 2004	11 March 1995	11 June 2007	13 years, 92 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
–		Md. Rezwan Nobi Dudu (?–?)	Acting Mayor	—	11 June 2007	14 September 2008	1 year, 95 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5		A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton (born 1959)	Mayor	2008	14 September 2008	5 September 2013	4 years, 356 days	Bangladesh Awami League
6		Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul (born 1965)	Mayor	2013	18 September 2013	30 June 2018	4 years, 285 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[8]
7		A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton (born 1959)	Mayor	2018 2023	30 July 2018	19 August 2024	6 years, 20 days	Bangladesh Awami League	[9]
–		Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir (?–?)	Divisional Commissioner & Administrator	–	19 August 2024	2 December 2024	105 days	Independent	[10]
–		Khandkar Azim Ahmed (?–?)	Divisional Commissioner & Administrator	–	2 December 2024	Incumbent	259 days	Independent

Elections

Election Result 2023

2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election: Mayoral election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	160,290		N/A
	IAB	Murshid Alam	13,483		N/A
	Zaker Party	Latif Anwar	11,713		N/A
	JP(E)	Saiful Islam Swapan	10,272		N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors			351,982
	AL hold

Election Result 2018

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	1,66,394	51.83%	N/A
	BNP	Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul	78,492	24.45%	N/A
Majority			87,902	27.38%
Turnout			2,44,886	76.28%
Registered electors			3,21,046
	AL gain from BNP

Election Result 2013

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul	1,31,058		N/A
	AL	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton	83,726		N/A
Majority			47,332
Turnout			2,14,784
Registered electors			2,86,917
	BNP gain from AL