Mymensingh City Corporation
Mymensingh City Corporation, is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC 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 MCC are defined under the provisions of the.
Mymensingh City Corporation is the municipal corporation of the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is located about north of Dhaka, the capital of the country.
About MCC
Mymensingh Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation, the country's 12th, on 2 April 2018 at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reforms, after satisfying all eight criteria for forming a city corporation. At the time, Cabinet Division Secretary NM Ziaul Alam declared that the new city corporation would consist of Mymensingh Municipality, two whole union parishads, and parts of six others, out of the thirteen union parishads of Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. Mymensingh Municipality had an estimated 2018 population of 471,858 in an area of.History
In September 2011, the Mymensingh Zila Nagorik Andolon campaigned to turn Mymensingh into the divisional capital and a city corporation. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to turn Mymensingh into a city corporation in January 2013. Mymensingh city was made the capital of the newly formed Mymensingh division, which was the 8th division of Bangladesh. On 20 November 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation decided to make Mymensingh into a city corporation.Functions and Services
The Mymensingh City Corporation 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, MCC 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 MCC 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 Mymensingh District Police; 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 | Cultural and Social Development | National Day celebrations; charity programs; and children’s park and playground 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 |
Annual Budget
Mymensingh City Corporation has announced a budget of for 2023-24 fiscal year.List of mayors
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