Constitution & Governance Overview

• 1: 1️⃣ Membership System
• 2: 2️⃣ Election Process
• 3: 3️⃣ Committee Structure
• 4: 4️⃣ Committee Hierarchy
• 5: 5️⃣ Financial Structure & Revenue Sharing
• 6: 6️⃣ Annual Budget Framework
• 7: 7️⃣ Creating New Units
• 8: 8️⃣ Debottor Property Development Model
• 9: 9️⃣ Constitution of Bangladesh Hindu Samaj
• 10: 🔟 Membership Fees & Structure

1 - 1️⃣ Membership System

Overview

The membership framework of Bangladesh Hindu Samaj ensures that every individual can join in a structured, transparent, and community-driven way. Members play different roles based on their involvement, contribution, and readiness to serve.

🔹 Membership Introduction Rules

• Every new member must be introduced by an existing member.
• In the beginning, the Supreme President will act as the sole introducer.
• Members can belong to only one unit at a time but may transfer without losing benefits.

🔹 Voting Power Structure

Voting weight grows based on how many new members a person introduces:

• If member A introduces 100 people → voting power = 101

• If member B introduces none → voting power = 1

• Voting power also accumulates from descendant introductions:

  • If A’s 100 members introduce 1000 more → A’s voting power becomes 1101

This creates a transparent merit-based leadership influence system.

🔹 Three Types of Members

1️⃣ Friend (Supporter)

• No membership fee
• Cannot vote or contest elections
• Cannot claim benefits
• Purpose: moral support & community goodwill

2️⃣ Beneficiary

• Pays membership fee
• Can vote
• Cannot contest elections
• Can receive community services and benefits

3️⃣ Volunteer

• Pays membership fee
• Can vote
• Only volunteers can contest elections
• Cannot receive benefits
• Primary role: service, leadership, community work

🔹 Membership Workflow

1. A current member registers a new person as a Friend.

2. If the Friend needs assistance → Unit Committee upgrades them to Beneficiary.

3. Unit Committee encourages Friends to become Volunteers.

4. To become a Volunteer:

   • Must introduce at least 10 Friends
   • Must serve actively for 1 year before contesting elections

🔹 Annual Renewal

During Durga Puja (Oct/Nov) every year:

• Members may switch categories
• Members may transfer units
• All membership records are updated

2 - 2️⃣ Election Process

Overview

The Bangladesh Hindu Samaj follows a multi-layered, democratic, and weighted voting system. Leadership is elected every December in a cascading structure from local units to the central level.

🔹 Annual Election Timeline

1️⃣ First Week of December – Unit President Election

• Voters: Volunteers + Beneficiaries
• Each voter casts votes equal to their voting power

2️⃣ Second Week – Upazila President Election

• Voters: Newly elected Unit Presidents
• Vote weight = total Volunteers + Beneficiaries in their unit

3️⃣ Third Week – District President Election

• Voters: Newly elected Upazila Presidents
• Vote weight = total Volunteers + Beneficiaries in their Upazila

4️⃣ Fourth Week – Central President Election

• Voters: District Presidents
• Vote weight = total Volunteers + Beneficiaries in their districts

🔹 Online Voting System

• Most elections are conducted digitally
• Ensures fast, transparent, tamper-proof results
• Enables scalable nationwide participation

3 - 3️⃣ Committee Structure

Overview

Bangladesh Hindu Samaj is governed through three powerful but balanced committees that ensure democratic decision-making, long-term continuity, and operational efficiency.

🔹 The Three Committees

1️⃣ Supreme Committee

• Composed of the founding trustees

• Lifetime tenure

• Makes all highest-level policy decisions

• Can induct or remove members by majority vote

• Includes:

  • Supreme President
  • Supreme Vice-President
  • Permanent Members

2️⃣ Permanent Committee

• Exists at: Central, District, Upazila, City, Unit levels

• Members appointed by the Supreme President

• Lifetime tenure

• Purpose:

  • Ensure continuity
  • Provide oversight
  • Uphold constitutional integrity

• Can override Executive Committee decisions with 2/3rd majority

3️⃣ Executive Committee

• Operational leadership body
• Exists at: Central, District, Upazila, City, Unit levels
• President elected annually
• Can appoint up to 10 committee members
• Handles daily work, development projects, campaigns
• President holds veto power
• President may remove or add members with 24-hour notice to the Permanent Committee

4 - 4️⃣ Committee Hierarchy

Overview

The Samaj runs through a tiered, top-down but locally empowered hierarchy. Each level reports to the one above it, ensuring smooth coordination.

🔹 Hierarchy Flow

1. Supreme Committee
2. Central Permanent & Executive Committees
3. District Permanent & Executive Committees
4. Upazila Permanent & Executive Committees
5. City Corporation Committees (parallel to Upazila level)
6. Unit Permanent & Executive Committees

🔹 Responsibilities

• Supreme Level: national policies, Debottor trusts, financial audits
• Central Level: national execution & strategy
• District Level: coordination & supervision
• Upazila Level: operational monitoring
• Unit Level: grassroots activities, recruitment, service delivery

This structure ensures accountability, transparency, and efficiency.

5 - 5️⃣ Financial Structure & Revenue Sharing

Overview

Bangladesh Hindu Samaj operates on a transparent revenue-sharing model that ensures every administrative level has resources while maintaining upward accountability.

🔹 Revenue Flow (50% Upward Sharing)

Example: If a Unit earns 100 taka

• Unit keeps 50
• Sends 50 → Upazila
• Upazila keeps 25 → sends 25 → District
• District keeps 12.50 → sends 12.50 → Central
• Central keeps 6.25 → sends 6.25 → Supreme Committee

🔹 Spending Rules

• Executive President may spend current-year funds freely for community development
• Previous-year funds require Permanent Committee approval
• Annual audit conducted by the Supreme Committee

6 - 6️⃣ Annual Budget Framework

Overview

Newly elected Presidents take charge on January 1 every year and immediately begin structured financial planning.

🔹 Workflow

1. New Presidents take office

2. They become Permanent Committee members

3. They appoint up to 10 volunteers to form their Executive Committee

4. During the first week of January:

   • Prepare a 52-week budget
   • Obtain majority approval from Permanent Committee

5. Budget becomes official for the entire year

7 - 7️⃣ Creating New Units

Overview

New units are established in growing or underserved areas to expand community service and organizational reach.

🔹 Steps to Form a New Unit

1. Supreme President forms a new Permanent Committee

2. Minimum 5 Permanent Members appointed

3. Permanent Members gather 100 Volunteers

4. Community meeting elects the new Executive Committee

5. Volunteers maintain contact with Debottor Property Trusts

6. Volunteers identify local investors

7. Supreme Trust develops Debottor lands through:

   • leasing
   • construction
   • business development (hospitals, hotels, hostels, coaching center, shops, livestock, microcredit)

8. Franchise-model projects enable local employment

9. Revenue is shared across all committees

8 - 8️⃣ Debottor Property Development Model

Overview

The Samaj works to protect, revive, and economically activate neglected Debottor (Hindu trust) properties.

🔹 How the System Works

• Supreme Trust leases land/buildings from Debottor trustees

• Investors fund development projects

• Supreme Trust modernizes and prepares land for commercial use

• Projects may include:

  • Hotels / Hostels
  • Schools / Coaching centers
  • Shops & marketplaces
  • Dairy / livestock projects
  • Micro-enterprise & microfinance

• Local small businesses operate through a franchise model

• Income is shared with:

  • Local Unit
  • Upazila & District
  • Central Committee
  • Supreme Trust

9 - 9️⃣ Constitution of Bangladesh Hindu Samaj

Here is a simplified English version of the full constitution of Bangladesh Hindu Samaj.

1. Membership

1.1 Introduction of New Members

Any new member must be introduced by an existing member. Initially, only the Supreme President will act as the introducer for new members. Later, those introduced members will themselves introduce more people, allowing the community to grow organically.

Each person can belong to only one Unit, but may transfer to another Unit without losing membership benefits.

1.2 Voting Power and Its Growth

A member’s voting power increases based on how many members they introduce — directly or indirectly.

• If Member A introduces 100 members, their voting power = 100 + 1 = 101.
• If Member B introduces none, their voting power = 1.

Voting power difference decides the election outcome. Example: If A votes for Candidate X and B votes for Candidate Y, Candidate X wins by 100 votes (101 – 1 = 100).

Hereditary Growth of Voting Power

Voting power increases with the entire downline: If A introduces 100 people, and those 100 people collectively introduce 1000 people, A’s voting power = 1 + 100 + 1000 = 1101.

2. Categories of Members

The organization will have three types of members:

2.1 Friend Members

• Introduced by any current member
• No membership fee
• Cannot vote
• Cannot contest elections
• Cannot receive benefits
• Their role is to support and encourage the community

2.2 Beneficiary Members

• Must pay membership fees
• Can vote
• Cannot contest elections
• Can receive community benefits
• Eligible to access welfare services, aid programs, and support systems

2.3 Volunteer Members

• Must pay membership fees
• Can vote
• Can contest elections (only volunteers may stand for elections)
• Cannot receive benefits
• Their primary role is service, leadership, and organizational responsibility

3. Membership Process

1. A current member collects the name, phone number, and (if possible) email of the interested person.
2. The person is registered as a Friend Member under the introducer’s name.
3. If the Friend requires help, the Unit Committee may upgrade them to Beneficiary Member.
4. Otherwise, the Unit Committee will encourage them to become Volunteer Members.

Requirements to Become a Volunteer

• Must introduce at least 10 Friend Members
• Must work actively for at least 1 year to contest elections or join any Executive Committee

Annual Membership Reclassification

Every year during Durga Puja (Oct–Nov):

• Members may change category

  • (Beneficiary → Volunteer or Volunteer → Beneficiary, etc.)

• Members may transfer from one Unit to another

4. Annual Election System

Elections occur vertically, moving upward from Unit → Upazila → District → Central.

4.1 Unit President Election

• Held in first week of December
• Voters: All Volunteers and Beneficiaries of that Unit
• Each voter casts votes equal to their voting power

4.2 Upazila President Election

• Held in second week of December
• Voters: All newly elected Unit Presidents under that Upazila
• Vote weight of each Unit President = Total number of Volunteers + Beneficiaries in their Unit

4.3 District President Election

• Held in third week of December
• Voters: All newly elected Upazila Presidents under that District
• Vote weight = Total Volunteers + Beneficiaries under the Upazila

4.4 Central President Election

• Held in fourth week of December
• Voters: All newly elected District Presidents
• Vote weight = Total Volunteers + Beneficiaries in their District

4.5 Online Voting System

Most elections will use an online voting platform to ensure fast, transparent, and accurate results.

5. Types of Committees

There are three types of committees within the organizational structure:

5.1 Supreme Committee

• Consists of Trustees of the main Trust

• Includes:

  • Supreme President
  • Supreme Vice President
  • Lifetime Members

• Term: Lifetime

• Holds maximum decision-making authority

• Majority of Trustees can:

  • Remove any member
  • Appoint new members

5.2 Permanent (Standing) Committee

Found at all levels:

• Central
• District
• Upazila
• City Corporation
• Unit

Key Characteristics

• Initially appointed by Supreme President (minimum 5 members)
• Term: Lifetime
• Secretary acts as the head
• Every newly elected Executive President becomes an automatic Permanent Member
• Cannot engage in daily operations
• Can cancel any decision of the Executive Committee with two-thirds votes
• Disputes between Permanent and Executive Committees escalate to the next higher-level Permanent Committee

Signing Authority

Only the Permanent Committee Secretary and Executive Committee President can jointly sign cheques.

5.3 Executive Committee

Exists at:

• Central
• District
• Upazila
• City Corporation
• Unit

Key Characteristics

• Head: President (elected yearly)
• Can nominate up to 10 committee members from qualified Volunteers
• Responsible for all daily operations
• President has veto power
• Can remove or appoint Executive Members, notifying the Secretary within 24 hours

Signing Authority

Cheques must be co-signed by:

• Permanent Committee Secretary
• Executive Committee President

6. Hierarchical Structure of Committees

1. Supreme Committee – Highest policy authority
2. Central Permanent Committee – Long-term strategy
3. Central Executive Committee – National operations
4. District Permanent and Executive Committees
5. Upazila Permanent and Executive Committees
6. City Corporation Committees
7. Unit Permanent and Executive Committees

All committees operate under their respective higher committees.

7. Revenue Sharing System

All membership fees, donations, and income are shared upwards.

Example:

If a Unit earns 100 taka, then:

• Unit keeps 50 taka
• Sends 50 taka to Upazila
• Upazila keeps 25, sends 25 to District
• District keeps 12.5, sends 12.5 to Central
• Central keeps 6.25, sends 6.25 to Supreme Committee

Using the Funds

• Executive President may spend income for community development
• Spending previous year’s income requires approval from majority of Permanent Committee
• Supreme Committee conducts annual audits

8. Annual Budget

On January 1st, newly elected Presidents assume responsibility. They become Permanent Committee members and form Executive Committees with up to 10 Volunteers.

During the first week of January, they must:

• Prepare a full 52-week annual budget
• Get approval from the majority of the Permanent Committee

9. Formation of New Units

Wherever a new Unit is possible:

1. Supreme President forms a Permanent Committee with at least 5 members
2. Members gather at least 100 Volunteers
3. Community is mobilized, and the Executive Committee is elected democratically
4. Volunteers maintain communication with Debottor Property Trusts
5. Local investors are identified and encouraged

Land and Business Model

• Supreme Trust leases land/buildings from Debottor Trusts

• Development funded by investors

• Projects include:

  • Hotels, hostels
  • Schools, coaching centres
  • Shops
  • Livestock and farming projects
  • Microfinance initiatives

• Local businesses operate under a franchise model

Profit Sharing

Supreme Trust will share income with all relevant committees and stakeholders.

10 - 🔟 Membership Fees & Structure

Over the years, we have observed that many people lose motivation when engaging in community or social-service activities. The reason is simple—too many opinions, too many arguments, and very little actual progress. When individuals don’t feel personally invested, they slowly detach from the work.

But the moment people contribute financially—even a small amount—their engagement becomes deeper. They want to ensure their contribution is used properly, transparently, and for meaningful work. For this reason, all active members must contribute a membership fee. Only members who contribute financially will hold voting rights.

We follow a simple rule to avoid nepotism and conflict of interest: Those who receive benefits cannot participate in decision-making; and those who make decisions cannot receive any benefits.

Membership Categories

🟦 Friend

• Annual Fee: 0 BDT
• Time Commitment: At least 1 day per month Friends are well-wishers introduced by an existing member. They do not pay any membership fee, do not have voting rights, cannot run for elections, and cannot receive any benefits.

🟩 Beneficiary

• Annual Fee: 100 BDT
• Time Commitment: At least 1 day per week Beneficiaries contribute a small annual fee and are eligible to receive benefits. They can vote but cannot run for election.

🟧 Volunteer

• Annual Fee: 1,000 BDT
• Time Commitment: At least 1 day per week Volunteers pay a full membership fee, can vote, and can stand for election. However, they are not allowed to receive benefits.

Who Are We Looking For?

We work across multiple domains—healthcare, legal aid, community development, heritage protection, livelihood programs, documentation, digital operations, and more. Anyone with a sincere desire to serve is welcome. Your willingness to do good is your only qualification.

Our doors are open to everyone who wants to contribute, in any form they choose.

👉 Apply for membership to begin your journey with us.

Membership Guidelines

We keep our rules simple so that anyone with a good heart can join:

• We do not restrict religious belief. You may follow any faith or none at all.
• We do not restrict dietary choices. Vegetarian, non-vegetarian—anything is acceptable.
• We do not enforce any dress code; anything respectful to local culture is fine.
• Your personal worship practices are entirely your choice.
• We do not interfere with personal lifestyle choices.

How We Work

• All communication is digital—no printed materials are used (except where legally required).
• All accounting, documents, and records are maintained digitally.
• No fixed office hours; you work at your convenience as long as work is completed.
• The core team meets on weekends; others participate when available.
• All member activities are supervised through a remote digital system.

Member Requirements

To maintain transparency and smooth communication, all members must have:

1. A personal Gmail account (not an office email).
2. A smartphone (Android or iOS).
3. Telegram app installed and active.
4. Must subscribe to the official Telegram channel: @BangladeshHinduSamaj

First Task for New Members

Go to the Telegram channel and comment under the latest membership post with:

• Your Name
• Country / State / District / Upazila / Locality
• The unit you wish to join

Only after this step will your membership process continue.

All work-related communication must happen exclusively on Telegram. Email, WhatsApp, or phone communication is not permitted.