Mymensingh City Corporation (: in short-MCC), is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 44 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the MCC are defined under the provisions of .
Mymensingh City Corporation is the municipal corporation of the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is located about north of Dhaka, the capital of the country.
About MCC Mymensingh Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation, the country's 12th, on 2 April 2018 at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reforms (NICAR), after satisfying all eight criteria for forming a city corporation. At the time, Cabinet Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) NM Ziaul Alam declared that the new city corporation would consist of Mymensingh Municipality, two whole union parishads, and parts of six others, out of the thirteen union parishads of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. Mymensingh Municipality had an estimated 2018 population of 471,858 in an area of .
History In September 2011, the Mymensingh Zila Nagorik Andolon campaigned to turn Mymensingh into the divisional capital and a city corporation. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to turn Mymensingh into a city corporation in January 2013. Mymensingh city was made the capital of the newly formed Mymensingh division, which was the 8th division of Bangladesh. On 20 November 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation decided to make Mymensingh into a city corporation.
Functions and Services The Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) is responsible for administering the city and ensuring the provision of essential infrastructure and public services. Its functions include urban planning, transport management, healthcare, education, waste management, water supply, and security. Through these services, MCC aims to improve the quality of life for residents and promote sustainable urban development. +Departments of Mymensingh City Corporation#Departments Functions / Services1Office of the MayorExecutive administration; city governance; supervision of all MCC services2Chief Executive OfficeDepartmental coordination; service implementation monitoring3Administration And EstablishmentHR management; staff recruitment; service delivery monitoring4Finance and Accounts Budget preparation; financial planning; payment processing; accounts management; internal audit5Engineering Road-cutting permission; building design approval; contractor registration; land demarcation certificates6Urban Planning and DevelopmentRoad, drain, bridge, culvert and footpath development; land development; planned residential areas; city beautification7Electricity Installation and maintenance of street lights; lamp-post management; city illumination8Transportation and CommunicationUrban transport management; traffic & parking control; emergency transport; corpse handling; bus terminal management; road roller & ambulance services9Waste Management and CleaningSolid waste collection and disposal; street cleaning; drain clearing; mosquito control; landfill management10HealthHospital & clinic management; maternal & child immunization; vitamin A campaigns; midwifery and health technology training11Registrar Birth & death certificates; nationality, inheritance & character certificates12EducationManagement of schools, madrasas, Sanskrit tolls, kindergartens, technical institutes; adult education; teacher training; cultural & theatre institutes13Water Supply and SewerageClean water supply and sewerage management in the entire city corporation.14RevenueTrade license issuance & renewal; holding tax collection; shop/market allotment; lease and asset management15Security and Law and OrderCity security; joint operations with Mymensingh District Police; CCTV installation and monitoring16MagistracyArbitration-based case settlement; mobile courts; anti-adulteration drives17Housing and Public WorksDistribution and maintenance of residential plots and flats18Cultural and Social DevelopmentNational Day celebrations; charity programs; and children’s park and playground construction & maintenance19Environmental ProtectionPollution control; climate change mitigation; urban greening; tree plantation20Religious Welfare Support for Eid, Puja, and religious events; Qurbani market permissions; land allocation for religious events
Annual Budget Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) has announced a budget of for 2023-24 fiscal year.
Ward and councillor list # Ward Councillor Party 1 Ward-1 VacantTBD 2 Ward-2 3 Ward-3 4 Ward-4 5 Ward-5 6 Ward-6 7 Ward-7 8 Ward-8 9 Ward-9 10 Ward-10 11 Ward-11 12 Ward-12 13 Ward-13 14 Ward-14 15 Ward-15 16 Ward-16 17 Ward-17 18 Ward-18 19 Ward-19 20 Ward-20 21 Ward-21 22 Ward-22 23 Ward-23 24 Ward-24 25 Ward-25 26 Ward-26 27 Ward-27 28 Ward-28 29 Ward-29 30 Ward-30 31 Ward-31 32 Ward-32 33 Ward-33Reserved Women's Councillor 34 Reserved women's seat-1 VacantTBD 35 Reserved women's seat-2 35 Reserved women's seat-3 37 Reserved women's seat-4 38 Reserved women's seat-5 39 Reserved women's seat-6 40 Reserved women's seat-7 41 Reserved women's seat-8 42 Reserved women's seat-9 43 Reserved women's seat-10 44 Reserved women's seat-11
List of mayors
Deputies The deputy mayor (also known as Panel mayor) is a second-ranking official of city corporation. 3 Panel mayors are appointed by vote of councillors. The 1st panel mayor with the highest number of votes is appointed as deputy mayor. In the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor controls all functions of the City Corporation. Serial No. Post Name 01 Panel Mayor 1 Vacant 02 Panel Mayor 2 Vacant 03 Panel Mayor 3 Vacant
Past elections
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