Rangpur City Corporation
Rangpur City Corporation রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | June 28, 2012 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Shahidul Islam since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 7 July 2020 | |
Umme Fatima since 9 May 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats: 44 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 28 June 2012 |
Last election | 27 December 2022 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| Rangpur City Corporation | |
| Website | |
| rpcc.gov.bd | |
Rangpur City Corporation (Bengali: রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন; abbreviated as RPCC), is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Rangpur, the city of Bangladesh. The RPCC 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 RPCC are defined under the provisions of the The City Corporation act, 2009.[1]
Rangpur City Corporation was established on 28 June 2012. The RpCC government is elected by popular vote every five years, with the Mayor serving as the head of the corporation. The Mayor is supported by a council of 55 elected councillors who represent different wards of the city. The first elected mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017 is Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu.
Functions and Services
The Rangpur City Corporation (RPCC) 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, RPCC aims to improve the quality of life for residents and promote sustainable urban development.
| # | Departments | Functions / Services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Mayor | Executive administration; city governance; supervision of all RPCC services |
| 2 | Chief Executive Office | Departmental coordination; service implementation monitoring |
| 3 | Administration and Establishment | HR management; staff recruitment; service delivery monitoring |
| 4 | Finance and Accounts | Budget preparation; financial planning; payment processing; accounts management; internal audit |
| 5 | Engineering | Road-cutting permission; building design approval; contractor registration; land demarcation certificates |
| 6 | Urban Planning and Development | Road, drain, bridge, culvert and footpath development; land development; planned residential areas; city beautification |
| 7 | Electricity | Installation and maintenance of street lights; lamp-post management; city illumination |
| 8 | Transportation and Communication | Urban transport management; traffic & parking control; emergency transport; corpse handling; bus terminal management; road roller & ambulance services |
| 9 | Waste Management and Cleaning | Solid waste collection and disposal; street cleaning; drain clearing; mosquito control; landfill management |
| 10 | Health | Hospital & clinic management; maternal & child immunization; vitamin A campaigns; midwifery and health technology training |
| 11 | Registrar | Birth & death certificates; nationality, inheritance & character certificates |
| 12 | Education | Management of schools, madrasas, Sanskrit tolls, kindergartens, technical institutes; adult education; teacher training; cultural & theatre institutes |
| 13 | Water Supply and Sewerage | Clean water supply and sewerage management in the entire city corporation. |
| 14 | Revenue | Trade license issuance & renewal; holding tax collection; shop/market allotment; lease and asset management |
| 15 | Security and Law and Order | City security; joint operations with RPMP; CCTV installation and monitoring |
| 16 | Magistracy | Arbitration-based case settlement; mobile courts; anti-adulteration drives |
| 17 | Housing and Public Works | Distribution and maintenance of residential plots and flats |
| 18 | Social Welfare | National day celebrations; charity programs; children's park construction & maintenance |
| 19 | Environmental Protection | Pollution control; climate change mitigation; urban greening; tree plantation |
| 20 | Religious Welfare | Support for Eid, Puja, and religious events; Qurbani market permissions; land allocation for religious events |
Ward and councillor list
| # | Ward | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward-1 | Vacant | TBD | |
| 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-33 | |||
| Reserved Women's Councillor | ||||
| 34 | Reserved women's seat-1 | Vacant | TBD | |
| 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 | |||
Ward List
List of mayors
- Status
- Acting Mayor or Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Designation | Political party |
Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||||
| 1 | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952-2018) |
2012 | 28 June 2012 | 20 December 2017 | 5 years, 145 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [2][3] | |||
| 2 | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 2017 2022 |
21 December 2017 | 19 August 2024 | 6 years, 272 days | Mayor | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | [4][5] | |||
| – | Md. Zakir Hossain | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 122 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
Election
Election Result 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 1,46,798 | 52.44% | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Amiruzzaman Hossain | 49,892 | 17.82% | N/A | |
| Independent | Latifur Rahman Milon | 33,883 | 12.10% | N/A | |
| AL | Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia | 22,309 | 7.97% | N/A | |
| Majority | 96,906 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,52,882 | 65.88% (8.42pp) | |||
| Registered electors | 4,26,469 | ||||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Rangpur City Corporation". RPCC.
- ^ "Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66". bdnews24.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls". The Daily Star. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-28.