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CONSTITUTION
BANGLADESH AWAMI JUBO LEAGUE
(Amended in the 5th National Congress-2003)
1. NAME :
This organization is a Political youth organization, Its’ name is বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুব লীগ. In English “BANGLADESH AWAMI JUBO LEAGUE"
2. PURPOSE:
Basic principles of war of Liberation and Independence of Bangladesh- Democracy, exploitation free society, i.e Social Justice, Nationalism, Secularism, i.e. observance of religious rites independently by citizens economy and to establish the equitable rights of the youth, at the behest of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the nation, Shahid Sheikh Fozlul Haque Moni, Pioneer of youth movement in the Country, founded Bangladesh Awami Jubo League on 11 November’1972. To implement this objective the Jubo League aims to build up an well disciplin ed organization by uniting the freedom and progress loving young men and women from all strata of life.
3.FLAG
The flag of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be 50% white on the upper side and 50% deep green on the lower side with a round redcoloured Sun in the middle of Parallel covering. The measurement ratio of the flag would be 3:2.
4.LANGUAGE
The activities of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be conducted in Bengali. If necessary, other languages including English may be used.
5.ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE:
Organizational structure of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be as under:-
Ka)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Ward Unit (primary level)
Kha)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Union unit
Ga)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Upazilla/Thana unit
Gha)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, District Unit
Umma)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Central Executive Committee
Cha)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Central Committee
Chha)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Central Council
Ja)Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Triennial National Congress.
6.Membership:
Being inspired by the ideals of Bangabandhu, the father of the nation and having confidence on the objectives and rules mentioned in Section 2 of this constitution, any young man / woman may obtain member ship of Awami Jubo League. To obtain primary membership, application should be submitted by filling the specified application form of Central executive Committee with requisite informations and paying a sum of TK.10(Taka ten) as addmission fee.
After getting the application, the concerned unit after verification, will ensure that the applicant (Ka) is not member of an organization which is opposite to the ideals of Bangabandhu, father of the nation, (Kha) do not believe in any discrimination of religion, race, community. (Ga) was not involved in the past and also not at present in any activities against the independence, sovereignty, state security of Bangladesh and public security or anti-people activities like.extortion, .terrorism, hooliganism,i.e anti-people activities. Thereafter, the concerned Unit will award membership to the applicant. But on condition that every member (Ka) will must pay the monthly subscription fixed by the Central Executive Committee. Kha) will observe the party constitution, written proclamation and programmes and will remain active to implement the same. (Ga) will be obliged to obey any directive and takeover responsibilities to implement the decision of the organization.
7.Ward Unit (Primary Level) :
The branch organizations of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League formed in all the administrative Unions and the wards of ‘Kha’ and ‘Ga’ category municipalities are included in the primary level. A ward committee can be formed if at least 41 (fortyone) young male and female person of a ward obtain membership of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. Ward unit will function under direct supervision of Union unit and will disseminate the principles, ideology and programmes of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League to the people of the remotest area of the country.
They will inspire the young people of their own locality with the ideals of Bangbandhu and unite them under the banner of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. The Organisational structure of ward committee will be as under:
1. President 1 No.
2. Vice President 3 Nos.
3. General Secretary 1 No.
4. Joint Secretary 2 Nos.
5. Organizational Secretary 1 No.
6. Publication and Publicity Secretary 1 No.
7. Office Secretary 1 No.
8. Finance Secretary 1 No.
9. Relief and Social Welfare Secretary 1 No.
10. Cultural Secretary 1 No.
11. Sports Secretary 1 No.
12. Health and Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
13. Women Secretary 1 No.
14. Members 15 Nos
Total = (Thirty One) 31 Nos.
7 (Ka) Procedure for forming ward committee:
The Union unit will collect a list of minimum 41 (forty one) regular members and send it to the Thana (Police Station) Unit at least 15 (fifteen) days ahead of holding ward Unit conference. On the date fixed 15 (fifteen) days earlier and on the date widely publicized by poster, leaflets and other means under the guidance of the representative of Thana (Police Station) unit and in presence of listed members including the leaders and workers of the concerned unit, the President and General Secretary of the Union unit, through discussion and consensus, will form the Ward committee. At the same time they will elect 10 (ten) councilors.If not possible on consensus basis,the listed members will elect President and General Secretary of the Ward unit through secret ballot.
The newly elected President and General Secretary will submit a draft of full committee to the higher unit for approval. The higher unit will approve the proposed committee as per procedure laid down in section 21 of the constitution.
8.Union Unit:
The Union Committee of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be formed in every Union of Bangladesh.Municipal Committees under category “Kha” and “Ga” , Municipality under category “ka” and ward committees of City Corporation at Divisional level will enjoy the status of Union Unit. Union units will act under the supervision of Thana(PoliceStation) Unit, will maintain co-ordination among the Ward Units and supervise their activities. Organizational structure of the Union Unit will be as under:
1) President 1 No.
2) Vice President 5 Nos.
3) General Secretary 1 No.
4) Joint secretary 2 Nos
5) Organizational Secretary 1 No
6) Publicity and Publications Secretary 1 No.
7) Office Secretary 1 No.
8) Finance Secretary 1 No.
9) Relief and Social Welfare Secretary 1 No.
10)Cultural Secretary 1 No.
11)Health and Environmental affairs Secretary 1 No.
12)Sports Secretary 1 No.
13)Women Secretary 1 No.
14)Member 23 Nos.
Total : (Forty one) 41 Nos.
9.Thana Unit:
All the administrative Police Stations (Thana) of Bangladesh and the Municipal Committees included in “Ka” grade and the administrative Thana(Police Station) Committees under Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajhahi, Barisal and Sylhet will enjoy the status of Thana(Police Station) Unit.
The Thana (Police Station) Unit will act under the supervision of District Unit and will Co-ordinate among the Union units and supervise their activities. The organizational structure of Thana (Police Station) Unit will be as under
1)President 1 No.
2)Vice President 5 Nos.
3)General Secretary 1 No.
4)Joint Secretary 2 Nos.
5)Organizational Secretary 2 Nos.
6)Publicity and Publications Secretary 1 No.
7)Office Secretary 1 No.
8)Finance Secretary 1 No.
9)Education, Training and Library Affairs Secretary.
10) Relief and Social welfare Secretary 1 No.
11) Cultural Secretary 1 No.
12) Health and Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
13) Information and Research Secretary 1 No.
14) Sports Secretary 1 No.
15) Woman Secretary 1 No.
17) Member 30 Nos.
Total (Fifty one) 51 Nos.
10. District Unit:
All the administrative districts of Bangladesh, the Dhaka Metropolitan City North and South that acquired status of district, Chittagong North and South district, Comilla North and South district, metropolitan branches of divisional cities and Syedpur administrative Thana (Police Station) committee will enjoy the status of a District unit. The District unit will work under the direct supervision of the Central Executive committee will implement the directives and programmes of centre through its own unit and the subordinate units. The District unit will make coordination among the Thana (Police Station) Units and supervise their activities. The organizational structure of the District Unit will be as under:-
1.President 1 No.
2.Vice President 7 Nos
3.General Secretary 1 No.
4.Joint Secretary 3 Nos.
5.Organisational Secretary 3 Nos
6.Publicity and Publication Secretary 1 No.
7.Assistant-Publicity and Publication Secretary 1 No.
8.Office Secretary 1 No.
9.Assistant -Office Secretary 1 No.
10.Finance Secretary 1 No.
11.Assistant- Finance Secretary 1 No.
12.Education, Training and Library Affairs Secretary 1 No.
13 Assistant-Education ,Training and Library Affairs Secretary 1 No.
14.Legal Affairs Secretary 1 No.
15.Assistant- Legal Affairs Secretary 1 No.
16.Relief and Social welfare Secretary 1 No.
17.Assistant- Relief and Social welfare Secretary 1 No.
18.Cultural Secretary 1 No.
19. Assistant-Cultural Secretary 1 No.
20. Health and Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
21. Assistant-Health and Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
22.Manpower and Employment Secretary 1 No.
23. Assistant-Manpower and Employment Secretary 1 No.
24. Information and Research Secretary 1 No.
25. Assistant-Information and Research Secretary 1 No.
26. Sports Secretary 1 No.
27. Assistant-Sports Secretary 1 No.
28. Woman Secretary 1 No.
29.Assiatent-Woman Secretary 1 No.
30. Member 32 Nos.
Total : (Seventy one) 71 Nos.
10(Ka) Dhaka and Chittagong Metropolitan Unit:
Dhaka Metropolitan South Unit will consist of Kotwali, Sutrapur, Lalbagh, Demra, Ramna, Motijheel, Sobujbagh, Khilgaon, Shyampur, Kamrangir Chor and Hazaribagh Police stations of Dhaka Metropolitan City and Dhaka Metropolitan North unit will consist of Dhanmondi, Tejgaon, Mohammadpur, Mirpur Cantonment,Pallabi, Uttara, Kafrul, Airport, Badda and Gulshan Police stations of Dhaka Metropolitan city.Both the Units will enjoy the status of a District.
As Dhaka is the Capital City of the Country, the Dhaka Metropolitan Committee will have 30 (thirty) more members than the District Committee and thus Dhaka Metropolitan North and South Executive Committee will consist of 101 Members and being the Commercial Capital of the Country,
Chittagong Metropolitan Committee will also have 30 (thirty) more members than the District Unit and will thus consist of 101 members. The Ward Units of Dhaka and Chittagong Metropolitan city will enjoy the status of Union Unit.In every Ward minimum 5 (five) and maximum 9 (nine) Unit Committee can be formed as per procedure mentioned in Section 7 (ka) subject to the proposal of the Metropolitan Executive Committee and approval by central Executive Committee. The Unit Committee will enjoy the status of Ward Committee. The Unit Committee will have 16 (sixteen) Officers like the Ward Unit and number of members will be 9 (nine) instead of 15( Fifteen ) thus totaling 25 (twenty five).
10.(Kha) President of the branch organizations:
The president will be regarded as chief of his branch. He will preside over all the meetings of the branch and if there is any difference of opinion on any decision in a meeting, his decision will be considered as final. In this case he may , if necessity arises , discuss the issue with the General Secretary. If the General Secretary defies two times the advice of President to call any meeting, in that case the President himself can convene the meeting.
The President, in consultation with the General Secretary, can entrust any officer or member with any responsibility at the interest of the organization. He can call for explanation from any officer or member of the Unit including his own. He will be answerable to the Executive Committee and in all upper levels for discharging his responsibilities.
10(GA) General Secretary of branch organizations.
A General Secretary will be treated as Chief Executive of his own unit.He will convene all the meetings as per advice of the President. He will implement all the decisions of the Executive Committee through the Secretaries.He will preside over the meetings of the Secretaries relating to business of the branches. He may give directives and advices to the Divisional Secretaries and Executive Committee members for performing their assignments and may seek explanation. He will seek the advice of the president while performing his own duty and he will be liable to the President, Executive Committee and to his senior levels for his responsibilities.
10( Gha ) Other officials of branch organizations
The officials of the branch organizations except the President and General Secretary will carry on the same kind of responsibilities and enjoy authority like the Officers except the presidium of the central executive committee as mentioned in paragraph 12 of the constitution.
11. Overseas Unit
If 151( One hundred and fifty one) Bangladeshi youth citizen living in any country outside Bangladesh obtain membership of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, then like the district committee , a branch committee consisting of 71 (seventy one) members can be formed in that country. This committee will enjoy the status of District Committee. The Chairman and General Secretary can increase and decrease the number of members of this committee subject to the approval in the next Executive Committee meeting on special consideration considering the number of Awami Jubo League members living in the concerned country, environment and keeping an eye to the necessity of the expatriates.
12. Central Executive Committee:
The triennial National Congress of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, will elect 1 (one) Chairman, 13 (Thirteen) presidium member, 1 (one) General Secretary, 3 (three) Joint Secretaries, 7 (Seven) Organizational Secretaries,
15 (fifteen) Divisional Secretaries,
15 (Fifteen) Assistant Secretaries and 36 (Thirty-six) members to execute the central activities of Awami Jubo League. These executives will act as Central Executive Committee unitedly/collectively. The structure of Central
Executive Committee will be as under:-
1. Chairman 1 No.
2. Presidium Member 13 Nos
3. General Secretary 1 No.
4. Joint Secretary 3 Nos
5. Organizational Secretary 7 Nos
6. Publicity and Publications Secretary 1 No.
7.Assistant-Publicity and Publications Secretary 1 No.
8. Office Secretary 1 No.
9. Assistant-Office Secretary 1 No.
10. Finance Secretary 1 No.
11. Assistant-Finance Secretary 1 No.
12. Education, Training and Library Secretary 1 No.
13. Assistant-Education, Training and Library Secretary 1 No.
14. Legal Affairs Secretary 1 No.
15. Assistant-Legal Affairs Secretary 1 No.
16. International Affairs Secretary 1 No.
17. Assistant-International Affairs Secretary 1 No.
18. Relief and Social Welfare Secretary 1 No.
19. Assistant-Relief and Social Welfare Secretary 1 No.
20. Science and Technology Affairs Secretary 1 No.
21. Assistant-Science and Technology Affairs Secretary 1 No.
22. Cultural Secretary 1 No.
23. Assistant-Cultural Secretary 1 No.
24. Health and Population Affairs Secretary 1 No.
25. Assistant-Health and Population Affairs Secretary 1 No.
26. Information and Research Secretary 1 No.
27. Assistant-Information and Research Secretary 1 No.
28. Manpower and Employment Affairs Secretary 1 No.
29. Assistant-Manpower and Employment Affairs Secretary 1 No.
30. Sports Secretary 1 No.
31. Assistant-Sports Secretary 1 No.
32. Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
33. Assistant-Environmental Affairs Secretary 1 No.
34. Woman Secretary 1 No.
35. Assistant-Woman Secretary 1 No.
36. Member 36 No.
Total (Ninety One) 91 Nos
Central Executive Committee
Bangladesh Awami Jubo League Central Executive Committee is the highest working council of the organization. It will conduct all the central activities of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. This working council will implement all the decisions taken in council meeting and the objectives stipulated in section-2 of the constitution. It will accord final approval to the branch committees, to form convening Committee after Canceling the same and to hold the council meeting of the branch within 90 days and to cancel the convening Committee if it does not work perfectly. It will supervise the income and expenditure account, accord approval of the same and compile budget of the organization. This committee will fix up the date and chalk out the program of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League central council meeting and triennial national congress. It will fix up the responsibilities of the executives of the Executive Committee. It will take up any program to implement the objectives and purposes of the organization and take necessary steps for implementation of the same. The Executive Committee will sit at least once in every 2 (two) months to review the organizational and political activities, evaluate and take decision for future programs. It will have authority to take disciplinary actions against any sub-ordinate branch if there is any confirmed complain of breach of rules in the formation or activities of that branch. It can award any locality the status of Thana(Police station) or District subject to the approval in the central committee meeting. If any post of executive committee fall vacant, the Chairman and General Secretary will arrange to fill up the same with
the approval of the executive Committee. The members of the executive committee will obviously deposit the monthly subscription @ TK. 200/- (Taka Two Hundred) in the account of the organization.
12 (Ka) Chairman:
The Chairman of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be regarded as head of the organization. He will give interpretation of the constitution; will preside over the meeting of national congress, national central committee, central executive committee and presidium. Subject to his approval, the presidium and the secretaries and the executive members, will discharge their responsibilities unitedly and individually. The Chairman can seek explanation from any executive or member of any level for his negligence and indifference to his responsibilities.
The Chairman will give ruling, interpretation of the constitution if there is any difference of opinion on taking any decision in the executive committee meeting. In this situation, his decision will be final and conclusive. But if he desires, he may seek opinion from the General Secretary or the majority members.
12 (Kha) Presidium:
The 15 (fifteen) member presidium consisting of the Chairman, 13 (thirteen) members and the General Secretary will all along assist the Chairman in discharging his responsibilities. The presidium will meet at least once in every two months.The General Secretary of the organization in consultation with the Chairman will convene the presidium meeting. The presidium will act as tribunal to settle any internal disputes including the election of the lower committees of the organization. In temporary absence of the Chairman, his nominated member and if nomination be not possible by him then the first one of the serial of members will act as Chairman( in-charge) of the presidium. If the post of Chairman be vacant permanently, the Executive committee will elect one of the presidium members as “Acting Chairman” of the organization for the rest period of the tenure. If any member of the organization is charged for anti-discipline activities or of adverse morality, punitive measures may
be taken against him or re-instate him in his position by withdrawing the punitive measures.
12 (Ga) General Secretary:
The General Secretary is the Chief Executive of the organization. He will implement all the decisions of the central council, central committee and executive committee through the secretaries. The secretaries and all the executive members will take over their assignments from him and will be accountable to him. As per advice of the Chairman, he will convene the meeting of executive committee, central committee and of presidium and will solicit advice from the Chairman for discharging his own responsibilities. The General Secretary will be accountable to the executive committee for his activities. In his temporary absence, the Joint Secretary in order of serial will act as. General Secretary (in-charge). If the post of General Secretary be vacant permanently, the Executive Committee will appoint some one from the joint secretaries as General Secretary (Acting) for the rest period of the term. He will preside over the meeting of the secretaries.
12 (Gha) Joint Secretary:
The Joint Secretary will extend all out co-operation to the General Secretary in discharging his responsibilities. He will carry out the responsibilities given to him by the executive committee, Chairman and General Secretary and will discuss and seek directives from them. He will be accountable to the executive committee, Chairman and General Secretary for his responsibilities. In absence of the General Secretary, will act as General Secretary (in-charge) according to sequence and if the post of General Secretary be vacant permanently, any one of the Joint Secretaries will act as General Secretary (Acting) as per decision of the executive committee.
12 (Umma) Organizational Secretaries:
The Organizational Secretary will discharge the responsibility of building Organization in all areas of the
Country, nurture those and make these organizations dynamic. He will discharge the responsibilities entrusted to him by the executive committee, Chairman and General Secretary including other responsibilities. He will regularly apprise the Chairman and the General Secretary about his own areas, solicit their advice and will give explanation to them.
12 (Cha) Publicity and Publications Secretary:
The Publicity and Publications Secretary will arrange to distribute all types of publications including poster,leaflets booklets, etc depicting the objectives, ideology and purpose in every layer of the organization and if necessary in every stratum of public and will discharge other responsibilities he is being entrusted with.
12 (Chha) Office Secretary:
The office Secretary will preserve and maintain all the resources, office documents containing information about branch offices and head office, organizations documents etc. He will prepare, dispatch and record all the circulars, notifications, correspondences. He will draft the press release of the organization and arrange to publish the same and will record and maintain the minutes of all the meetings along with other responsibilities entrusted with.
12 (Ja) Finance Secretary
Finance Secretary will handle the funds of the organization and will maintain the accounts of the organization. Subject to the approval of the Chairman and General Secretary of the organization, he will submit this accounts and budget in the executive committee, central committee and national council and will perform other duties entrusted with.
12 (Jha) Education, Training and Library Affairs Secretary:
A) He will implement the principles and programs of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League relating to the education policy and system of the country. He will apprise the organization about any defects in the education system of the country and will implement the programs taken by the organization for removing these defects.
B) He will arrange for political, organizational and other necessary training for all category of leaders and activists of the organization. At the same time he will establish and operate library comprising books related with the ideals of Bangabandhu, father of the nation and Bangladesh Awami Juboi League which are to be learnt by the leaders and activists of the organization. If possible he will
make efforts to establish such libraries in the lower branches and do perform the duties entrusted with.
12 (Umma) Legal Affairs Secretary :
The main duty of the Legal Affairs Secretary is to extend legal supports to the people deprived of their rights as well as to the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. Apart from this, he will try to organize movement by creating public opinion against any black law which is anti-people, anti-human rights and to repeal the same.
12(Ta) International Relations Secretary:
He will project and publish the ideal of Bangabandhu, Father of the Nation, the objects, aims, activities and statement in the outer would. He will build up good relations with various international youth organizations and will maintain contact with branches of the organizations situated in the outer world and apprise the executive committee about those branches. Apart from this, he will perform all the duties entrusted with.
12 (Tha) Relief and Social welfare Secretary:
He will take up social welfare programs on behalf of the organization and implement the same. He will perform other duties entrusted including extending relief and co-operation to the helpless and distressed people in time of national disaster and other reasons.
12(Da) Science and Technology Affairs Secretary:
He will connect Bangladesh Awami Jubo League with the development and advancement of Science and Technology worldwide. He will perform the responsibilities entrusted with him including implementation of programs taken by the organization for development in the filed of science and technology and to create interest among the youths about science and technology matters.
12 (Dha) Cultural Secretary:
He will perform his responsibilities on behalf of the organization to build up healthy and progressive culture by resisting the extra-cultural activities in all spheres of the society. He will implement all cultural programs taken up by the organization including National day and other special occasions. He will build up good relations with cultural activists and if possible will establish cultural branches of the organization and nurture it. In addition to this,he will perform other duties entrusted with him.
12 (O) Health and Population Affairs Secretary:
He will implement the programs taken up by the organization for making the youth of the country health conscious and prevention of population expansion. He will review a health policy with an aim to create a pro-health environment and will also adopt programs to evade its bad effects. Besides this, he will also discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon him.
12(P) Information and Research Secretary:
He is entrusted with the responsibilities to collect information about the organizations of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, deliver it to the central office and maintain records. Besides this, he will collect information about the problems of the youth population of the country and will conduct research what steps/ programs may be taken by the organization to solve these problems and what steps may be taken to solve the unemployment problem and will deliver the collected and devised information to the executive committee. At the same time he will discharge all the responsibilities entrusted upon him.
12(Q) Manpower and Employment Affairs Secretary:
Bangladesh is a densely populated country. He will discharge responsibilities to convert this manpower into resource. Besides this, he will inspire the educated, half-educated and uneducated unemployed youths
for self-employment and self-dependency through co-operatives and will take necessary programs on behalf of the organization to create new employments and implement the same. At the same time, he will discharge all other responsibilities entrusted upon him.
12(R) Sports Secretary:
He will discharge responsibilities on behalf of the organization to build up disciplined environment in the sports arena to create interest to sports among the young population and to develop the standard of sports. Besides this he will organize tournament and sports competition on behalf of the organization and will discharge all the responsibilities entrusted on him.
12(S) Environmental Affairs Secretary:
He will discharge responsibilities on behalf of the organization to build up environment conducive to human habitation by preventing environmental pollution. With this object, he will develop good relationship with the environmentalist organizations as well as also perform all other responsibilities entrusted to him.
12 (T) Woman Secretaries:
She will, alongside discharging other responsibilities, implement the schemes to realize the rights of the women, to make then self-dependant and pro-active, to pin point the real problems faced by the women in the society and to solve the same and also to generate employment for the women.
12(U)The Secretaries:
The central secretaries will implement all the decisions and programs taken by the Central Executive Committee and Central Committee. The members of the Board of the secretaries will be accountable to the Chairman, General Secretary and Executive Committee for their own departmental responsibilities. They will take suggestions from the Chairman and The General Secretary to discharge their own departmental responsibilities and will manage the Central Secretariat. Apart from the duties and responsibilities as mentioned in the constitution, the secretaries will, subject to the counsel and approval of the executive committee, Chairman and the General Secretary, will take up .time befitting and necessary schemes for their own departments and implement the same.
12(V) The Assistant Secretaries:
They will co-operate their own departmental secretaries all the time and will act as departmental secretary (in charge) in the absence of the departmental secretary. Besides this, they will discharge other responsibilities entrusted with.
13. Central Committee
The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League central committee will consist of 351 (three hundred fifty one) members comprising 91 (Ninety one) members from Bangladesh Awami Jubo League central executive committee and 260 (Two hundred sixty) members selected by the Chairman and General Secretary subject to the approval of central executive committee. This committee will be considered as policy fixation committee. This Committee will meet at least in 2 (two) meetings in a year and will give directive for implementation of decisions taken in the central council, will be in a position to take any steps subject to the approval in the next council meet for the welfare of the young generation and thereby the people of the Country and for the benefit of the organization by thoroughly reviewing the activities of the executive committee. The meeting called by the body comprising central committee, President, General Secretary of District Unit, Conveners, Joint Conveners will be treated as an extended meeting of the central committee. This meeting can be called at any time for the interest of the organization. The Chairman of the organization will preside over the meeting of the central committee. The central executive committee will be accountable to the central committee for its over all activities. The central committee will approve the budget proposed by the central executive committee.If any post in the Central Committee be vacant, the Chairman and General Secretary of the organization will arrange to fill up the same. The Chairman and General Secretary of the organization will distribute responsibilities to the members of Central Committee. The members of the Central Committee will pay monthly subscription of Tk.100/- (Taka one hundred) each regularly on compulsory basis.
14. Sub-Committee:
In every level of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, for organizational purpose or for smoothly performing any program or activities, the Chairman and General Secretary at the central and President and General Secretary at other levels will be able to constitute required numbers of permanent/temporary sub-Committee. They can abolish or re-organize these Committees after the purpose is over or for failure to discharge the responsibilities. A presidium member or a Joint Secretary at the Centre and in other levels a Vice-president or a Joint Secretary will act as convener of this committee. Considering the importance and range of activities of the committee, a Joint Secretary may be appointed as Joint Convener of this committee. The Divisional Secretary will act as Member Secretary of the committee. This committee will be consisting of 5 (five), 7 (seven) and highest 9 (nine) members. If any difference of opinion arise between this committee and the executive committee on as any issue, the decision of the executive committee will be treated as final.
15. Central Council and Triennial National Congress:
The Central Council of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be treated as the highest national council of the organization. This council will meet once in every year between 1st day of January to 31st day of March. Decisions on political and organizational affairs including approval of the activities of executive committee in the national council and triennial national congress, amendment of constitution, drawing up new programs ,approval of declarations can be taken in this meeting. But election of executives of the organization at all levels will be held in triennial meeting. Central triennial meeting will be treated as National Congress and meeting in other levels as triennial conference. The political decisions taken by the central executive committee and central committee will have to be approved in the next council.
16.Councilor:
The branches of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will elect councilors of following numbers and in the following proceduresThe branches of Awami Jubo League after getting final approval, will send the list of councilors elected by the executive Committee and signed by the President and General Secretary within 15 (fifteen) days at the highest to the upper branch. But if the date for holding conference of the upper branch is fixed much earlier then the election of Councilors must be held and the list of elected councilors be dispatched to the upper branches wellbefore the conference Each ward committee will elect 10 (ten) councilors from its own executive committee members including its President and General Secretary. In this way, the Union unit council will be formed of 131 (one hundred thirty one) members taking 90 (ninety) members elected from 9 wards plus 41 (forty one) members of Union unit executive committee.
Similarly each Thana (Police station) unit council will be formed taking 15 (fifteen) elected councilors including the President and General Secretary of the each Union unit and 51 (fifty one) members of the Thana(Police station) unit executive committee. The District council will be formed taking 25 (twenty five) councilors including the President and General Secretary from the Thana(Police station) unit and 71 (Seventy one) members from the District unit executive committee. The central committee will consist of 2345 (Two thousand three hundred forty five)councilors comprising 1850 councilors from the District committees (74 districts X 25 = 1850) plus 351 (Three hundred fifty one) central committee member and 144 (one hundred forty four) members including overseas representatives selected by Chairman and General Secretary. Presence of one third councilor in a meeting will form a quorum.
If the post of councilor be vacant on account of death, expulsion or resignation, the lower branch will inform the upper branch within 30 (thirty) days and arrange to elect a new councilor in place and inform the upper branch.
17. Notice of meeting and quorum:
The general meeting of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League central executive committee can be called by 5 (five) days’ notice and the presence of 31 (thirty one) members in the meeting will fill the quorum. Notice of general meeting can be sent to the members by post. Emergency meeting can be called by press release or by direct communication. Meeting of Presidents and Secretaries can be called within notice of 12 (twelve) hours.
In other levels of the organization, the meeting can be called on 3 (three) days notice and presence of ⅓ members in the meeting will form a quorum. The extended meeting comprising the executive committee of the branch organisations, and President, General Secretary, Convener, Joint Convener of lower branches may be called on 5 (five) days’ notice.
The Central Council and National Congress can be called on 15 (fifteen) days notice. Similarly, minimum 15 (fifteen) days notice will be required to convene meeting of Councils of other levels. Meeting of Central Committee and extended meeting of Central Committee can be convened on 7 (seven) days notice. Presence of 121 (one hundred twenty one) members will form the quorum.
18.Exemption or Resignation :
Any member of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League may willfully resign from the primary membership or seek relief from the responsibility by submitting application to the Chairman of the organization or to the President of the branch concerned showing specific reasons. The Central Presidium may accept or refuse any application relating to exemption of membership. The concerned branch committee will initially consider the resignation letter and submit to the upper branches with its opinion for decision making.
19.Presence in the meeting :
If any member of any committee of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League remains absent in three successive meetings under normal situation without showing any reason beforehand, his membership will be treated as cancelled. If any such event takes place in lower branches, the same must be informed to the upper branch.
20.Fund:
The fund of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will be created from the subscription received from the members,money received from the sales proceed of publication and donations received. All the funds collected will be received through specified money receipts. If necessary, the collected funds may be deposited in the bank. The finance secretaries at all levels of the organization will maintain the accounts of the fund. The Chairman and Genera l Secretary of the organization and in other levels the President and General Secretary or any senior officer of the executive committee selected by them and the finance Secretary will jointly approve the Income- expenditure accounts. Among Chairman, General Secretary and Finance Secretary out of these three persons, the Finance Secretary and anyone from Chairman and General Secretary will jointly operate the bank accounts. In other levels, the President will replace the Chairman and all other formalities will remain unchanged for operating the bank account.
21. Election of Executive Committee and approval :
In every level of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League from ward unit to District unit, the councilors of the concerned branches will elect President and General Secretary by secret ballot under the supervision of representatives of upper branches. Thereafter, these two elected executives will consensusly constitute a draft committee and send the same to the upper branch within 15 (Fifteen)days. If the upper branch for the greater interest of the lower branch feels it necessary to make any change in any Post, may advise the elected President and General Secretary accordingly and accord final approval along with the amendment. The Chairman and General Secretary for the greater interest of any branch or for organizational requirement may interfere in forming the full fledged Committee. The central council will elect the President and General Secretary of the organization. Thereafter the newly elected Chairman and General Secretary will constitute a full fledged draft committee and submit to the central council for approval .If necessary ,they may seek advice from the outgoing Chairman and General Secretary.
The Chairman and General Secretary at the Centre and the President and General Secretary at all other levels will approve under joint signature the executive committee of lower branches subject to being approved by the next executive committee meeting.
22. Party Discipline:
22 (A) If any member or executive of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League be involved in any activities subversive to the organizational discipline , anti-morality , anti-social, in financial irregularity or any other criminal offences, or behaves or displays indiscipline, non-political and incivility in the political and organizational sphere , disciplinary action may be taken against him depending on the merit of the offence. If occurrence of crime is confirmed, in branch organizations, all other executive and general members excluding the President and General Secretary, the Chairman and General Secretary in the centre, the President and General Secretary of the upper branches in respect of president and General Secretary of branch organizations may issue show cause notice, or relieve from the post provisionally or held up the membership provisionally and send the details of the offence to the Central Presidium with recommendations for taking action against the offender for final punishment. If the Presidium, by investigation or personal hearing, is confirmed about the offence, then it will, according to the merit of the offence, issue warning/caution notice, or relieve him from the post for a certain period or finally relieve or cancel the membership for a certain period or permanently .The Chairman reserves the right to expel according to the recommendations of the presidium.
For other charges, except the charges for financial irregularities, the accused of Ward and Union unit through President and General Secretary of the District Unit and the accused of Thana(Police Station) and District Unit, will directly apply to the Chairman in writing for withdrawal of discipline action taken against him, or for reducing or submit prayer or appeal by giving undertaking not to be involved in criminal activities again. The highest time limit for appeal or seeking forgiveness will be 30 (Thirty) days from the date of declaration of disciplinary actions.
22(B) If complain of financial irregularities is confirmed against any member of the organization, his initial punishment will be relief from his position or withheld of membership, in some cases legal actions may be taken or in case of final punishment by expulsion, rules and procedures mentioned in paragraph ‘A’ to be followed.
22(C) If any negligence or carelessness is observed on the part of a member or executive to observe the responsibility entrusted on him in the constitution and entrusted by the Chairman and General Secretary of the organization, by President and General Secretary at all other levels and the executive committee, then the Chairman/President and General Secretary jointly can issue ‘show cause’ notice, warning letter and suspend his membership provisionally. If final decision on this matter seems to be urgent then rules and procedures mentioned in paragraph ‘A’ be followed.
22(D) If inertia in the activities, organizational indiscipline or involvement in social, political or financial crime or confirmed complain about irregularities in electoral process are observed in any lower branch of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. then the Thana (Police Station) unit in exercise of powers conferred upon it can suspend the activities of Ward unit for a highest period of 30 (thirty) days and that of Union unit with the permission of District Unit in the same way. The District Unit in exercise of Powers conferred upon it can suspend the activities of Union Unit and with the permission of the centre can suspend the activities of the Thana(Police Station )unit highest for a period of 2 (Two) months. The Central Executive Committee can suspend the activities of any branch for a period of 3 (three) months.Within this period. the concerned branch will express its repentance about the offence committed and will give undertaking as not to repeat the same offence, then the order of suspension may be withdrawn. Otherwise, as per procedure mentioned in paragraph 23 of the constitution, the concerned branch committee may be abolished and a convener Committee may be formed. In this case, the accused members of the abolished committee will not qualify to contest as a candidate for any post in the next term.
23. Provisional Arrangement:
For anti-discipline activities and for organizational inactivity, the president and General Secretary of Union unit with the permission from Thana (Police Station)unit , the president and General Secretary of Thana(Police Station ) unit with the permission from District unit, the President and General Secretary of District unit with the permission from centre and the Chairman and General Secretary of the organization with the approval of executive committee can dissolve the executive committee of Ward unit, Union unit, Thana unit and of any unit respectively and in place may form convener committee of 15 (fifteen) members including one convener and two joint conveners for Ward unit, 25 (twenty five) members for Union unit, 31 members for Thana (Police Station) unit and 51 (fifty one) members for District unit. This committee will be valid for 90 (ninety) days. Only the Chairman and General Secretary of the organization reserves the right to extend the validity period for Thana (Police Station) and District unit under special circumstances. Under normal situation if the concerned branch fails to hold the election of the Executive Committee through branch Conference,then the conference and election will be held under direct supervision of the upper branch.
24. Amendment of Constitution and interpretation:
If any addition, alteration, amplification, or amendment of the constitution is required, the draft proposal through agenda be approved in the executive committee meeting or final approval to be taken in the national congress. For lower level, any thing not mentioned in the constitution, ruling of central level will be applicable. If any thing in the constitution is not mentioned clearly, the Chairman will give decision on the matter. If necessary he may consult with the board of presidents.
25.General Principles :
Ka) All the decisions taken at all levels of the organization must be in accordance with the principle, ideology, objects and programs and constitution of the party.
Kha) The lower committee of the organization will abide by the directives of the higher committee. The lower committee will submit report to the higher committee on regular basis and will take advice and directives of the higher committee. The higher committee will keep the lower committee aware of the overall activities and political situation and will give necessary directives.
GA)Any member from the upper committee of the organization may attend the meeting of lower committee and take part in discussion, but will not be allowed to vote.
Gha) Minutes of the meeting of all committee of all levels must be placed in the next meeting for approval.
Umma) Any member of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will not be entitled to hold position in more than one level of the organization or will not hold any position in the mother organization, Bangladesh Awami League or any of its associate organizations simultaneously . Under the above circumstances, a member holding two positions will be compelled to get relieved from any one position within 30 days. Other wise, the post of the organization will automatically be treated as cancelled.
Cha) If the President or General Secretary of the organization holds office in any post for two consecutive terms or in both the posts one time each and thus two terms, he will not be entitled to seek candidature for that particular level for the third term.
Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will observe the following days:
a) 10th January : Home Coming Day of Bangbandhu, Father of the Nation
b) 21st February : International Mother Language and the Great Martyred Day
c) 7th March : Day of Giving Directive for Independence
d) 17th March : Birthday of Bangabandhu, Father of the Nation
e) 26th March : The Great Independence Day
f) 17th April : Mujibnagar Day.
g) 1st May : The Great May Day
h) 7th June : The Day for Movement of Self-right
i) 5th August : Birthday of Sheikh Kamal
j) 15th August : National Mourning Day
k) 28th September : Birthday of Deshratna Sheikh Hasina
l) 3rd November : Jail Killing Day
m) 10th November : Shahid Noor Hossain Babul Day
n) 11th November : Founding Day of Jubo League
o) 4th December : Birthday of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni , Founder Chairman of Bangladesh Awami JuboLeague.
p) 14th December : Martyred Intellectuals Day
q) 16th December : National and Victory Day
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