Comilla City Corporation
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Comilla City Corporation is a self-governed municipal administration in Bangladesh
that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Comilla
. The corporation covers an area of over 33 square kilometer in the Comilla district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Comilla Municipality previously, until it obtained the City Corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 10 July, 2011.
. Upon administrative reforms after the 1947 independence as Pakistan
, the district was renamed as Comilla district as the main Tripura district remained in the Indian territory
, as the center of today's state of Tripura
in India. Today's Brahmanbaria and Chandpur
district at that time have been two sub-districts (upazila) of Comilla district.
The Comilla municipality was formed in mid 1890s
and the city remained as a municipality for over 125 years though the number of people living in here and the density of population, both have been rising with time. An administrative proposition, issued from the Comilla district administration, was passed on 20 August, 2009. A ministry of local government meeting on 4 March, 2011 declared to turn at least four of the populated municipalities into city corporations, largely bringing Comilla as a suggestion as one of the contenders.
An administrative move was made on 23 June, 2011 abolishing the Comilla Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. Later on 10 July, 2011, a ministry gazette named the Comilla Municipality as the new Comilla City Corporation.
However city corporation administrations in Bangladesh, meaning the elected cabinet, stays in office until fresh polls elect a new cabinet.
Election for Comilla City Corporation was said by the election commission to be held in December 2011.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
that administers and oversees development and maintenance works in the city of Comilla
Comilla
Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....
. The corporation covers an area of over 33 square kilometer in the Comilla district where over five million people live as permanent residents. The body was known as Comilla Municipality previously, until it obtained the City Corporation status by a ministry of local government declaration on 10 July, 2011.
History
History of the Comilla municipal region dates back to 1790 as a new Tripura district was formed comprising the adjacent areas of today's Comilla districtComilla
Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....
. Upon administrative reforms after the 1947 independence as Pakistan
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, the district was renamed as Comilla district as the main Tripura district remained in the Indian territory
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, as the center of today's state of Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
in India. Today's Brahmanbaria and Chandpur
Chandpur
Chandpur is one of the most important city in Bijnor district, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Chandpur is 140 km from the capital of New Delhi, 110 km from Meerut, and 38 km from Gajraula on National Highway 24 ....
district at that time have been two sub-districts (upazila) of Comilla district.
The Comilla municipality was formed in mid 1890s
1890s
The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade" - because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion - and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...
and the city remained as a municipality for over 125 years though the number of people living in here and the density of population, both have been rising with time. An administrative proposition, issued from the Comilla district administration, was passed on 20 August, 2009. A ministry of local government meeting on 4 March, 2011 declared to turn at least four of the populated municipalities into city corporations, largely bringing Comilla as a suggestion as one of the contenders.
An administrative move was made on 23 June, 2011 abolishing the Comilla Municipality as the final step to introduce the administrative body as a city corporation. Later on 10 July, 2011, a ministry gazette named the Comilla Municipality as the new Comilla City Corporation.
Administration
The Election Commission of Bangladesh is yet to collaborate with the ministry of local government to demarcate the ward areas of the city corporation. Each ward will have a councilor. Councilors have to be elected by the voters of the ward constituency. Voters simultaneously will vote for a mayor. The elected mayor and the councilors will form the city cabinet valid for five years.However city corporation administrations in Bangladesh, meaning the elected cabinet, stays in office until fresh polls elect a new cabinet.
Election for Comilla City Corporation was said by the election commission to be held in December 2011.