Rajshahi City Corporation
| রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Corporation Logo | |
| Formation | 11 September 1988 |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Headquarters | Rajshahi Nagar Bhaban |
Official language | Bengali |
| Nizam Ul Azim | |
| Website | Rajshahi City Corporation |
Rajshahi City Corporation (Bengali: রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC), established in 1976, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation. Current mayor of RCC is Nizam Ul Azim preceded by A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton who was in power for 5 years (2008–2013). Rajshahi City Corporation has 30 wards in which there are 30 elected ward councilors. Basically, Rajshahi City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Rajshahi, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Currently the minister of LGRD ministry is Sayed Ashraful Islam.[1] Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years.
Functions
- City health department
- Engineering department (Water supply)
- Engineering department (Power supply)
- Tax department
- Conservancy department[2]
References
- ↑ Administrator. "Local Government Division". lgd.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rajshahi - মিউনিসিপ্যাল ফাংশন - City Portal of Rajshahi, Bangladesh". erajshahi.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 October 2015.