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  2. List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. A municipal corporation serving a town may be called a town council, and a municipal corporation serving a city is styled a city council; these bodies are divided into wards, which are further divided into mauzas and mahallas. Direct elections are held for each ward ...

  3. Local government in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    In Bangladesh, Municipal Councils or Town Municipalities or Paurasabha or Municipality is an urban local body that administers a city of population 100,000 or more than. The members of the Paurasabha are elected representatives for a term of five years. [2]

  4. Municipal corporation - Wikipedia

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    There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh. Two of these are in the capital Dhaka. Eight other divisional cities have a presence, three others. [clarification needed] They perform various socio-economic and civic functions. Besides, there are 330 municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. A city corporation is a stronger body ...

  5. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co ...

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    It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and cities administration and finances, and the conduct of elections. [ 2 ] Organization

  6. List of city corporations in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh. [1] Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 8 divisional cities, with 3 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions. [2]

  7. Category:Municipalities of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Municipality of Bangladesh by district (1 C) Pages in category "Municipalities of Bangladesh" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.

  8. List of cities and towns in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    These are the non-Municipal Corporation or "non-Paurashava" towns. [3] [2] In 1951, Bangladesh was mostly a rural country and only 4% of the population lived in urban centres. The urban population rose to 20% in 1991 and to 24% by 2001. In 2011, Bangladesh had an urban population of 28% and the rate of urban population growth was estimated at 2 ...

  9. Divisions of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.