(1)    Membership is open to individuals of over eighteen of Bangladeshi ethnic or organization within the Bangladesh community who are approved by the Trustees.

(2)    (a) The Trustees may only refuse an application for membership if, acting reasonably and properly, they consider it be in the best interests of the Charity to refuse the application.

(b) The Trustees must inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal within twenty-one days of the decision.

(c)The Trustees must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The Trustees decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final.

          (3)    Membership is not transferable to anyone else.

          (4)    The Trustees must keep a register of names and addresses of the

                  members which must be made available to member upon request.

Termination of Membership

Membership is terminated if:

(1)   The member dies or, if it is an organization, ceases to exist;

(2)   The member resigns by written notice to the Charity unless, after the resignation, there world be less than two members;

(3)   Any sum due from the member to the Charity is not paid in full within six months of it falling due;

(4)   The member is removed from membership by resolution of the Trustees that it is in the best interests of the Charity that his or her membership is terminated. A resolution to removed a member from membership may only be passed if;

(a)    The member has been given at least twenty one day’s notice in writing of the meeting of the trustees at which the resolution will be proposed and the reasons why it is to be proposed;

(b)   The member or, at the option of the member, the member’s representative (who need not be a member of the Charity) has been allowed to make representations to the meeting.