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About BADAS
BADAS is a nonprofit voluntary socio-medical service organization registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare under the Society’s Registration Act, 1860. It is run by a 32 member National Council of which 18 members from the life member category and 6 members from the affiliated association category are directly elected. One-third of the members (ie 6) from the life member category and 2 from the affiliated association retire every year by rotation and election to those one-third posts is held in every Annual General Meeting of the Association. The elected members elect the office-bearers of the National Council, consisting of a President, 3 Vice-Presidents, a Secretary General, a Join Secretary General, a Treasurer and a Joint Treasurer.
The President, so elected, nominates another 5 members from amongst the Vice-chancellors, Professor of Universities in Bangladesh, Heads of National Research Organizations, Heads of Financial Institutions, Heads of Donor Agencies, Heads of Social Welfare Organizations, Heads of Professional bodies and reputed social workers. In addition, the Government nominates 3 ex-officio members representing the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Social Welfare and Finance. The members nominated by the Government must be in the rank of or above of a Joint Secretary.
The National Council meets at least once a month and reviews the activities of the Association. It takes decisions on policy, budget and finance, planning and development. The executive power of the National Council is vested with the Secretary General who runs the different institutions throng respective Board of Management with the help of Management/Govorning Body with the help of Treasure, and BADAS secretariat.
BADAS has a corporate like structure with its permanent institutions (termed as BADAS institutions or BIs) and projects (BPs) with fixed duration. With Affiliated Association (AAs) it also has a federal characteristics operating through a process of affiliation and deaffiliation.