Mayor of Khulna
| Mayor of Khulna | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
| Khulna City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Member of | Khulna City Corporation |
| Reports to |  Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Khulna |
| Appointer | Electorate of Khulna |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | The City Corporation act, 2009 |
| Inaugural holder | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman |
| Formation | 12 December 1984 |
| Salary | ৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) |
| Website | Khulna City Corporation |
The Mayor of Khulna City is the highest ranking official of the Khulna City Corporation in Bangladesh. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Khulna city.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 31 wards of Khulna City.[citation needed]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| — | Kazi Aminul Haque | — | 9 August 1988 | 9 December 1990 | 2 years, 77 days | Independent | ||
| — | A. K. M. Fazlul Haque Miah | — | 15 December 1990 | 22 May 1991 | 158 days | Independent | [1][failed verification] | |
| 1 | Sheikh Tayebur Rahman (1936–2016) |
|
22 May 1991 | 29 November 2007 | 16 years, 191 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2] | |
| 2 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | – | 20 November 2007 | 15 September 2008 | 300 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| 3 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 2008 | 14 September 2008 | 9 June 2013 | 4 years, 268 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | |
| — | Azmal Ahmed | — | 30 June 2013 | 23 September 2013 | 85 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 4 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | 2013 | 23 September 2013 | 2 November 2015 | 2 years, 40 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4][5] | |
| — | Anisur Rahman Biswas | — | 3 November 2015 | 20 November 2016 | 1 year, 17 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| 4 | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni | — | 21 November 2016 | 19 May 2018 | 1 year, 179 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| 5 | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | 20 May 2018 | 19 August 2024 | 6 years, 91 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [6][7] | ||
| – | Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 127 days | Independent | ||
References
- ^ "Administration". khulnacity.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "I am not afraid, says Khulna mayor Tayebur". The Daily Star. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "AL candidates rule city polls". The Daily Star. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ কেসিসি নির্বাচনে মনিরুজ্জামান মনির প্রতি খুলনা বিএনপির পূর্ণ সমর্থন. Khulna News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ খুলনা সিটি মেয়র মনির সুস্থতা কামনায় দোয়া মাহফিল. desherkhobor.net (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Khalek resigns as MP to contest Khulna city polls". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Khaleque Wins". 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.