The tenure of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain ends today, Sunday, February 22, 2026. The government has not yet announced how the city corporation will be administered from Monday. Dr. Shahadat, who has been urging for a new city election, has expressed willingness to contest again if his party nominates him. According to the Local Government (City Corporation) Act, elections should have been held between November 22, 2025, and February 22, 2026, but that schedule was not maintained.
Following the new government’s swearing-in, the Ministry of Local Government expressed interest in holding elections for all city corporations, including Dhaka and Chattogram. Political parties such as BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, NCP, and Islami Andolon have begun preparing candidate lists for mayor and councillor positions. The ministry has also sent a letter to the Election Commission to initiate preparations.
Sources indicate the government may consider keeping Dr. Shahadat in office until the next election under Section 6 of the Local Government Act. Meanwhile, parties are finalizing their strategies, with Jamaat and its allies yet to decide whether to contest jointly or separately.
এম কে মনির, চট্টগ্রাম প্রকাশ : ২২ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ০৮: ৫২ এম কে মনির, চট্টগ্রাম চট্টগ্রাম সিটি করপোরেশনের (চসিক) মেয়র ডা. শাহাদাত হোসেনের মেয়াদ আজ রোববার শেষ হচ্ছে। আগামীকাল সোমবার থেকে সিটি করপোরেশন কোন পদ্ধতিতে পরিচালিত হবে, তা এখনো জানায়নি সরকার।
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