Barishal City Corporation বরিশাল সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | July 25, 2002 |
New session started | 19 August 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Shaukat Ali since 19 August 2024 | |
Vacant since 19 August 2024 | |
Md. Israel Hossain since 5 October 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Vacant seats 1 mayor and 40 councillors |
Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 12 June 2023 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
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| Nagar Bhaban, Barishal | |
| Website | |
| barishalcity.gov.bd | |
Barishal City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Barisal. The corporation covers an area of over 58 square kilometers in the Barisal district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Barisal Municipality previously, until it obtained the city corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 25 July 2002.