List of mayors of Rajshahi

Mayor of Rajshahi
Incumbent
Khandkar Azim Ahmed
since 2 December 2024
Rajshahi City Corporation
StyleHonourable (formal)
TypeCouncil Leader
Member ofRajshahi City Corporation
SeatNagar Bhaban, Rajshahi
AppointerElectorate of Rajshahi
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Constituting instrumentThe City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holderAdvocate M. Abdul Hadi
Formation11 September 1988 (1988-09-11)
Salary150000 (US$1,200)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websiteerajshahi.portal.gov.bd

The Mayor of the Rajshahi City is the highest-ranking official of the Rajshahi City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Rajshahi city.

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Rajshahi City.

List of officeholders

Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list:[1]

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Acting Mayor, Administrator and Divisional Commissioner
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Designation Election Term of office Political
party
Reference
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Advocate
M. Abdul Hadi
(?–?)
Administrator 13 August 1987 11 September 1988 2 years, 245 days Bangladesh Awami League
Mayor 11 September 1988 15 April 1990
2 Durul Huda
(1955–2020)
Mayor 16 April 1990 6 November 1990 205 days Jatiya Party
Mesbah Uddin Ahmed
(?–?)
Acting Mayor 6 November 1990 9 December 1990 33 days Independent
Mohammad Saidur Rahman
(?–?)
Divisional Commissioner 15 December 1990 8 May 1991 144 days Independent
NA Habibullah
(?–?)
Divisional Commissioner 8 May 1991 21 May 1991 13 days Independent
3 Mizanur Rahman Minu
(?–?)
Mayor 21 May 1991 30 December 1993 2 years, 223 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
M Aminul Islam
(?–?)
Divisional Commissioner 30 December 1993 11 March 1994 71 days Independent
4 Mizanur Rahman Minu
(?–?)
Mayor
(First elected)
1994

1999
2004

11 March 1995 11 June 2007 13 years, 92 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Md. Rezwan Nobi Dudu
(?–?)
Acting Mayor 11 June 2007 14 September 2008 1 year, 95 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5 A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
(born 1959)
Mayor 2008 14 September 2008 5 September 2013 4 years, 356 days Bangladesh Awami League
6 Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul
(born 1965)
Mayor 2013 18 September 2013 30 June 2018 4 years, 285 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [2]
7 A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
(born 1959)
Mayor 2018
2023
30 July 2018 19 August 2024 6 years, 20 days Bangladesh Awami League [3]
Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir
(?–?)
Divisional Commissioner & Administrator 19 August 2024 2 December 2024 105 days Independent [4]
Khandkar Azim Ahmed
(?–?)
Divisional Commissioner & Administrator 2 December 2024 Incumbent 263 days Independent

Elections

Election Result 2018

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton 165,096 65.81% N/A
BNP Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul 77,700 30.97% N/A
IAB Md. Shafiqul Islam 3,023 1.20% N/A
Independent Murad Morshed 1,051 0.42% N/A
BJP(M) Md. Habibur Rahman 320 0.13% N/A
Majority 87,902
Rejected ballots 3,691 1.47% N/A
Turnout 250,881 78.86%
Registered electors 318,138
AL gain from BNP

Election Result 2013

Rajshahi Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul 1,31,058 N/A
AL A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton 83,726 N/A
Majority 47,332
Turnout 2,14,784
Registered electors 2,86,917
BNP gain from AL

References

  1. ^ পূর্বতন রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র ও প্রশাসক (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bulbul wins Rajshahi Mayor race". bdnews24.com. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Rajshahi City Election 2018. Liton wins RCC polls". The Daily Star. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা. Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.