15 March 2017, Wed

The District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura

1. There shall be a Majlish-e-Shura for every District/Metropolitan.
2. The outgoing District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura, before each election shall fix the proportionate ratio of members (Rukons) of the District/Metropolitan in the next Majlish-e-Shura.
3. The District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura shall be composed in the following manner:
a. Members of the Majlish-e-Shura shall be elected in accordance with the proportionate ratio of members as fixed by the outgoing Majlish-e-Shura but no Upazila/Thana shall be excluded from representation.
b. The District/Metropolitan Unit shall have representation in accordance with the rate fixed by the outgoing Majlish-e-Shura.
c. The elected members of the Majlish-e-Shura shall at the second stage elect members for the Majlish from among the members of the district which shall not exceed 1/5th (one fifth) of the elected members of the Majlish.


1. The tenure of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura shall be for two years.
2. The District/Metropolitan Ameer shall ex-officio be the chairman of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura.
3. The District/Metropolitan Nayeb-e-Ameer and the Secretary (if they are not the members of the Majlish) shall ex-officio be members of the Majlish-e-Shura.
4. The members of the District/Metropolitan Working Committee who are not the members of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura shall be members of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura.
5. The District/Metropolitan Ameer may in consultation with the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura, may nominate requisite number of members (Rukons) to the Majlish but such number shall not exceed 1/5th (one fifth) of the elected members of the Majlish.
6. The members of the District/Metropolitan Female Majlish-e-Shura shall be the members of the Majlish-e-Shura.
7. If any seat of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura falls vacant, the same shall be filled up within two months.


Session of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura

1. The District/Metropolitan Ameer shall within one month of the completion of election of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura, convene the inaugural session of the Majlish and in this session all the members of the Majlish shall take oath before the District/Metropolitan Ameer.
2. There shall be at least three general sessions of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura in a year.
3. Emergency session of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura may be called in any of the following circumstances:
a) If the District/Metropolitan Ameer deems it necessary; or
b) If one third members of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura demand in writing; or
c) If the Ameer-e-Jamaat directs/orders.
4. The presence of one third members of the total members of the District/Metropolitan Majlish-e-Shura shall constitute quorum for holding session.