Khulna City Corporation

Khulna City Corporation (KCC)

খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo
Nagar Bhaban, Seat of Corporation
Formation	12 December 1984
Type	Municipal
Headquarters	Khulna Nagar Bhaban
Official language	Bengali
Mayor	Talukder Abdul Khaleque
Website	Khulna City Corporation

Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), 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. Current mayor of KCC is Talukder Abdul Khaleque who was advocated by Bangladesh Awami League. 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, (CMM court) is there.

History[]

For the first time Khulna was declared as a Municipality by The Calcutta Gazettee on 8 September 1884. was the first chairman of the Khulna Municipality Board. That time Khulna municipality was consisted with Tootpara, Sheikhpara, Charabati, Helatala and Koyla ghat area.

After Independence of Bangladesh the Municipality renamed as Khulna Pouroshava by Bangladesh Local Council and Municipal Committee (desolation and administration arrangement) order - 1972.

In 1984 Khulna Municipality updated to Khulna Municipal Corporation on the 100th anniversary of the township by the president Hussein Muhammad Ershad.

Wards[]

Khulna City Corporation consists with 31 wards.

Services[]

The Khulna City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

• Water purification and supply
• Sewage treatment and disposal
• Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
• Solid waste management
• Building and maintenance of roads and streets.
• Street lighting
• Maintenance of parks and open spaces
• Cemeteries and Crematoriums
• Registering of births and deaths
• Conservation of heritage sites
• Disease control, including immunization
• Public municipal schools etc.^[1]

Elections[]

Election Result 2018[]

Election Result 2013[]

List of Chairman[]

Gagan Chandra Dutta (1884) Roy Bahadur Mahendra Kumar Ghosh (1928-1948)

List of mayors[]

See also[]

• Khulna Development Authority
• Khulna Metropolitan Police
• Khulna Info[1]

References[]

Coordinates: 22°49′00″N 89°33′58″E / 22.8166°N 89.5661°E / 22.8166; 89.5661