Rajshahi City Corporation

Rajshahi City Corporation (Bengali: রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC), established in 1976, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation. Current mayor of RCC is Nizam Ul Azim preceded by A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton who was in power for 5 years (2008–2013). Rajshahi City Corporation has 30 wards in which there are 30 elected ward councilors. Basically, Rajshahi City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Rajshahi, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Currently the minister of LGRD ministry is Sayed Ashraful Islam. Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years.