CONSTITUTION

Table of Content

Part I: The Organization

Article 1: Introduction

Article 2: Definition of Tolerance

Article 3: Principles

Article 4: Vision and Mission

  

Part II: Functions of the Organization

Article 1: Research

Article 2: Seminar

Article 3: Area of Activity

Article 4: Target Community

Part III: Administration of the organization

Article 1: Formation of Committee

Article 2: Advisory Panel

Article 3: Director and Executive Body

Article 4: Responsibility and Accountability

Article 5: Term of Committee

Article 6: Election and selection

Article 7: Election System

Article 8: Necessary vote for mandate

Article 9: Election Commission

Article 10: Resignation and Impeachment

Article 11: Sub Committees

Part IV: Meetings

Article 1: General Meeting

Article 2: Other Meetings

Article 3: Quorum and others

Part V: Finance

Article 1: Sources of Finance

Article 2: Management of Finance

Part VII: Amendment

Article 1: Conditions of Amendment 

Part I: The Organization

Article 1: Introduction

The full form of INLEPT is “Institute of Learning and Promoting Tolerance”. The moto of the organization is “We respect diversity”. We believe that God created diversity and he loves diversity. We also believe that diversity is the strength of a society. Intolerance has become a great problem in the world right now and it causes various kind of violence including terrorism. We want people to be respectful to the diversity, merciful and benevolent to others.

Article 2: Definition of Tolerance and Intolerance

a)      We define Tolerance as, “A practical virtue of respecting others’ believes and practices.”

Explanation: A tolerant individual and society must consist of love, respect, support, mercy, benevolence, honesty, self-accountability, self-respect, transparency, democratic practice, rule of law and rule of man.

b)     We Define Intolerance as, “A practical virtue of disrespecting or being harmful to others’ believes and practices.”

Explanation: An intolerant individual and/or society is consist of hate, disrespect, avoidance, harmfulness, revenge, hardship, dishonesty, irresponsibility, ambiguity and autocratic practices

Article 3: Principles

            The principles of the organization will be

1.      Learning Tolerance

2.      Practicing Tolerance

3.      Promoting Tolerance
4.   Volunteerism 

Article 4: Vision and Mission

a)     Vision: We want to establish a tolerant society not only in Bangladesh but also in the whole world. We want a society where “Hate” will be in museum.

b)     Mission: We will practice, teach and promote tolerance by our work and words.

Part II: Functions of the Organization

Article 1: Research

One of the main functions of the organization will be undertaking research to find out the ways of promoting tolerance and removing intolerance.

Article 2: Seminar and workshop

To promote tolerance we will arrange seminar and workshop on various issues related to tolerance.

Article 3: Area of Activity

The area of activity will be Bangladesh and other countries of the world.

Article 4: Target Community

Our target community will be mainly the intolerant people and society. We will also operate our activities in tolerant societies to increase and promote tolerance.

Article 5: More Activities

To promote tolerance we will spread our message through photo, video, audio, writing, cartoon etc. via online and offline media.

Part III: Administration of the Organization

Article 1: Formation of Administrative body

The administrative body will have an advisory body, a director and an executive body.

Article 2: Advisory Panel

The advisory panel will include renowned academician, politician and other successful persons who want a tolerant society. The advisory panel will support the director and executive body to perform activities properly. Advisory panel will be approved by the general meeting.

Article 3: Director and Executive Body

Director: The director will be the head of the organization.

Executive body: The organization will have an executive body as follows.

1.      General Secretary

2.      Joint Secretary

3.      Organizing Secretary

4.      Secretary of Finance

5.      Secretary of Research

6.      Secretary of Office

7.      Secretary of Public Relation

8.      Secretary of Liaison

9.      Secretary of Law

10. Executive Member (1)

11. Executive Member (2)

Article 4: Responsibility and Accountability

a)     The committee will be responsible for all of its actions.

b)     The director will be accountable to the executive body and the executive body will be accountable to the director.

c)     In absence of director the executive body will appoint anyone from the committee for the post (acting) immediately.

d)     In absence of any member of executive body director will appoint anyone from the committee for the post (acting) if necessary.

Article 5: Term of Committee

a)     Term of the director will be three years

b)     Term of the executive body will be one year.

c)     The term will start from the date of first meeting.

Article 6: Election and selection

a)     Election for new director will be held 15 days before the termination of present director.

b)     Election and selection for new executive body will be held 15 days before the termination of present executive body.

c)     Election of executive body will be held for the post of “General Secretary” only. Other executive members will be selected by the director consulting with election commission.

Article 7: Election System

Election Commission will announce dates for buying nomination paper, cancelling nomination and election. Interested candidates will buy nomination paper and submit it in time. On the day of election all members of the committee will vote. Election commission will provide blank ballot paper to all the members. Voters will write the name of candidates whom he/she likes for the selected post. Individual voter will sign at the right of the bottom of the ballot paper and will submit it to the election commission openly.

Article 8: Necessary vote for mandate

To be elected in any election one needs to get minimum 60% vote. Each member of executive body will have one vote. The director will have five (5) votes.

Article 9: Election Commission

a.      For the election of “Director” Election Commission will be as follows

                                                              i.      Chief election commissioner: General Secretary

                                                           ii.      Election Commissioner: Executive member (1 and 2)

b.      For the election of General Secretary Election Commission will be as follows

                                                              i.      Chief election commissioner: Director

                                                           ii.      Election Commissioner: Executive member (1 and 2)

Article 10: Resignation and Impeachment

a)     If any member of executive body want to resign he/she will submit his/her resignation letter to the director.

b)     If the director want to resign he/she will submit his/her resignation letter to the general secretary.

c)     Any member can propose impeachment of any member for any grave misconduct in general meeting.

d)     The decision of resignation and impeachment will be finalize in general meeting.

Article 11: Sub Committees

a)     To perform various activities the committee will be able to form various sub committees.

b)     The sub committees will be accountable to the general secretary.

Part IV: Meetings

Article 1: General Meeting

a)     Director will call a general meeting at a suitable time of the first week of each month.

b)     General Secretary will conduct the meeting and it will be chaired by the director.

c)     General Secretary will inform all members about the agenda, date, time and place minimum 24 hours before the meeting hold.

d)     To pass any decision it needs to get minimum 60% vote. Each member of executive body will have one vote. The director will have five (5) votes.

e)     Respective committee will be responsible to execute the decision as soon as possible.

Article 2: Other Meetings

a)     Any member can call a meeting with prior permission of the director any time for any important issue.

b)     For this kind of meeting the member will inform all members about the agenda, date, time and place minimum 24 hours before the meeting hold.

c)     General Secretary will conduct the meeting and it will be chaired by the director.

Article 3: Quorum and others

a.      To fulfil the quorum a meeting needs presence of more than 50% members.

b.      All the decisions of any meeting will be noted down in a register by the general secretary.

c.      The register will be preserved by the secretary of office.  

Part V: Finance

Article 1: Sources of Finance

Source of finance of the organization will be

a)     Donation of the members

b)     Donation of others

c)     Training sessions

d)     Seminars

e)     Advertising

f)      Any other legal sources

Article 2: Management of Finance

a)     Secretary of finance will manage a bank account of the organization.

b)     No financial transaction will be held without the permission of director.

c)     Secretary of finance will notify all the members about each transaction.

d)     He/she will be responsible for any financial matter of the organization.

Part VII: Amendment

Article 1: Conditions of Amendment 

a)     Any article of the constitution is amendable.

b)     Any member of the organization can raise the proposal of amendment, addition and substation of any word, words, sentence or article.

c)     The edition will be finalize in general meeting.



(signed)
Sadik Hasan Shuvo
Director, INLEPT