Mayor of Rajshahi
Appearance
Mayor of Rajshahi | |
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since 19 August 2024 | |
Rajshahi City Corporation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Type | Council Leader |
Status | Head of the City |
Member of | Rajshahi City Corporation |
Reports to | ![]() |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Rajshahi |
Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Durul Huda |
Formation | September 11, 1988 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
Website | erajshahi |
The Mayor of the Rajshahi City is the chief executive of the Rajshahi City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Rajshahi city.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Rajshahi City.
List of officeholders
[edit]Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list: [1]
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
– | ![]() |
Ad. M. Abdul Hadi (Administrator) | – | 13 August 1987 | 11 September 1988 | 1 year, 29 days | Bangladesh Awami League | |
1 | ![]() |
Ad. M. Abdul Hadi | – | 11 September 1988 | 15 April 1990 | 1 year, 216 days | Bangladesh Awami League | |
2 | Durul Huda (1955–2020) |
– | 16 April 1990 | 6 November 1990 | 205 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
– | Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Acting) | – | 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 | — | 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 |
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11 March 1995 | 11 June 2007 | 13 years, 92 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
– | Md. Rezwan Nobi Dudu (Acting) | — | 11 June 2007 | 14 September 2008 | 1 year, 95 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
5 | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 2008 | 14 September 2008 | 5 September 2013 | 4 years, 356 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
6 | Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul | 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 285 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2] | |
7 | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 30 July 2018 | 19 August 2024 | 6 years, 20 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | ||
– | Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 7 days | Independent | [4] |
Elections
[edit]Election Result 2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | 165,096 | 65.81% | N/A | ||
BNP | Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul | 77,700 | 30.97% | N/A | ||
IAB | Md. Shafiqul Islam | 3,023 | 1.20% | N/A | ||
Independent | Murad Morshed | 1,051 | 0.42% | N/A | ||
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Mukit) | Md. Habibur Rahman | 320 | 0.13% | N/A | ||
Majority | 87,902 | |||||
Rejected ballots | 3,691 | 1.47% | N/A | |||
Turnout | 250,881 | 78.86% | ||||
Registered electors | 318,138 | |||||
AL gain from BNP |
Election Result 2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ পূর্বতন রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র ও প্রশাসক (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Bulbul wins Rajshahi Mayor race". bdnews24.com. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Rajshahi City Election 2018. Liton wins RCC polls". The Daily Star. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.