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LET’S ON !-BPCUP-BANGLADESH LET US LIGHT ON FOR no.1. Food no.1.Cloth no 1.home no.1. lesson no.1.health no.1. Entertainment no.1. life partnership Almighty ALLAH MUST BLESS US! About these ads Bangladesh Progressive Communities United Party Bangladesh I am very happy to declare

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Slam and greetings with all respect and honor from in favor of BPCUP. BANGLADESH. I WANT YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAY TO ALMIGHTY FOR BPCUP,BANGLADESH.I AM PROMISING THAT I WANT TO SERVE MYSELF FOR ALL HUMAN BEINGS IN THE EARTH. YOU PRAY FOR ME THAT ALMIGHTY ALLAH MUST BLESS ME! Sincerely, Dr LITON Bangladesh About these ads Occasionally, some of your visitors may see an advertisement here. Tell me more | Dismiss this message1 Comment POST NAVIGATION LET’S ON !-BPCP-BANGLADESH One thought on “Bangladesh Progressive Communities Party,Bangladesh”

All people of Bangladesh want to see the real & true progress of Bangladesh.All sectors should be localized by A mirror. In favor of them I am Dr Liton, S/O Alhaz Md Idris Ali, village & P.O.-Bharaduba,P.S.-Bhaluka, District:Mymensingh,Division-Dhaka,Country:Bangladesh declaring now 9.30PM,18TH November,2015, an historical but scintific and updated political party's name (with all respects and honors to all historical political,nonpolitical,and present leaders of all political party,current government of Bangladesh,each and every peoples of Bangladesh.then stalk-holders of of Bangladesh,all of the leaders,peoples of all countries of the world) Bangladesh Progressive Communities united Party Bangladesh

PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITIES UNITED PARTY, BANGLADESH. Hello world! November 18, 2015 at 3:03 am Slam with all respect and honor,I am a very very little maker of human beings.I want to serve myself for each and every human beings of the earth. so very firstly i need to serve myself for my country. for this reason i need a platform.platform is originated from a political party so i am declaring very update but originated from history,most scientific. effective for my country Bangladesh progressive communities united party,Banglades November 20, 2015 at 2:15 am Bangladesh Progressive Communities United Party, Bangladesh All people of Bangladesh want to see the real & true progress of Bangladesh.All sectors should be localized by A mirror. In favor of them I am Dr Liton, S/O Alhaz Md Idris Ali, village & P.O.-Bharaduba,P.S.-Bhaluka, District:Mymensingh,Division-Dhaka,Country:Bangladesh declaring now 9.30PM,18TH November,2015, an historical but scintific and updated political party’s name (with all respects and honors to all historical political,nonpolitical,and present leaders of all political party,current government of Bangladesh,each and every peoples of Bangladesh.then stalk-holders of of Bangladesh,all of the leaders,peoples of all countries of the world November 20, 2015 at 2:21 am . Bangladesh Progressive communities united Party,Bangladesh All people of Bangladesh want to see the real & true progress of Bangladesh.All sectors should be localized by A mirror. In favor of them I am Dr Liton, S/O Alhaz Md Idris Ali, village & P.O.-Bharaduba,P.S.-Bhaluka, District:Mymensingh,Division-Dhaka,Country:Bangladesh declaring now 9.30PM,18TH November,2015 , an historical but scintific and updated political party’s name (with all respects and honors to all historical political,nonpolitical,and present leaders of all political party,current government of Bangladesh,each and every peoples of Bangladesh.then stalk-holders of of Bangladesh,all of the leaders,peoples of all countries of the world) Bangladesh Progressive communities united Peoples Party,Bangladesh November 20, 2015 at 2:28 am. These progressives tend to see ourselves as people who believe in reform, in changing society for the better, as opposed to conservatives, who they believe want to keep things the same or even turn the clock back. we are socially liberal – favoring more rights for women, all people and minorities. we believe in “modernization” and technological progress. we also believe in the redistribution of wealth. VISION: Support for reform and modernization, a cynicism about entrenched institutions and an open mindedness about changing those institutions – and a belief that new technologies are beneficial to mankind, if they are properly harnessed.” ” Progressive is a “combination of fairness, equality, democracy and modernity” Origin: ”Progressives” are people who believe that humankind can be perfected, transformed from a base or fallen state to an enlightened or exalted state. Most modern religions depend on this view,. It cannot overcome the species nature of the human animal, and all attempts to do so are chimerical. ” Dr Liton said that Politics is nothing but the reflex ion of a nation 1.	 BPCUP says: November 20, 2015 at 4:28 am Your comment is awaiting moderation. greetings with all respect and honor! i am developing the some documents of bpcup.bd. i am very insecure condition for declaration bpcup.bd. i am wanting support and security for all peoples and governments of all countries of the world. ok. take care all. sincerely Dr liton PLANNER OF PPPB.BanglaDESH

2.	 humanmaker says: November 21, 2015 at 1:50 am Your comment is awaiting moderation. Greeting with good morning to all of the world people! Slam to my Muslim brothers to all of the world ! Have a nice day to all, Love and peace from almighty Allah for all 3.	 humanmaker says: November 22, 2015 at 2:33 am Your comment is awaiting moderation. A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programs for the society with a view to promote the collective good. While there is some international commonality in the way political parties are recognized, and in how they operate, there are often many differences, and some are significant. Many political parties have an ideological core, but some do not, and many represent very different ideologies than they did when first founded. In democracies, political parties are elected to run a government by the electorate. Many countries have numerous powerful political parties, such as Germany and India and some nations are one party systems, such as China. 4.	 humanmaker says: November 22, 2015 at 1:26 pm

The Bangladesh Progressive communities united Party (BPCUP), on 18/11/2015 it was advertised to cause a major upset in the political history of Bangladesh, as the national Election 2014, though the major political parties were not attending in that election-according to the BPCUP, most Bangladeshi’s, irrespective of their political ideologues and leanings, were disenchanted with the current state of affairs in the country, and wanted genuine change, which the BPCUP had to offer the nation when given the mandate to rule. “We know there are people who look upon us with skepticism. Some say we are wasting our time and money…But we are confident that majority of Bangladeshis are ready to vote for the Bangladesh Progressive communities united Party. The platform was used unveil the party’s political direction, major stakeholders, its rules for governance and its projections and plans for participation in the upcoming general elections. Dr Liton, who recounted the biblical story of how I used a smarter, wiser way to defeat Goliath, said the two “political Goliaths” in THE political landscape OF Bangladesh, BDAL(Bangladesh AWAMI LIG, Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Nationalist (BNP), would be deposed by “BPCUP Bangladesh. “We are asking Bangladeshis to exercise their faith in daily living and give Bangladesh BPCUP a chance! “So I ask all of you. Can the BPCUP defeat the BDAL and the BNP? Yes we can “Can the BPCUP come from nowhere to defeat the so called major political parties in Bangladesh? Yes we can.. “Now I ask you, can the BPCUP do the impossible in Bangladesh? Yes we can.” Dr Liton is emphatic that no political party had the advantage of a single vote yet in Election 2016 and said that when the Electoral Commission will open the biometric voters’ registration within march 2016, “we will encourage, educate and work with our people and supporters to go and register to vote. “Over 1.5crore people are eligible to vote for the first time since the 2016 elections…And we are going to work, sacrifice and do whatever we need to do to win as many of them, as possible to become members and supporters. “We encourage all Bangladeshis to join in our party now so that we can build the alternative that will bring the changes we need.” Bangladesh Progressive communities united Party (BPCUP) is a political party in Bangladesh. It was formed in 17/11/2015 by Dr ATM Shafiqul Islam, who was the developmental director of progressive coaching center of mymensingh and member& entertainment secretary of students union of mymensingh medical college and existing member of BANGLADESH medical ASSOCIATION and lifelong OF Doctor’s associatiationof Bangladesh, mymensingh branch. Bangladesh Progressive communities united Party) President Founder/planner  : Dr ATM Shafiqul Islam Liton

Slogan :LETS’ON —–cholo shobai,alo jalai. Founded NOVEMBER,2015 Headquarters (temporary) Bharaduba,Bhaluka,Mymensingh,Dhaka,Bangladesh Colors green and light of sun Election symbol Election symbol RAY OF Sun on a green background RAY OF SUN on a green background

Website Website The ProgressivePeople’sParty.org The ProgressivePeople’sParty.org story[edit] The party’s formation followed the declaration on 18th november 2015 by Dr. Liton for progressive and independent-minded people to rise and cause to be formed an alternative political movement. The interim leadership of the progressive movement began a nationwide campaign to recruit members to form Interim Regional and Constituency Executives. The team visited all regions of Bangladesh from march,3,2002 to October 2015. Within very soon the party will submit an application to the Electoral Commission for registration in accordance with the Political Parties Act. The party may go to the first National Convention on 25 February 2016 which may held at Engineers institution/Panthopath/polton of Dhaka, BANGLADESH. The party’s TEMPORARY Head Office is located at Dr Liton Hospital auditorium ,Bhaluka,Dhaka ,BangladeshThe motto of the party is “Prosperity in Peace” with “LET’S ON” –Cholo Shobai, alo jalai as slogan. Structure: The Party will elect upazilla co-ordinator who selected by the union co-ordinator who will elected by word/village/city coordinator who will be elected by party workers, supporters of a village/word/city. .the upazilla coordinator will elect the officers in all districts in Bangladesh as well as Regional Executives who will. Elect National Officers of the party include Dr.Liton, Chairman; ———————, 1st Vice Chairperson———— 2nd Vice Chairperson; ———————-, Secretary;, Deputy Secretary; —————-, Women Coordinator——————, Youth Coordinator; ———– Treasurer; —————-, Director of Operations; ————————————, Director of Research; ————————-, Director of Communications. Historical dimensions The first political factions, cohering around a basic, if fluid, set of principles emerged from the Exclusion Crisis and Glorious Revolution in late-17th-century England.[1] The Whigs supported Protestant constitutional monarchy against absolute ruleand the Tories, originating in the Royalist (or “Cavalier”) faction of the English Civil War, were conservative royalist supporters of a strong monarchy as a counterbalance to the republican tendencies of Whigs, who were the dominant political faction for most of the first half of the 18th century; they supported the Hanoverian succession of 1715 against theJacobite supporters of the deposed Roman Catholic Stuart dynasty and were able to purge Tory politicians from important government positions after the failed Jacobite rising of 1715. The leader of the Whigs was Robert Walpole, who maintained control of the government in the period 1721–1742; his protégé was Henry Pelham (1743–1754). As the century wore on, the factions slowly began to adopt more coherent political tendencies as the interests of their power bases began to diverge. The Whig party’s initial base of support from the great aristocratic families, widened to include the emerging industrial interests and wealthy merchants. As well as championing constitutional monarchy with strict limits on the monarch’s power, the Whigs adamantly opposed a Catholic king as a threat to liberty,[2] and believed in extending tolerationto nonconformist Protestants, or dissenters. A major influence on the Whigs were the liberal political ideas of John Locke,[3]and the concepts of universal rights employed by Locke and Algernon Sidney.[4] Although the Tories were dismissed from office for half a century, for most of this period (at first under the leadership of SirWilliam Wyndham), the Tories retained party cohesion, with occasional hopes of regaining office, particularly at the accession of George II (1727) and the downfall of the ministry of Sir Robert Walpole in 1742. They acted as a united, though unavailing, opposition to Whig corruption and scandals. At times they cooperated with the “Opposition Whigs”, Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party. They finally regained power with the accession of George III in 1760 under Lord Bute. .

Structure[edit] An individual who either volunteers for, is employed by, or helps to establish and operate a political party is known as a party organizer, also known as the party activist or party worker. A political party is typically led by a party leader (the most powerful member and spokesperson representing the party), a (who maintains the daily work and records of party meetings) party treasurer (who is responsible for membership dues) and party chair (who forms strategies for recruiting and retaining party members, and also chairs party meetings). Most of the above positions are also members of the party executive, the leading organization which sets policy for the entire party at the national level. big-state governor may aspire to that role). Officially, each party has a chairman for its national committee who is a prominent spokesman, organizer and fund-raiser, but without the status of prominent elected office holders. In parliamentary democracies, on a regular, periodic basis, party conferences are held to elect party officers, although snap leadership elections can be called if enough members opt for such. Party conferences are also held in order to affirm party values for members in the coming year. Depending on the demographic spread of the party membership, party members form local or regional party committees in order to help candidates run for local or regional offices in government. These local party branches reflect the officer positions at the national level. It is also customary for political party members to form wings for current or prospective party members, most of which fall into the following two categories: • identity-based: including youth wings, women’s wings, ethnic minority wings, LGBT wings, etc. • position-based: including wings for candidates, mayors, governors, professionals, students, etc. The formation of these wings may have become routine but their existence is more of an indication of differences of opinion, intra-party rivalry, the influence of interest groups, or attempts to wield influence for one’s state or region. These are useful for party outreach, training and employment. Many young aspiring politicians seek these roles and jobs as stepping stones to their political careers in legislative and/or executive offices. Parliamentary party structure ,Westminster-based parties typically allow for leaders to form frontbench teams of senior fellow members of the parliamentary group to serve as critics of aspects of government policy. When a party becomes the largest party not part of the Government, the party’s parliamentary group forms the Official Opposition, with Official Opposition frontbench team members often forming the Official Opposition Shadow cabinet. When a party achieves enough seats in an election to form a majority, the party’s frontbench becomes the Cabinet of government ministers. Regulation The freedom to form, declare membership in, or campaign for candidates from a political party is considered a measurement of a state’s adherence to liberal democracy as a political value. Regulation of parties may run from a crackdown on or repression of all opposition parties, a norm for authoritarian governments, to the repression of certain parties which hold or promote ideals which run counter to the general ideology of the division’s incumbents Starting in the second half of the 20th century modern democracies have introduced rules for the flow of funds through party coffers, e.g. the Canada Election Act 1976, the PPRA in the U.K. or the FECA in the U.S. Such political finance regimes stipulate a variety of regulations for the transparency of fundraising and expenditure, limit or ban specific kinds of activity and provide public subsidies for party activity, including campaigning. Multiple political parties[edit] Multi-party systems are systems in which more than two parties are represented and elected to public office. Australia, Canada, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Ireland, United Kingdom and Norway are examples of countries with two strong parties and additional smaller parties that have also obtained representation. The smaller or “third” parties may hold the balance of power in a parliamentary system, and thus may be invited to form a part of a coalition government together with one of the larger parties; or may instead act independently from the dominant parties. More commonly, in cases where there are three or more parties, no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties work with each other to form coalition governments. This has been an emerging trend in the politics of the Republic of Ireland since the 1980s and is almost always the case in Germany on national and state level, and in most constituencies at the communal level. Furthermore, since the forming of the Republic of Iceland there has never been a government not led by a coalition (usually of the Independence Party and one other (often the Social Democratic Alliance). A similar situation exists in the Republic of Ireland; since 1989, no one party has held power on its own. Since then, numerous coalition governments have been formed. These coalitions have been exclusively led by one of either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. Political change is often easier with a coalition government than in one-party or two-party dominant systems.[dubious – discuss] If factions in a two-party system are in fundamental disagreement on policy goals, or even principles, they can be slow to make policy changes, which appears to be the case now in the U.S. with power split between Democrats and Republicans. Still coalition governments struggle, sometimes for years, to change policy and often fail altogether, post World War II France and Italy being prime examples. When one party in a two-party system controls all elective branches, however, policy changes can be both swift and significant. Democrats Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson were beneficiaries of such fortuitous circumstances, as were Republicans as far removed in time as Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Barack Obama briefly had such an advantage between 2009 and 2011. Party funding[edit] Main articles: Political party funding and Political finance Political parties are funded by contributions from • party members and other individuals, • organizations, which share their political ideas (e.g. trade union affiliation fees) or which stand to benefit from their activities (e.g. corporate donations) or • governmental or public funding. Political parties, still called factions by some, especially those in the governmental apparatus, are lobbied vigorously by organizations, businesses and special interest groups such as trade unions. Money and gifts-in-kind to a party, or its leading members, may be offered as incentives. Such donations are the traditional source of funding for all right-of-centre cadre parties. Starting in the late 19th century these parties were opposed by the newly founded left-of-centre workers’ parties. They started a new party type, the mass membership party, and a new source of political fundraising, membership dues. From the second half of the 20th century on parties which continued to rely on donations or membership subscriptions ran into mounting problems. Along with the increased scrutiny of donations there has been a long-term decline in party memberships in most western democracies which itself places more strains on funding. For example, in the United Kingdom and Australia membership of the two main parties in 2006 is less than an 1/8 of what it was in 1950, despite significant increases in population over that period. In some parties, such as the post-communist parties of France and Italy or the Sinn Féin party and the Socialist Party, elected representatives (i.e. incumbents) take only the average industrial wage from their salary as a representative, while the rest goes into party coffers. Although these examples may be rare nowadays, “rent-seeking” continues to be a feature of many political parties around the world. Such activities as well as assumed “influence peddling” have given rise to demands that the scale of donations should be capped. As the costs of electioneering escalate, so the demands made on party funds increase. In the UK some politicians are advocating that parties should be funded by the state; a proposition that promises to give rise to interesting debate in a country that was the first to regulate campaign expenses (in 1883). In many other democracies such subsidies for party activity (in general or just for campaign purposes) have been introduced decades ago. Public financing for parties and/ or candidates (during election times and beyond) has several permutations and is increasingly common. Germany, Sweden, Israel, Canada, Australia, Austria and Spain are cases in point. More recently among others France, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands and Poland have followed suit. There are two broad categories of public funding, direct, which entails a montetary transfer to a party, and indirect, which includes broadcasting time on state media, use of the mail service or supplies. According to the Comparative Data from theACE Electoral Knowledge Network, out of a sample of over 180 nations, 25% of nations provide no direct or indirect public funding, 58% provide direct public funding and 60% of nations provide indirect public funding.[24] Some countries provide both direct and indirect public funding to political parties. Funding may be equal for all parties or depend on the results of previous elections or the number of candidates participating in an election. Frequently parties rely on a mix of private and public funding and are required to disclose their finances to the Election management body. Liked by you REPLY 5.	 humanmaker says: November 23, 2015 at 4:30 am Your comment is awaiting moderation. Party Constitution 2015 Communities United Party Constitution Name Bangladesh progressive Communities United Party 1. The official name of the Party shall be the Communities United Party, hereinafter referred to as “the Party”. 2. The motto of the Party shall be “LET’S ON”—-Cholo Shobai ,alo jalai. 3. The Party shall design a logo which will symbolise and interpret the true meaning of the Communities Welfare and the operational aims and objectives.

Aims 1. The principal aim of the Party is that to have representation from the citizens and residents (“the People”) of Bangladesh residing in order to secure and protect their welfare in Bangladesh,. To this intent the Party’s objects are to present the views and needs of the People before the government, and initiate such programmes for the betterment of the People, on its own notion or such as raise by the People. 2. The Party will stand and abide by the principle of non-discrimination, including non-racism and non-sectarianism, and will be guided by the principle that all people are equal before the law. 3. The Party shall enhance and develop a full range of domestic and foreign policies in order to promote unity and understanding between communities, along with their cultures, religions and traditions. 4. The Party shall develop and promote programs to support economic and social development of its members and the People. 5. The Party shall be transparent to members at all times. Activities 1. In furtherance of these aims, the Party shall take part in all democratic electoral processes. It shall contest local councils’ elections, by-elections, and regional elections. 2. Although the Party seeks to free Bangladesh from the, it may, until that aim is achieved, contest elections to national Parliament and its successful candidates will take up the seats.. 3. The Party may also work together with other democratic parties and organisations for particular purposes consistent with its aims. In the furtherance of its aims, the Party may: 1. Raise funds and invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of loan, subscription, donation or otherwise, within the limits established by electoral law 2. Publish, with or without charge, any items it sees fit 3. Employ and pay people to supervise, organise and carry out the Party’s aims 4. Purchase, lease or rent property necessary to carry out the Party’s aims and make arrangements for the management of any property acquired 5. Invest any monies of the Party not immediately required, in accordance with the rull of constitution of Bangladesh 6. Do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the attainment of its ends.

Membership 1. Membership is open to Bangladeshi citizens and resident foreign nationals over the age of 16 years who share its aims and who are not members of any other political party or organization membership of which the National Executive Committee (“NEC”) has declared is incompatible with membership of the Party. Associate membership may be made available if thought appropriate to persons not qualified under the preceding sentences. 2. If a member of any subsequently joins such a party or organisation which the NEC has declared to be incompatible with membership of the Party, or if the member is found to be a member of such a party or organization then their membership of the Party will be automatically revoked. 3. If a member of any party is a member of an organisation or party which has been declared to be incompatible with the membership of any party by the NEC during the currency of their membership of the Party then that member will be given 28 days within which to leave the said incompatible organisation or party. If he or she fails to provide evidence of such withdrawal to the Party Secretary within 28 days his membership of the Party will be automatically revoked. 4. Members must maintain their subscriptions. 5. Members shall accept the Party’s constitution and rules made in accordance with this constitution and do nothing to undermine the reputation of the Party or to bring the Party into public disrepute. Nor shall they act in a manner intended to cause, or actually causing, damage to the Party’s interests including by breaching confidentiality. 6. Where constituency associations are established, membership shall be of the national Parliamentary constituency association and, by affiliation of the constituency association, of the national Party. 7. The NEC may accept affiliation from other organisations. Such affiliated bodies will not enjoy voting rights. 8. Special Interest Groups may be given formal recognition by the Party only if they are formally brought to the attention of the NEC and the NEC does not proscribe them. 9. Members shall receive a membership card and the Party’s newsletter. They shall be entitled to vote in all relevant internal Party elections. 10. Members are in “good standing” if their subscriptions are up to date and they are not subject to any suspension or exclusion either from elected office or from standing as a candidate of any sort.

Constituency Associations 1. The Party shall seek to establish an association in every Bangladesh Parliamentary constituency. Constituency associations will affiliate to the national Party by resolution at their first official meeting. 2. As a first duty constituency associations shall prepare, organise and fight elections within their constituency and shall nominate and campaign for a BPCUP candidate in all Parliamentary elections and in as many local government elections as shall be expedient. 3. The constituency association has the responsibility for administering its own financial and other affairs subject to the constituency rule book approved by the NEC from time to time including the election of local officers and the selection of candidates for Bangladesh parliamentary and local government elections, such selection to be made in accordance with rules established by the NEC from time to time. 4. Where an organisation covers more than one parliamentary constituency it shall be known as a branch .Where a constituency association or branch has not been established, it will be the responsibility of the Party Chairman, directly or by delegation, to administer the Party in that area until a branch or association is established The Business Meeting and Party Conference 1. The Party shall hold both a Business Meeting and an Annual Conference annually at places and times decided by the NEC. Only paid-up Party members may vote at the Business Meeting and at the Annual Conference. 2. The Business Meeting will be open only to paid-up Party members. Its business will be to receive reports from the national officers; to elect members of the Discipline Committee (who will serve until the next Business Meeting) receive and vote on the Party’s accounts and to determine the membership fee. 3. All motions at the Business Meeting may be passed by a simple majority of those voting. Procedures for submitting nominations and motions at the Business Meeting shall be determined by the NEC from time to time. 4. The Conference proper will be open to Party members, associate members and guests. Its business will include the consideration of motions on Party policy and strategy. 5. Motions carried shall have advisory force and will be listed for discussion by the NEC within 3 months of the motion having been carried. 6. Motions for debate at the Conference must be submitted in accordance with the procedures determined by the NEC from time to time. 7. The NEC may also summon other special conferences for specific purposes, which will be open to all paid-up Party members. The NEC shall determine procedures for convening and conducting such conferences from time to time. 8. The Party Secretary shall call an Extraordinary General Meeting, giving members a minimum of 28 days’ notice, if requested to do so by formal applications from twenty per cent of the Party’s duly registered and properly constituted constituency associations or branches (hereinafter called “branches”) drawn from at least four regions. A branch is deemed to be duly registered only if it has been registered by the Party HQ (following approval by the NEC) at least six months before the date of application. Each formal application shall include a written statement, signed by the branch chairman, verifying that the application is supported by a majority of members attending a properly convened Extraordinary General Meeting of the branch, and will be accompanied by a cheque, made out to BPPP Head Office account, for BDT 100.OO (or such other amount as shall be determined by the NEC from time to time) drawn against the branch bank account, as a contribution towards the cost of the meeting. Such applications shall state the business to be dealt with and the conference agenda shall be restricted to such business and matters arising. The National Executive Committee (NEC) 1. The NEC is the Party’s highest management committee, entrusted with the duty of ensuring that the Party achieves its stated objectives in an efficient and judicious manner. The NEC is responsible for the Party’s funds, structure and publicity. The NEC may advise the Party Leader on political matters. The NEC shall approve the Party’s final manifesto. 2. The NEC may institute a postal ballot of Party members on amendments to the Party constitution, provided that a motion to do so is approved by a two-thirds majority of NEC members present and voting. 3. The NEC shall appoint a Party Treasurer. The Party Treasurer may be a serving member of the NEC, but need not be, in which case the Treasurer shall become an ex-officio member without a vote at NEC meetings. 4. The NEC shall appoint a Party Secretary. The Party Secretary may be a serving member of the NEC but need not be, in which case the Secretary shall become an ex-officio member without a vote at NEC meetings. 5. The NEC may establish temporary and standing committees for the administration of the Party and the development of policy. 6. The NEC shall normally comprise of 12 members elected to the NEC, the Party Leader and Party Chairman (who may be elected members), together with two members who shall be selected in accordance with rules to be made by the NEC from time to time from among the Party’s elected representatives who receive in respect of their elected position emoluments commensurate with full-time employment. The NEC may determine that there may be ex-officio members. Ex-officio members shall not have a vote. 7. Election to membership of the NEC shall be restricted to paid-up members of the Party in good standing. These members shall neither be paid employees of the Party nor any of the Party’s elected representatives who receive in respect of their elected position emoluments commensurate with full-time employment nor self employed contractors for services either with the Party nor with any of the elected representatives of the Party (provided that members who provide paid professional advice or supply goods or services on a casual basis to the Party or the Party’s elected representatives from time to time shall not be excluded from standing for election to the NEC. Any dispute in relation to the foregoing proviso shall be conclusively determined by the NEC). 8. If at any time the Party membership of a serving NEC member shall be suspended, that member shall automatically be suspended from the NEC and shall not be entitled to resume his or her place on the NEC until after the restoration of his or her Party membership. If at any time the Party membership of a serving NEC member shall be revoked, that member shall automatically be expelled from the NEC without the need for the NEC to take any further action. 9. Members shall be elected for a term not exceeding 3 years and shall be eligible for re-election at the completion of the 3-year term. 10. Elections to the NEC shall be conducted in accordance with rules laid down by the NEC from time to time and shall take place annually on a date to be announced, together with the number of vacancies and the latest date for the receipt of nominations, in the issue of the Party newsletter penultimate to the election. The election shall be by postal ballot of members. 11. The election shall take place on the basis of the first past the post system. Each eligible Party member may cast a number of votes up to, but not exceeding, the number of vacancies and all votes shall be of equal value. 12. The resignation of a member of the NEC shall either be evidenced in writing and sent or given to the Party Chairman, or if given orally at an NEC meeting it shall be minuted and those minutes shall be signed by the chairman or secretary next to the entry relating to the resignation. 13. Should a vacancy occur between elections, the NEC may invite a candidate from the immediately preceding NEC election to fill the vacancy in accordance with the election rules for that election for a term until the next annual elections when the position shall be filled by election. Members joining the NEC in this way shall have the same rights as elected members. 14. The NEC shall meet at least six times a year. Meetings shall be chaired by the Party Chairman or, in the Chairman’s absence, by the Party Leader or, in the absence of both, by a member of the NEC appointed by the NEC for that meeting only. 15. Seven voting members of the NEC constitute a quorum, except in the circumstances outlined in paragraphs 7.18 and 7.19 below. 16. Any five or more voting members of the NEC may requisition an emergency meeting of the committee by calling on the Party Secretary to summon one as soon as practicable. They must state the business to be discussed and any related motions to be put, and the agenda for the emergency meeting shall comprise this business and matters arising and no other. 17. Expulsion of a member of the NEC from the committee may be undertaken only by a resolution to that effect passed by at least two-thirds of the voting members present. These measures are in addition to the automatic suspension/expulsion from the committee as per 7.7.2. 18. Grounds for expulsion/suspension from the NEC shall be the following: Public opposition outside the NEC to measures duly approved by it if it is considered that the said public opposition has caused or is likely to cause the Party or its leadership to be brought into public disrepute. Breaching of NEC or Party confidentiality. Persistent non-attendance at its meetings without good cause. Unbecoming conduct in the course of NEC meetings. 19. The quorum for a meeting where a disciplinary matter involving an NEC member is to be heard shall be nine excluding the member who is the subject of the motion. 20. The member against whom disciplinary action is taken by the NEC must be given a reasonable opportunity to put his views to the NEC, and also to question any member who has made allegations against him (which are relevant to the action). 21. If the member against whom disciplinary action is to be taken by the NEC is not at the meeting, he or she must be given a reasonable opportunity to attend on a subsequent occasion. Action can only be taken in his absence if the NEC is of the opinion that it would be fair and reasonable to do so in all the circumstances. 22. The quorum for a meeting where a motion of no confidence in the Party Leader is to be proposed before the NEC shall be nine excluding the Party Leader. It shall require the affirmative vote of no less than nine members to pass. The Party Leader must be in attendance or if he or she is not in attendance he or she must have been given reasonable notice within which to attend. The Party Leader must be given the opportunity to address the meeting if he or she is present. 23. If the Party Leader shall be re-elected at an election following a vote of no confidence in him by the NEC, elections shall be held for all elected seats on the NEC no later than three months after the Party Leader’s re-election, the NEC members remaining in office until their successors are elected. 24. In the event of an NEC election with more than five vacancies, successful candidates other than the top five shall be elected for terms of two years or one year to preserve the three-year electoral cycle, but these terms of office may be extended to not more than 3 years should further NEC vacancies occur. 25. The NEC may authorise the establishment of other groups of members or groups of constituency associations in furtherance of the aims of the Party. These groups shall have responsibility for administering their own financial and other affairs in accordance with the procedures set down in the rules for the said groups. The Party Leader 1. The Party Leader shall give political and administrative direction to the Party. The Party Leader may appoint a political committee to advise him with day to day political decision making. He or she will inform the NEC of the membership of that committee. 2. The Party Leader shall be a member of the NEC enjoying full voting rights and shall have the right to be a full member of all sub-committees and working groups set up by the NEC; shall, subject to the approval of the NEC, appoint a Party Chairman; may make such other appointments as he or she thinks fit; and shall make or approve national statements of the Party’s policies and the manner of their communication. 3. A postal ballot of all paid up members of the Party shall elect The Party Leader. The Leader’s term of office shall run for five years. This term may be extended by the NEC passing a motion by a two-thirds majority to enable the Leader to stay in post in order to fight a General Election or European Election. 4. A leadership election shall be called in the event of the Party Leader’s death, incapacity or resignation; on the passing of a vote of no confidence in the Party Leader by the NEC if this is endorsed by an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Party; and on the Party Leader’s completion of his term of office. 5. Persons wishing to seek election to the post of Party Leader shall pay to the Party funds a deposit equivalent to that demanded of candidates in elections to the Bangladfesh Parliament, such deposit being returned to the candidate only if the said candidate obtain a percentage of the votes cast similar to that required for return of deposit in Bangladesh Parliamentary elections. Nominations for the post of Party Leader shall require the signature of a proposer and 50 assentors, all paid-up full members of the Party who are not subject to disciplinary action, drawn from at least 10 different constituency associations or branches. They must be submitted in writing to the Party Secretary within the time specified by him. A Party Leader wishing to resign must communicate this decision in writing to the Party Chairman, who must then summon an emergency meeting of the NEC. 6. If there is only one valid nomination for the post of Party Leader the candidate nominated shall be declared Party Leader without the need for a ballot. Any contested election for the leadership shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast. Those eligible to vote shall be paid-up members of the Party 14 days before the last date for the receipt of ballot papers. 7. When a vacancy in the leadership occurs due to the Party Leader’s death, incapacity or resignation the election procedure shall be initiated by the Party Secretary. The Party Treasuree 1. Party Treasurer shall be appointed by the NEC from among full party members in good standing. The Party Treasurer’s term of office shall be annual; he or she may be removed before the end of his term by a 2/3rds majority vote of the NEC. The Party Treasurer will be an ex officio member of the NEC if not already a member of it. The Party Treasurer does not hold voting rights on the NEC by virtue of his or her office. 2. The Treasurer shall be responsible for managing the Party’s finances, for preparing annual accounts and presenting them for approval at the Business Meeting which shall be held within the time required by the Electoral Commission for reporting accounts by the Party. He or she will carry out any other functions prescribed by statute in relation to the finances and financial reporting of the Party. He or she will chair the Finance Committee. The Party Secretary 1. The Party Secretary shall be appointed by the NEC from amongst full Party members in good standing. The Secretary’s term of office shall be annual, he or she may be removed by a 2/3rds majority vote of the NEC. He or she will be an ex officio member of the NEC if not already a member of it. The Secretary does not hold voting rights on the NEC by virtue of his or her office. 2. The Party Secretary is responsible for ensuring that the administrative and other arrangements of the Party comply with all legal requirements; for maintaining an up to date record of Party members for national Party purposes; for the administration of leadership elections and elections to the NEC (except when he or she is a candidate, when the NEC shall nominate another of its members to carry out this task). 3. The Party Secretary shall chair the Committee on Standing Orders and he or she will determine its composition. The Party Chairman 1. The Party Leader will appoint a Party Chairman, subject to the approval of the NEC, from amongst full Party members in good standing. The Chairman will be an ex officio member of the NEC if not already an ordinary member of it. The Chairman will only be entitled to a casting vote whether or not he or she is an elected member of the NEC. 2. The Party Chairman shall chair meetings of the NEC, the Annual Business Meeting, Annual Conference and any Extraordinary General Meeting that may be called. 3. The Party Chairman will be responsible for ensuring that all efforts are made to have an active and properly ₯constituted association of the Party in every constituency, financially able to support a parliamentary election campaign. 4. To that end, the Party Chairman may make such subsidiary administrative appointments as he or she sees fit and may suggest to the NEC the creation of paid administrative posts. The Party Chairman shall report, or ensure that a report is made by an appointed Party officer (as appropriate), on branch activity. 5. The Party Chairman may, with the agreement of the Party Leader, make the appointment of up to one Vice Chairman from full members in good standing who may render assistance in his absence, and take over such duties as the Party Chairman sees fit except for the chairing of the NEC which will fall to the Party Leader in the absence of the Chairman as per 7.14. Separation of Office The offices of Party Leader, Treasurer, Party Secretary, Party Chairman and Vice Chairman may only be held singly.

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