Mayor of Sylhet

Mayor of Sylhet
Incumbent Abu Ahmad Siddiqui since 19 August 2024
Sylhet City Corporation
Style	Honourable (formal)
Type	Council Leader
Member of	Sylhet City Corporation
Seat	Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Appointer	Electorate of Sylhet
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
Formation	31 July 2001; 24 years ago (2001-07-31)
Salary	৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	Sylhet City Corporation

The Mayor of Sylhet is the chief elected executive of the Sylhet City Corporation. The Mayor’s office oversees civic services, manages public properties, and coordinates the functions of various government agencies within the city. In addition, the Mayor is responsible for enforcing city corporation regulations and state laws, thereby ensuring good governance and the sustainable development of Sylhet.^[1]

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban, Bandor Bazar; currently it has jurisdiction over all 42 wards of Sylhet City, which previously was 27 ward.^{[citation needed]}

List of officeholders

•   Bangladesh Awami League
•   Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Other factions

•   Independent

Status

•   Acting Mayor and Administrator

No.	Portrait		Officeholder (birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Designation	Political party	Reference
					From	To	Period
1			Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020)	2003 2008	12 April 2003	18 September 2013	10 years, 190 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[2]
2			Ariful Haque Choudhury	2013 2018	18 September 2013	7 November 2023	10 years, 50 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	[3]
3			Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury	2023	7 November 2023	19 August 2024	286 days	Mayor	Bangladesh Awami League	[4][5]
–			Abu Ahmad Siddiqui	–	19 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 147 days	Administrator	Independent

Elections

Election result 2023

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury	119,991	53.18	+10.32
	JP(E)	Nazrul Islam Babul	50,862	22.54	New
	Independent	Md. Shah Jahan Mia	28,688	12.71	New
	IAB	Hafiz Maulana Mahmudul Hasan	12,794	5.67	+4.58
	Independent	Abdul Hanif Kutu	4,296	1.90	New
	Zaker Party	Zahirul Alam	3,405	1.51	New
	Independent	Mushtaq Ahmed Rauf Mostafa	2,959	1.31	New
	Independent	Salah Uddin Rimon	2,648	1.17	New
Majority			69,129	30.64	+27.57
Turnout			226,859	46.51	−16.88
Registered electors			487,753
	AL gain from BNP

Election result 2018

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	92,588	45.92	−13.88
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	86,392	42.86	+2.66
	JI	Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer	10,954	5.44	New
	IAB	Moazzem Hossain	2,195	1.09	New
Majority			6,196	3.07	−16.53
Turnout			201,577	63.39	+1.73
Registered electors			318,138
	BNP hold

Election result 2013

Sylhet Mayoral Election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Ariful Haque Choudhury	107,330	59.80	New
	AL	Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran	72,173	40.20	New
Majority			35,157	19.60	New
Turnout			179,503	61.66	New
Registered electors			291,046
	BNP gain from AL

References

1. Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
2. "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
3. "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
4. "Anwaruzzaman takes charge as Sylhet mayor". The Daily Star. 7 November 2023.
5. "দ্বিগুণ ভোটের ব্যবধানে আনোয়ারুজ্জামান মেয়র নির্বাচিত". Sylhetview24.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.