15 March 2017, Wed

The Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura

1. The Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura may be formed in such Upazila/Thana, where the number of member (Rukon) will be at least fifteen.
2. The Upazila/Thana Ameer shall in consultation with the members (Rukons) of the Upazila/Thana determine the number of the Majlish-e-Shura.
3. The Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura shall be elected for the period of one year by the members (Rukons) of the Upazila/Thana.
4. The Upazila/Thana Ameer shall ex-officio be the Chairman of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura and the Upazila/Thana Nayeb-e-Ameer (if any) and the Upazila/Thana Secretary (if not be member of the Majlish-e-Shura) shall ex-officio be the members of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura.
5. The any member of the Upazila/Thana Working Committee is not the member of the Majlish-e-Shura, he shall ex-officio be the member of the Majlish-e-Shura.
6. The Upazila/Thana Ameer may in consultation with the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura nominate requisite number of members as the members of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura but such number shall not exceed one fifth of the total elected members of the Majlish-e-Shura.
7. The members of the Upazila/Thana Female Majlish-e-Shura shall be the members of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura.
8. There shall be held at least three general meetings of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura in a year.
9. If the Upazila/Thana Ameer deems it necessary, or if one third members of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura demand in writing or if the District/Metropolitan Ameer or the Ameer-e-Jamaat directs, then emergency session of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura will be held.
10. The presence of one third members of the total members of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura will constitute quorum of a session.
11. If any dispute arises on any matter between the Upazila/Thana Ameer and the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura, the matter shall be referred to the Upazila/Thana Member Conference. If the matter is not resolved there, the same shall be referred to the District/Metropolitan Ameer.
12. If any seat of the Upazila/Thana Majlish-e-Shura falls vacant, it shall be filled in within one month from such vacation.