Narayanganj City Corporation

Narayanganj City Corporation

নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Narayanganj City Corporation ; নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটি কর্পোরেশন
	Emblem of the Narayanganj City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
History
Founded	May 5, 2011; 13 years ago
New session started	19 August 2024
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant ; since 19 August 2024
Administrator	A. H. M. Kamruzzaman ; since 19 August 2024
Deputy Mayor	Vacant ; since 19 August 2024
Chief Executive Officer	Mohammad Zakir Hossain ; since 19 August 2024
Structure
Seats	Vacant seats; 36 councillors
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	16 January 2022
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
	Nagar Bhaban, Narayanganj
Website
	www.ncc.gov.bd

Narayanganj City Corporation (Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: NCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. The NCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 36 councillors. It follows The City Corporation act, 2009 and derives most of its powers from it.^[1]

It was formed comprising Narayanganj Town, Siddhirganj Municipal area and Kadamrasul Municipality.

About

NCC is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Narayanganj, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). It consists of 27 wards including 9 reserve seats for women. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation. NCC has a total area of 72.43 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 967,887 people in the city corporation area.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Significant places

River Shitalakshya
Shahid Minar
Freedom Monument
Ram Krishna Mission
Narayanganj Club
Shudijon Pathagar
Ali Ahmad Chunka Pathagar
Bibi Marium Majar
Siddhirganj Power Station
Narayanganj Silo
Kumodiny Trust
Adamjee EPZ
Sodeejan Pathagar

Services

The NCC government is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

Departments	Services
Electricity	Maintenance of road lighting and street lamps.
Urban Planning and Development	Development and renovation of roads, drains, canals, bridges, culverts and footpaths etc.
	Land development and city beautification.
	Urban expansion and development of planned residential areas.
Engineering	Granting permission to cut roads for laying gas, water lines.
Engineering	Building Design Approval, Contractor Registration, Contractor Renewal, Land Demarcation Certificate.
Transportation and Communication	Urban transport system and de-congestion.
	City traffic control and parking management.
	Emergency transportation and storage of corpses.
	Construction and Management of Bus Terminals.
	Road roller hire, provision of ambulance for sick patients.
Waste Management and Cleaning	Solid waste management and street cleaning.
	Clearing drains and eliminating waterlogging.
	Mosquito eradication.
Health	Management of Matrisadan Hospital and General Hospital Charitable Hospital and Homeo Charitable Hospital
	Immunization of mothers and children, deworming and conduct of vitamin A+ campaign under EPI programme.
	Diploma in Midwifery Institute and Management of Health Technology.
Registrar	Registration of births/deaths and issuance of certificates.
Registrar	Issuance of nationality, inheritance and character certificates.
Education	Conducting Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, Furkaniya Madrasas, Sanskrit Tolls and Kindergartens.
	Management of computer institutes and technical training institutes.
	Management of Adult Education and Teacher Training Centres.
	Conducting theater institutes for healthy development in cultural activities.
Water Supply and Sewerage	Water supply and sewerage in Narayanganj city under Dhaka WASA.
Revenue	New issue/renewal of trade license, change of name and change of ownership.
	Issuance of holding number, change of number, collection of holding tax and reduction of tax, cancellation of holding name etc.
	Allotment of shops owned by the Corporation, transfer of shops, allotment of market shops, lease of huts, maintenance of fixed assets of the Corporation.
Security and Law and Order	Coordinating with concerned authorities to ensure city security.
Security and Law and Order	Installing and monitoring CCTV cameras.
Magistracy	Settlement of cases through arbitration and appellate court proceedings.
Magistracy	Mobile court to conduct anti-adulteration campaign.
Housing and Public Works	Distribution of residential plots and flats to solve the city's housing crisis.
Social Welfare	Celebration of National Days, Annual Donations.
Social Welfare	Construction of children's parks to increase children's recreational facilities.
Environmental Protection	Controlling climate pollution and tackling the effects of climate change.
Environmental Protection	Greening and establishing urban gardens and planting trees.

Antiquities establishment

Annual budget

Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) has announced a budget of ৳695 crore (US$57 million) for 2023-24 fiscal year.

List of mayors

Status

Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Reference
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Reference
1		Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy	2011 2016 2022	5 May 2011	19 August 2024	13 years, 106 days	Bangladesh Awami League	^[6]
–		A. H. M. Kamruzzaman (Administrator)	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	163 days	Independent

Elections

Election results 2022

Narayanganj Mayoral Election 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	AL	Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy	1,59,057	N/A
	Independent	Taimur Alam Khandaker	92,562	N/A
	IAB	Machum Billah	23,987	N/A
	Khelafat Majlish	ABM Shirzul Mamun	10,782	N/A
Majority			66,495
Turnout			2,90,991
Registered electors			5,17,351
	AL hold

Election results 2016

Narayanganj Mayoral Election 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	AL	Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy	1,75,611	N/A
	BNP	Sakhawat Hossain Khan	96,044	N/A
Majority			79,567
Turnout			2,71,655
Registered electors			4,84,931
	AL gain from Independent

Election results 2011

Narayanganj Mayoral Election 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Independent	Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy	1,80,048	N/A
	AL	Shamim Osman	78,705	N/A
	BNP	Taimur Alam Khandaker	7,616	N/A
Majority			1,01,343
Turnout			2,82,593
Registered electors
	Independent win (new seat)

References

^ "Narayanganj City Corporation". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
^ "Narayanganj City Corporation". ncc.gov.bd.
^ "Ivy becomes first woman mayor". bdnews24.com. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
^ "I'm certain of my victory in Narayanganj election: Ivy". The Business Standard. 14 January 2022.
^ "Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Ivy calls on President". Daily Sun. January 2017.
^ খবর - নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটির প্রথম মেয়র আইভী. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-04-10.

External links

Banglapedia

[1] "Narayanganj City Corporation". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

[2] "Narayanganj City Corporation". ncc.gov.bd.

[3] "Ivy becomes first woman mayor". bdnews24.com. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

[4] "I'm certain of my victory in Narayanganj election: Ivy". The Business Standard. 14 January 2022.

[5] "Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Ivy calls on President". Daily Sun. January 2017.

[6] খবর - নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটির প্রথম মেয়র আইভী. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-04-10.

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