Mayor of Sylhet

Mayor of Sylhet
Mayor of Sylhet
সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র
	Incumbent; Ariful Haque Choudhury; since 21 June 2023
	Sylhet City Corporation
Style	The Honourable
Type	Head of the City
Status	Chief Executive
Member of	Sylhet City Corporation
Reports to	Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Nominator	Directly elected by popular vote
Appointer	Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Term length	Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
Formation	31 July 2001; 22 years ago
Salary	৳ 10,20,000 annually; (US$ 11,989)
Website	Sylhet City Corporation

The Mayor of Sylhet is the chief executive of the Sylhet City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Sylhet city.^[1]

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Sylhet City.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office		Tenure	Party	Reference
Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020)	2003 2008	12 April 2003	9 May 2013	10 years, 58 days	Bangladesh Awami League	^[2]
Ariful Haque Choudhury	2013 2018	18 September 2013	21 June 2023	10 years, 300 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	^[3]
Ariful Haque Choudhury	2023	21 June 2023	Incumbent		Bangladesh Nationalist Party	^[4]

Elections

Election Result 2018

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	92,588	^[5]
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	86,392
	Jamaat-e-Islami	Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer	10,954
	IAB	Moazzem Hossain	2,195
Majority			6,196
Turnout			2,01,577
Registered electors			3,18,138
	BNP hold

Election Result 2013

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	107,330
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	72,173
Majority			35,157
Turnout			1,79,503
Registered electors			2,91,046
	BNP gain from AL

References

^ Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
^ "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Act-1] Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।

[2] "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

[3] "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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v t e Sylhet District
Capital: Sylhet
Upazilas	Balaganj Beanibazar Bishwanath Companiganj Fenchuganj Golapganj Gowainghat Jaintiapur Kanaighat Osmani Nagar South Surma Sylhet Sadar Zakiganj
Constituencies	Sylhet-1 Sylhet-2 Sylhet-3 Sylhet-4 Sylhet-5 Sylhet-6
Attractions and sites	Ali Amjad's Clock Bangladesh Last House Citrus Research Center Ghayebi Dighi Masjid Hakaluki Haor Khadim Nagar National Park Madani Square Malnicherra Tea Estate Museum of Rajas' Osmani Museum Ratargul Swamp Forest Shah Jalal Dargah Sylhet Shahi Eidgah Tilagor Eco Park
Rivers	Barak Kushiyara Makunda Piyain Surma Sonai
Inhabited areas	Angura Muhammadpur Baghprachanda Khan Balaganj Bhadeshwar Bichnakandi Bimanbandar Thana Dayamir Ghorua Goalabazar Jaflong Karpara Kumargaon Lalakhal Machimpur Mathiura Purush Pal Nidhanpur Naodhar North Badepasha Amkuna Nurpur Rampasha Shahjalal Upashahar Sunampur Sripur Tajpur Tamabil Umarpur
Schools and colleges	The Aided High School Beani Bazar Government College Blue Bird High School and College Cambridge Grammar School & College Dhakadakshin Multilateral High School and College Kasim Ali Model High School Madan Mohan College Mathiura BL High School Murari Chand College Scholarshome Sylhet Engineering College Sylhet Government Pilot High School Sylhet Government Women's College Sylhet Polytechnic Institute
Madrasas	Ajiria Madrasa Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah
Universities	Leading University Metropolitan University, Sylhet North East University Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet International University Sylhet Agricultural University
Transport	Assam Bengal Railway Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line Cherra Companyganj State Railways Kalni Express Keane Bridge N2 Osmani International Airport Parabat Express Sylhet railway station
Organisations	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Kendriya Muslim Sahitya Sangsad Srihatta Literary Society Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet Gas Fields Limited Sylhet Metropolitan Police
History	Hattanath Nidhanpur copperplate inscription Jaintia Kingdom Conquest of Sylhet Muharram Rebellion Earthquake of 1869 Earthquake of 1897 Nankar Rebellion Bangladesh Liberation War Adityapur massacre Battle of Sylhet Burunga massacre Galimpur massacre Shah Jalal bombing South Surma bombings
Military	Army Institute of Business Administration, Sylhet Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College School of Infantry and Tactics Sylhet Cadet College Sylhet Light Infantry
Medicine	Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College North East Medical College Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Sylhet Medical University Sylhet Women's Medical College
Economy	Beanibazar Gas Field Fenchuganj Combined Cycle Power Plant Fenchuganj Gas Field Jalalabad Gas Field Kailashtilla Gas Field Kumargaon Power Plant Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory Sylhet Gas Fields Limited
Sports	Beanibazar SC Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sylhet Thunder