Khulna City Corporation
Khulna City Corporation খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 12 December 1984 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Lashkar Tajul Islam since 19 August 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 41 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 22 May 1991 |
Last election | 12 June 2023 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Khulna | |
| Website | |
| khulnacity | |
Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), is a local governing body that administers all civic services in Khulna, a area of Bangladesh. The KCC administration is elected by a popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 41 councillors. It follows the City Corporation Act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.
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. 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.