1 January 2017, Sun

The Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura

1. The Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura shall be composed of fifteen or more members (Rukons).
2. The members (Rukons) of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura shall be elected for a term of one year by the vote of the members of the Municipality/Union/Ward.
3. The Upazila/Thana Ameer shall in consultation with the members (Rukons) of the area concerned fix the number of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura.
4. If any member of the Municipality/Union/Ward Working Committee is not a member of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura, he shall ex-officio be a member of the Majlish-e-Shura.
5. The members of the Municipality/Union/Ward Female Majlish-e-Shura shall also be the members of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura.
6. The Municipality/Union/Ward Ameer may in consultation with the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura nominate requisite number of members to the Shura the number of which cannot exceed one fifth of the total number of the elected members of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura.
7. If any seat of the Municipality/Union/Ward Majlish-e-Shura falls vacant, the same shall be filled in within one month.