City Corporation is a local government authority that manages all civic services in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors. The City Corporations operates under the provisions of . There are 13 city corporations in Bangladesh. Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka. One each is present in the other 7 divisional cities, with 4 others. They perform a variety of socio-economic and civic functions.Bogura is the newest on the list.
A Council of City Corporation is the governing body of a city corporation, composed of elected representatives from each ward. These ward councillors collectively participate in enacting local regulations, formulating policies, making decisions affecting the community, and overseeing the delivery of municipal services. The council operates under the leadership of the mayor, who presides over its meetings and provides overall direction for city governance. As of now, Bangladesh has a total of 668 councillors across its 13 city corporations.