Qualification for
Membership:
(1)Any Bangladeshi citizen of the age of 18
years or above can be primary member of this party. The aspirants have to
declare adherence to the party’s proclamation, constitution and programmes.
(2) The application at schedule 1, form ‘Ka’ of
the constitution will be filled up for primary membership. This form will be
available at the party office. No other form will be accepted for membership
but when not available, printing of same form will be allowed for application
of membership,
(3) If the form is accepted for consideration,
identification (Schedule 1, Form ‘kha’) will have to be collected as evidence.
(4) Subscription fee is Tk 20 only for primary
membership. Annual subscription fee after getting membership is Tk 20 only. The
subscription from the members will be taken by receipt and the receipt will be
provided from the party’s central office.
5) Members of the National Standing Committee
and the Advisory Council of Chairperson of the Party and the monthly
subscription rates of the officers and members of the National Executive
Committee shall be determined by the Chairperson of the Party.
6) The rate of monthly subscription of officers
and executive members of the district committee from Union Ward Committee of
the party shall be as follows:
Any officer/member can voluntarily pay higher
amount.
Considering the lack of capacity of an
officer/member, the concerned committee can waive or reduce the amount of
subscription based on the application of that officer/member.
7) Leaders at various levels who are supposed to
pay monthly subscriptions according to the rules of the party - 6 (six) months
respectively and those who are supposed to pay annual subscriptions according
to the constitution of the party for 2 (two) years respectively, their
membership will be suspended. Membership of Monthly Subscribers shall be
canceled if they fail to pay their subscription for 1 (one) year consecutively
and Annual Subscribers fail to pay their subscription for 3 (three) years
consecutively. If due to unavoidable reasons someone is unable to pay the
subscription on time, it can be considered if an application is made to the
concerned committee chairman/president and general secretary/general secretary
for subscription waiver or late payment. In this regard, the National Standing
Committee will formulate the necessary rules according to the constitution of
the party.
8) Every Upazila/Thana Office shall maintain the
list of every primary member post in their respective areas.
The total number of members of the party, along
with the names and addresses of the members will be legally preserved in the
national headquarters i.e. the central office of the party in Dhaka.
(b) Disqualification for
Membership
(1) Any person who does not have legal Bangladeshi citizenship cannot be member of BMJP-Bangladesh Minority Janata Party.
.(2) Those who are against the independence,
sovereignty and integrity of Bangladesh, believe in underground politics,
involved in any anti-social and anti-people activities will not get the party’s
membership.
(c) Disciplinary Action
Against Member:
The standing committee of the party can cancel
or temporarily suspend membership or take any punitive measures against anyone
on charge of misconduct or breaching disciplines or involvement of anti-party
activities. It can withdraw penalty taken earlier. The party chairman on
emergency can take any punitive measures against any member of the party and
also withdraw action taken earlier in case meeting of the standing committee
can not be called.
But all cases will be approved at the meeting of
the standing committee as soon as possible. The chairman or the standing
committee can seek explanation from the accused if necessary through personal
hearing before taking punitive measures. In that case, a notice through post or
by hand will have to be issued. The aggrieved person may appeal to Chairman
against the penalty but the decision of the Chairman will be considered as
final.
(d) Resignation from
Membership:
(1) Any member of the party may resign through a
letter addressed to the chairman.
(2) Any member of parliament (MP) nominated by
the party will be considered to have resigned if he or she in the House will
change his or her seat without prior permission of leader of the parliamentary
party or will make alliance with another party or does any act which goes
against the position of party in parliament.