Khulna City Corporation
Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), Khulna Municipality, established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation in 1984. Current mayor of KCC is Talukder Abdul Khaleque who was advocated by Bangladesh Awami League. Basically, Khulna City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Khulna, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Khluna City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years. Khulna City Corporation is self-governing organizations, which runs on its own. To take care of legal issues of this corporation, Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM court) is there.
Khulna City Corporation খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Type | |
Type | City Corporation |
Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Founded | December 12, 1984 |
Preceded by | Khulna Municipality |
New session started | 11 October 2023 (Oath taken on 3 July 2023) |
Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Deputy Mayor | |
Lashkar Tajul Islam since 6 April 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 1 mayor and 41 councillors |
Political groups | Majority (39)
Minority (2)
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 12 June 2023 |
Next election | June 2028 |
Meeting place | |
Nagar Bhaban, KD Ghosh Road, Khulna | |
Website | |
khulnacity |