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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE BANGLADESH AWAMI LEAGUE
The Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Board
27. a) A Parliamentary Board shall be formed to nominate candidates on behalf of the party in all national level elections including the Bangladesh National Parliament.
b) The Parliamentary Board shall comprise of 11 members. The President and General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League and leader of the Awami League Parliamentary Party in the Bangladesh National Parliament, these three, shall be, ex-officio members of the board. The remaining 8 members shall be elected by the Awami Leage council from among its members. The tenure of Board shall be fixed by the council. If one of three ex-officio members, holds more than one office, one post of the Board shall be deemed to be vacant. The council shall elect an additional member in the vacant post. If the post of any other member of the Board falls vacant later, the Central Executive Committee, subject to the approval of the next council, shall have the right to nominate a new member.
c) The President and General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League, ex-officio, shall be the President and General Secretary of the Parliamentary Board respectively.
d) The Parliamentary Board shall discharge all functions in connection with the election. The Board shall be able to take any measure to prepare electoral progammes and to conduct election. Those who will seek nomination from the Bangladesh Awami League for election shall also send a copy of the applications, as submitted to the Board, to the Awami League Executive Committee through the General Secretary of District Awami League, upon receipt of a written receipt, or by postal registration.
e) The District, Upazilla or Thana Awami League Executive Committee shall send their recommendations or opinions along with a detailed description of the qualities and popularity of the candidates to the Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Board which shall play a important role in the decision-making process. But the decision of the Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Board shall be final.
The Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Party
28.
a) The Members of the Bangladesh Awami League who will be elected members of the Bangladesh National Parliament shall be obliged to form the Awame League Parliamentary Party in the National Parliament and to elect its own office bearers. Each of the members the Parliamentary Party shall be obliged to comply with the decision of the Bangladesh Awami League. The decision of the majority of members of the Parliamentary Party shall be regarded as final decision of the party but this Parliamentary Party shall not take any decision inconsistent with the fundamental principles of the Constitution of the Bangladesh Awami League or any section thereof.
b) There shall be a Leader and a Deputy-leader of the Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Party and, if necessary, the Parliamentary Party shall have the right to create other posts and fill those posts.
c) The members of the Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Party, shall be obliged to perform their functions according to the advice and direction of the Bangladesh Awami League Executive Committee. Otherwise section 24 (c) shall be applicable against them.
d) The Awami League parliamentary party, after electing office bearers under sub-section (b) shall meet at a meeting and fix their respective duties themselves. But if they are unable to do so, the Bangladesh Awami League Executive Committee shall fix the duties finally.
e) Each of the members of the Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary Party must pay Tk.100.00 (Taka one hundred) into the fund of the Parliamentary Party and Tk.100.00 (Taka one hundred) into the Awami League fund. i.e. Tk. 200.00 (Taka two hundred) in total as monthly subscription.
Inter relation among different branches of the Bangladesh Awami League, their status and structure
29.
a) There shall be formed a district Committee Status Metropolitan City Awami League in each city of Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal and Sylhet and a District Awami League in each district under the Bangladesh Awami League.
b) There shall be formed an Upazilla/Thana Awami League in each Upazilla/Thana under each District Awami League.
c) There shall be formed a Thana Awami League in each of the Thanas under the Metropolitan City Awami League.
d) There shall be formed a Ward Awami League in each of the wards of the metropolitan city. In this case, the Ward Awami League shall be of the status and rank of Union Awami League.
e) There shall be formed more than one Unit Awami League in each ward of the metropolitan city and, in this case, the Unit Awami League shall possess the status of the Ward Awami League under the Union Council. Where applicable there shall be formed a Moholla Awami League.
f) There shall be formed a Union Awami League in each Union under each Thana Awami League and a Ward Awami League in each ward of the municipal areas. In municipal area, a Moholla Committee shall be formed where applicable.
g) There shall be formed a Ward Awami League in each ward under the Union Awami League. Where applicable there shall be formed, a Village Committee.
h) The Primary Members shall be recruited from each village before the formation of the Ward Awami League. There shall be at least 150 Primary Members in each word committee.
i) There shall be formed Thana Awami League unit comprising all the unions lying under police stations in different districts.
j) The Awami Leagues belonging to 'A' class Municipality and lying in the district headquarters, shall have the status of Thana Awami League and other Municipal Awami Leagues shall have the status of Union Awami League. The Municipal Awami Leagues, where applicable, shall elect their office bearer like the Thana/Union Awami Leagues and in other cases also follow rules of the Thana/Union Awami League:
29. 1) The Organizational Structure of different Branches of the Awami Leagues
a) The District Awami League shall consist of a total of 71 members including 37 office bearers and 34 members
b) The Metropolitan City Awami League shall consist of a total of 71 members including 37 office bearers and 34 members.
c) The Upazilla/Thana Awami League shall consist of a total of 67 members including 34 office bearer and 33 members.
d) The Municipal Awami League (lying in the district headquarter and belonging to the Municipality of ‘a’ category) shall consist of a total of 67 members including 34 office bearers and 33 members. The other Municipal Awami League shall consist of a total of 65 members including 30 office bearers and 35 members.
e) The Union Awami League shall consist of a total of 65 members including 30 office bearers and 35 members.
f) The Ward Awami League shall consist of a total of 51 members including 24 office bearers and 27 members. The Ward Awami League of the metropolitan city shall consist of a total of 65 members including 30 office bearers and 35 members.
g) The Unit Awami League (metropolitan city) shall consist of a total of 37 members including 20 office bearers and 17 members.
h) The Village/Moholla Awami League shall consist of a total of 31 members including 20 office bearers and 11 members.
The District Awami League Council
30. In each District Unit, there shall be formed a District Awami League Council, consisting of the elected members in the following manner:
a) On the basis of the total population of Upazilla/Thana, one councilor for every 10 thousand people shall be elected by the Upazilla/Thana Awami League Council for the District Council.
b) 5 members shall be co-opted from each Upazilla/Thana by each District Council during the first session of its triennial election meeting.
30. 1) During the triennial council meeting, the District Awami League shall elect the Executive Committee of the District Awami League, Besides it shall also elect fixed number of councilors for the central Awami League.
30. 2 ) The list of Central Councilors shall be presented and approved in the District Council meeting; otherwise no list of the councilors of that district shall be approved.
30. 3) According to section 26 (c), 21 members for the Advisory Council shall be elected.
31. a) One-third of all members of the District Awami League Council present in the council meeting shall form a quorum.
b) Every councilor shall pay a subscription at the rate of Tk.20.00 (Taka twenty) for every three years.
c) The District Awami League Executive Committee shall exercise powers, under sections 9 and 10 of the Constitution, to collect the aforesaid subscription from the District Awami League Councilors.
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