Mayor of Sylhet

Mayor of Sylhet
Incumbent
Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury
since 23 February 2026
Sylhet City Corporation
StyleHonourable (formal)
TypeCouncil Leader
Member ofSylhet City Corporation
SeatNagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Appointer
Term length
  • Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument
The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holderBadar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
Formation31 July 2001; 25 years ago (2001-07-31)
Salary৳150000 (US$1,200)
per month
(incl. allowances)
WebsiteSylhet 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.

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

Other factions
Status
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 Ariful Haque Choudhury 2013
2018		 18 September 2013 7 November 2023 10 years, 50 days Mayor Bangladesh Nationalist Party
3 Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 2023 7 November 2023 19 August 2024 286 days Mayor Bangladesh Awami League
– Abu Ahmad Siddiqui – 19 August 2024 01 December 2024 104 days Administrator Independent
– Khan Md Reja-Un-Nabi – 02 December 2024 22 February 2026 1 year, 82 days Administrator Independent
– Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury – 23 February 2026 Incumbent 261 days Administrator Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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 30.47 +27.40
Turnout 226,859 46.51% Decrease16.88pp
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
Jamaat 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% Increase1.73pp
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.