Khulna City Corporation

Khulna City Corporation

খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Type
Type
History
Founded12 December 1984 (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
SeatsVacant 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.portal.gov.bd

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.