Barishal City Corporation
Barishal City Corporation বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | July 25, 2002 |
New session started | 16 March 2026 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Bilkis jahan shirin, BNP since 16 March 2026 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Rezaul Bari since 3 March 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 40 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 24 April 2003 |
Last election | 12 June 2023 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Bhaban, Barisal | |
| Website | |
| barishalcity | |
Barishal City Corporation (Bengali: বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: BCC) is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the city of Barisal, in south-central Bangladesh. The BCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 40 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the BCC are defined under the provisions of the City Corporation Act, 2009.
The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal District where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously, until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002.