How To Create A Firm in Bangladesh and Describe The Procedure
How To Create A Firm in Bangladesh and Describe The Procedure
How To Create A Firm in Bangladesh and Describe The Procedure
Abstract............................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3
Literature Review ................................................................................................................ 5
Conceptual framework .......................................................................................................13
Methodology......................................................................................................................14
Recommendations ......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Conclusion .........................................................................................................................16
References .........................................................................................................................18
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Abstract
The topic of this paper's structure is "How to create a firm and describe the procedure."
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report describes its origins, methods, and limitations. It also offers a thorough, in-depth
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threats, requires analysis. Both the advantages and disadvantages of the topic have
been emphasized. You should be aware of the risks and possibilities that are present.
Our work's detailed approaches offer a thorough justification of our study.
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Introduction
The Latin word cum- meaning with, and pains-meaning bread, which together means
taking bread together, a characteristic of the early company where business matters
were used to be discussed during festive gatherings. However, the term "company" is
now widely and commonly used for: a) profit-making joint stock companies, and b)
public-utility undertakings. In the ordinary non-technical sense, a company is an
association formed to achieve some common goal, which may or may not be
profitable. The famous case of Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Limited established the
principle of separate legal entity. This precedent has been followed in a number of
cases and has become recognized as a fundamental principle of corporate law. When
a company is formed and registered under the Act, all dealings with the company are
in the name of the company, and the people behind the company are ignored, no
matter how important they are. This demonstrates that once a company is registered
under the Act, a barrier is erected between the company and its members. Following
this principle, the courts in most cases have refused to peer behind the curtain to
determine who the real people behind the composition are the company. However,
depending on the circumstances, the authorities may be forced to disregard the
corporate legal entity and look to individual members who are the true beneficial
owners of all corporate property, a practice known as "lifting or piercing the corporate
veil." Thus, the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil can be understood as identifying a
company with its members, and individual members may be held responsible for its
actions or entitled to its assets once the corporate veil is broken. Establishing a
business is one of the most rewarding aspects of any entrepreneur's life because it
involves turning their thoughts, inventions, and ideas into reality. Every person who
wants to start a business has the option of registering their company or business
name. A company, on the other hand, is usually the best option due to certain
advantages it has over any other type of business structure. A company, unlike a
business name, is a separate legal entity distinct from the individuals who formed it; it
can sue and be sued in its own corporate name, own property in its own corporate
name, and file corporate taxes in its own name. The process of forming a company
can be difficult and time-consuming due to the extensive planning required. It is critical
to decide on the nature and structure of the business before forming a corporation.
This will determine the business's name and objectives. For example, if you want to
register a business that manufactures and sells retail goods, you should do so as a
corporation. If, on the other hand, you want to incorporate a non-profit organization,
you should do so as a company limited by guarantee. Following the selection of a
suitable business name, it is critical to select the members of the company, directors,
share capital and shareholding of the members, and the company secretary, as this
information will be required during registration. Before deciding on the type of company
to establish, it is critical to consider the company's purpose and goals. Under
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Bangladeshi law, there are four major types of companies, each with unique
characteristics that will be discussed further below.
1. Private Company Limited by Shares- The members of this company's liability
are limited to the number of unpaid shares to which they have subscribed. This
means that if the company is dissolved, the members are only obligated to pay
any unpaid balance on the number of shares they purchased. This type of
company is typically formed as a commercial enterprise with the sole purpose of
profit. Dividends are paid to shareholders from profits.
2. Public Company Limited by Shares- This type of company is very similar to a
private company, except that private companies must have at least two
members, whereas public companies can have as many as they want.
Furthermore, unlike private companies, public companies can invite members to
subscribe to their shares via the primary and secondary markets (for example,
stockbrokers). This type of company is typically formed by large or medium-
sized businesses looking to expand.
3. Unlimited Liability Company- This type of company is similar to both private and
public companies; however, the members' liability in this type of company is
unlimited. This means that if the company is liquidated or dissolved, the
members will be personally liable to meet the company's outstanding financial
obligations and liabilities.
4. Company Limited by Guarantee- This type of company has no share capital and
does not give its members shares. Members' liability is limited to the amount of
money they have agreed to contribute to the assets of the company if it is
wound up.
A lot of people are put under a lot of obligations when they form a company. The
memorandum will be signed by all the initial shareholders who agree to form the
company. The memorandum is essentially a legal document that establishes the
company, including its objectives, name, address, and the names and addresses of all
members. The articles of association specify how the company will be managed,
governed, and owned. If a company decides to hire a full-time director or manager, an
agreement must be signed and filed with the Registrar of Companies. Several
important documents must be filed to register your company. These documents must
be filed with the appropriate entities, or you will not be able to operate a legal business.
Instead, you will be operating illegally, which may land you in trouble with the IRS. You
will almost certainly have to pay a fee to become an official business once you have
filed the necessary paperwork with the appropriate entities. After fulfilling all
requirements, you will be issued a Certificate of Incorporation. Following the selection
of a suitable business name, it is critical to select the members of the company,
directors, share capital and shareholding of the members, and the company secretary,
as this information will be required during registration.
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Literature Review
There are some legal issues and steps every entrepreneur has to go through. After the
paper-works we call him/her the owner of a new business. A company is formed through
a series of steps, beginning with the generation of an idea and ending with the launch of
the business. This entire process can be divided into four major phases or steps, which
we will go over in the lines below.
Stage of Promotion
Stage of registration:
The registration phase consists of several steps, which are as follows:
-Memorandum of Association
-Articles of Association
-Certificate of Incorporation
-Certificate of commencement of business
Public companies that have received their certificate of incorporation may issue
prospectuses to the general public in order to raise capital. Once all of the required
shares have been subscribed for, a letter should be sent to the registrar, along with a
bank document confirming receipt of the funds.
After reviewing the provided documents, the registrar will issue a certificate. This
certificate is known as a certificate of business start-up. The company can begin
operations on the date the certificate is issued, and operations must follow the rules
outlined in the MoA. (Memorandum of Association).
Some forms and paper works are necessary on this behalf. Let’s talk about those-
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Form-III, Notice of the Consolidation, Division, The Companies Act, 1994 Ref Section
53,54
Form-IV, Notice of Increase Share Capital, The Companies Act, 1994 (Ref Section 56)
-The condition (e. g voting rights, dividents, etc ) subject to which the new shares
have been or are to be issued are as follows :
(If any of the new shares are preference shares state whether they are reddemable or
not)
-Signed by Director or Manager or Secretary
FORM VI, Notice of situation of Registered office of any change therein, THE
COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (See Section 77)
-The notice must be filed with Registrar within 28 days of incorporation or of the change,
as the case may be.
- Signed by Director, Manager or Secretary
- Strike out the portion which does not apply.
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1. Receipts and payment account given in Para (2) of the statutory report with reference
to section
83(3)(ga) of the Companies act, should be prepared up to a date within 7 days of the
report and the
figures and particulars required under all the other items of the Statutory Report should
also be given as
on the same date i.e. the date which the receipts and payments account is prepared.
2. This form should contain the actual signatures of the persons who have signed the
report, viz, the
Directors or the Chairman and the auditor.
FORM IX, Consent of Director to Act, THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 ( See sec. 92 )
If a Director signs by “his agent authorized writing” the authority must be
produced and a copy attached.
FORM X, List of Personal Consenting to be Directors, The Companies Act, 1994 ( See
Section 92 )
-Sent To the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies
-sent as the list of people who has consented to be directors
Form XI, Agreement to take qualification shares in proposed company, The Companies
Act, 1994 (See. Section 92)
-Contract by Directors to take and pay for qualification shares in to be signed and filed
pursuant to section of the Companies Act 1994.
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FORM XII, PARTICULARS OF THE DIRECTORS, MANAGER AND MANAGING
AGENTS AND OF ANY THEREIN
Information of any managing agents. Information like names, nationality, other business
info etc
Form XIV, Declaration before commencing business in case of the Company, Filing a
Statement in lieu of Prospectus, The Companies Act, 1994 ( Ref. Section 150 )
-Signed by the secretary or the director
-information about the share capitals are attached
Form-XV, Return of Allotment, The Companies Act, 1994 (Ref Section 151)
Calculations of Nominal income and paid up amount
(a) A description of the instrument e.g. "Trust" Deed "Mortgage" Debenture as the case
may be given
(b) A definite figure should be given
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Form No. XIX, Particulars of Modification of Mortgage or Charge, THE COMPANIES
ACT, 1994 (See Section 167 (3) & 319)
* In this column, Particulars have to be given only when there is a variation from column
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Note : - Section 167 (3) of the Companies Act, 1994 provides that :-
Whether the terms or conditions or extent or operation of any mortgage or
Charge registered under this section are modified be it shall duty of the company
to send to the Registrar the particulars of such modification, and the
provision of this section as to registration mortgage or charge shall apply
to such modification of the mortgage or charge as aforesaid
Form No. 23B, THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994, Notice by Auditor Pursuant to Section
210 (2)
I/We here by give notice to the registrar of Join Stock Companies Pursuant to section
210 (2) of Companies Act, 1994 that I/We have received intimation dated the from
Limited/ Private Limited of my/our having been appointed as auditor (s) for the year and
that I/We have Accepted or refused (if accepted) to accept the appointment as auditor(s)
of the company.
1. Ins by G. S. R. 195 dated 9th February, 1961
2. Where the signatory is a partner of a firm of Chartered Accountants, the name of the
firm also if to be indicated.
Form XXXVII, Notice of the address of the Registered of principal Office of the Company,
COMPANY ACT, 1994
This notice must be filed within one month from the establishment of a place of business
in Bangladesh
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Form XXXVIII, List of Directors and Managers by Section 379, THE COMPANIES ACT,
1994 (See Section 379)
Name, Address and occupation of the managers
Form XXXIX, Return of persons authorised to accept service under Section 379, THE
COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (See Section 379)
Return pursuant to Section 379 (I) by -
The in corporated in which has a place of business in Bangladesh at of the names and
address of some one or more persons resident in Bangladesh authorised to accept on
behalf of the company service of process and any notices required to be served on the
company.
Form XL, Notice of the alternation in Charter, etc, under Section 277, THE COMPANY
ACT, 1913 [See Section 277]
Notice of alteration in the charter, statues, memorandum and articles of other instrument
constitution or defining the constitution of the company.
This notice must be filed within one month after the date on which particulars of the
alternation could, in due course of post and if despatched with due diligence, have been
received in Bangladesh from the place where the company is incorporated.
Form XLI, Notice of alternation in the address of the Registered of principal office of,
Company under Section 277, THE COMPANY ACT, 1913 [See Section 277]
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 277 (1) of the Companies Act, 1913 by the
(Name of the Company ), incorporated in (Country of origin) and which has a place of
business in Bangladesh at
of alternationin the address of the registered or principal office of the company
This notice must be filed within one month after the date on which particulars of the
alternation could, in due course of post and if dispatched with due diligence, have been
received in Bangladesh from the place where the company is incorporated.
Form XLII, Notice of situation of the principal place of business in Bangladesh or of any
change therein
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THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 (See Section 379(I) (e)
The , Limited
incorporated in and having places of business in Bangladesh, hereby give you notice, in
accordance with clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 379 that the office situated at in
Bangladesh shall be deemed to be the principal place of business of the Company in
Bangladesh.
Schedule – X (See Section 36), ANNUAL SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL AND LIST
OF SHAREHOLDERS
ANNUAL DIRECTORS AS REQUIRED BY PART I OF THE ORDINANCE
The Company has not since the date of its incorporation last Return issued any invitation
to the public to subscribe
for any shares or debentures of the Company (in case of private company); and
The excess of the number of its members beyond fifty shown in the list are the persons
who are in the employment
for the Company, (in case of private company).
Balance sheet
The company’s balance sheet is necessary.
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Form No. 23B, THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994, Notice by Auditor, Pursuant to Section
210 (2)
I/We here by give notice to the registrar of Join Stock Companies Pursuant to section
210 (2)
of Companies Act, 1994 that I/We have received intimation dated the from
Limited/ Private Limited of my/our having been appointed as auditor (s) for the year
and that I/We have Accepted or refused (if accepted) to accept the appointment as
auditor(s) of the
company.
1. Ins by G. S. R. 195 dated 9th February, 1961
2. Where the signatory is a partner of a firm of Chartered Accountants, the name
of the firm also if to be indicated.
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Conceptual framework
Name Clearance
Name clearance is a process through which Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and
Firms(RJSC) clears a ‘Name’ for a particular company. The company can use the ‘Name’ that
RJSC permits for their commercial operation.
Registration
Registration is a process through which a company is registered in RJSC and RJSC provides
a registration certificate to the company to start its commercial operation.
The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms(RJSC) is the sole authority which facilitates
formation of companies etc. and keeps track of all ownership related issues as prescribed by
the alws of Bangladesh.
1. Name Clause
2. Situation & Address Clause
3. Objective Clause
4. Liability Clause
5. Capital Clause
6. Area of Business
7. Consent Clause
Articles of Association
The Articles of Association is a document which contains rules, regulations and by-laws
regarding the internal management of the company.
Trade license
Trade License is a document of permission through which a company can start its commercial
operation. This document of permission is provided by RJSC.
Methodology
This paper is theoretical in nature. It is prepared with the help of ICAB Manual:
Corporate law and practice, Website of RJSC and previous class lectures.
To form company Registration in Bangladesh, you should pursue the following steps:
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Conclusion
Initially, the company needed to be registered with the national RJSC (The Register of
Joint Stock Companies and Firms). Before registering a company, the business owner
must select a name for it and get a certificate from RJSC stating that the name is valid.
RJSC is the sole entity in the country that has the authority to approve a company's
incorporation or registration certificate. The ideal place to launch a new company and
discover a lucrative passion is currently Bangladesh . After obtaining the name
clearance certificate, draft the company's articles of formation and memorandum of
association in compliance with the Company Act of 1994. The Memorandum of
Association specifies each sort of commercial activity and service that a company is
allowed to offer, as well as the number of shares that each Director, Chairperson,
Managing Director, and Shareholder possesses. The articles of association outline
every internal operating eccentricity, including material labor, office staff duties, formal
protocol, and more. The shares that are eligible for Directorships under the Company's
written-down authorized capital and paid-up capital are also listed here, together with
the number of shares that each Director, Chairman, Managing Director, and
Shareholder currently owns. All Shareholders and Directors sign a specific page after
the preparation of the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. We
provide at RJSC to pay government fees through a chosen bank for the formation of a
company. Government costs for a company's trade license depend on how much of its
capital is paid up in Bangladesh.
Huge investment prospects in Bangladesh are currently available in the travel and
tourism, pharmaceutical, IT and software, ready-to-wear, and apparel accessories
industries. The most lucrative industry in Bangladesh for eager entrepreneurs all the
way through company registration at RJSC is sea and frozen food, including shrimp,
lobster, eel fish, crab, and inland water fish, leather and leather goods, jute and jute
products.
We obtained the firm's incorporation certificate as well as a certified copy of its articles
of organization and memorandum of association after completing company registration
in Bangladesh. Then, we obtain a trade license to begin operating as a general
company, gather export, import, and VAT registration certificates, and carry out import
and export activity in both domestic and foreign markets.
Two types of limited companies exist. One is a private limited business, and the other
is a public limited company; the private limited company has a minimum of 2 members
and a maximum of 50 members, while the public limited company has a minimum of 7
members and a maximum of limitless members by limited with Share. The government
of Bangladesh cordially invites international businesspeople to invest capital in the
nation's numerous attractive commercial sectors. A foreign businessman can simply
form a company in Bangladesh by registering it with the RJSC. The company can be
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100% owned by a foreigner or it can be a joint venture where locals and foreigners
both spend money in Bangladesh. Additionally, 100% foreign-owned companies are
permitted to begin operations in Bangladesh with RJSC's approval through company
registration.
Both foreign and local entrepreneurs may decide to launch a firm business first, give it
a memorable name, and get a certificate of approval before registering the business at
RJSC in Bangladesh. You have a variety of possibilities for financial investments that
can yield a quick return from your commercial activity in Bangladesh.
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Table of contents
Memorandum of Association
Article of Association
Form
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THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994
PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
AEXIM PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
I. The name of the company is “Aexim’’ Pharmaceutical Industries Limited.”
II. The Registered Office of the Company shall be situated in Bangladesh.
III. The objects for which the company is established are:
1. To carry on the business as manufacturers, dealers, job workers, processors, Sellers, retailer, buyers,
wholesalers, importers, exporters in pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical-fine- Chemicals,
pharmaceutical products, bulkdrugs, intermediates, medicines, allopothic, ayurvedic, homeopathic,
unani, patent medicines, lotions, cosmetics, formulations, pills, injection, tablets, capsules,
ointments, palsma, biological products biotechnological products monoclonal antibodies, genetic,
engineering products, tissue culture products, herbs, cosmetics, toiletries and to carry on the
business of vialling, bottling, repacking, processing of capsules, syrups, tablets and ointments.
2. To establish, provide, maintain and conduct or otherwise subsidize research and development
laboratories or facilities and experimental workshops for scientific and technical research and to
undertake and carry on all types of science and technical research, experiments, process
developments and tests to all kinds and to promote, sell and lease studies and research both scientific
and technical investigations, process development and invention in pharmaceutical formulations and
research both scientific and technical investigations, process development and invention in
pharmaceutical formulations, bulk drugs, etc. and to make available products and processes on
commercial scale or otherwise to pharmaceutical and other Companies and other persons and also to
maintain, provide, subsidize, endow or assist laboratories, workshops, libraries, lectures, meetings
and conferences and to provide for the remunerations of scientific or technical researchers of
professors or teachers and to provide for the award of exhibitions, scholarships, prizes and grants to
students or otherwise and generally to encourage, promote and reward studies, researches,
investigations, experiments, tests of any kind that may be considered likely to assist the business
which the company is authorised to carry on.
3. To make, accept donations, gifts, with or without such conditions, restrictions, obligations,
stipulations and liabilities as are not derogative to the provisions of law.
4. To acquire the right and full information as to the processes of manufacturing, and theright
to manufacture and deal in, pharmaceutical and preparations of all kinds.
5. To carry on the manufacture and sale of medicines and preparations, and generally to carry on the
business of manufactures, buyers, and sellers of and dealers in all kinds ofmedicines, medical
preparations and whatsoever.
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6. To carry on all or any of the business of chemists, druggists, and chemical
manufacturersof all kinds
7. To manufacture, buy, sell, and deal in mineral waters, cordials, soups, broths, tonics and other
restoratives or foods, suitable or deemed to be suitable for invalids and convalescents and/or for
the general public.
8. To buy, sell, manufacture, refine, prepare, and deal in all kinds of oils and
oleaginoussaponaceous substances and all kinds of unguents and ingredients.
9. To carry on the business as importers and exporters and dealers in general stores and provisions
in all its branches, in particular as importers or exporters of, and dealers inprovisions,
produces, drugs, chemicals and other articles and commodities of personalhousehold use and
consumption.
10. To carry on the business of manufacturing containers, such as glass ampules for filling in
injectables and medicines, bottles and phials for bottling medicine oil or any other liquidlike
syrup, alcohol, tincture, vaccines, extracts and lotions etc. glass or metal flasks, testtubes,
lactometer, hydrometer, thermometer, barometer, phials, for homoeopathicmedicine, surgical
and medical instruments, cartoons, cardboards and cardboard boxesetc.
11. To carry on the business as drysalters, and as stockists, importers and exporters of oils, colours,
pigments, varnishes, turpentines, dyes and dyestuffs of all kinds and descriptions, as colour
grinders, makers of proprietary medicines of all kinds and descriptions, and as manufacturers,
importers, exporters, stockists and dealers of chemical, therapeutical, photographical, surgical
and scientific apparatus of all kinds anddescriptions, and instruments and apparatus of all types
and categories.
12. To manufacture, import, sell, stock, and deal in all kinds of acids, chemicals heavy or light,
perfumery and cosmetic products, drugs, disinfectants, insecticides, toilet and medicinal
preparations, soaps, inks, polishes and allied products and by-products of all kinds and
descriptions.
13. To carry on the business of manufacturers and importers or exporters of and dealers
inanatomical, orthopaedic and surgical appliances and apparatus of all kinds.
14. To carry on the business of artificial eye and limb makers, corset makers, stay makers, bandage
makers, crutch, chair and stretcher makers, carriage makers, ambulance makerschemists and
providers of all requisites for hospitals, patients, and invalids.
15. To carry on the business of a store-keeper in all its branches, and in particular to buy, sell,
manufacture and deal in goods, stores, consumable articles, chattels and effects of all kinds, both
wholesale and retail.
16. To buy, sell, manufacture, repair, alter and exchange, refine, manipulate, let on hire, import,
export, and deal in all kinds of substances, articles, apparatus, plant, machinery,appliances,
tools, commodities and things which may be required for the purposes of any of thebusiness of
the business of the Company or commonly supplied or dealt in by personsengaged in any such
businesses, or which may seem capable of being profitably dealt with inconnection with any of
the said business.
17. To apply for, purchase, or otherwise acquire and register any patents or patent rights, licences,
concessions, secret processes, or privileges, trade marks or designs and thelike conferring any
exclusive or non-exclusive or limited right to use, or any secret orother information as to any
invention which may seem capable of being used for any ofthe purposes of the Company or
the acquisition of which may seem calculated directly orindirectly to benefit the Company, and to
use, exercise, develop or grant
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licences in respect of or otherwise turn to account the property rights or information so acquired.
18. To enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits, union of interest,
cooperation, joint venture, reciprocal concession, or otherwise, with any person or persons or
Company carrying on or engaged in, or about to carry on or engaged in anybusiness or
transaction which the Company is authorised to carry on or engage in or inany business or
transaction capable of being conducted so as directly or indirectly tobenefit this Company, and to
acquire or join in acquiring any such business.
19. To enter into any arrangement with any authority, government, railway, municipal, local or
otherwise, that may seem conducive to the objects of the Company or any of them and to obtainfrom
any such authority, any rights, privileges and concessions which the Company maythink it
desirable to obtain, and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements,rights,
privileges and concessions.
20. To take, or otherwise acquire, and hold shares, in any other Company having objects altogether
or in part similar to those of this Company, or carrying on any business capableof being
conducted so as directly or indirectly to benefit this Company.
21. To establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations, institutions,
provident or other funds, trusts and conveniences calculated to benefit the employees or ex-
employees of the Company or their dependants of such persons or for anyother purpose as may be
decided by the Company and to grant pensions, allowances,gratuities or bonuses, and to make
payments towards insurance, and to subscribe orguarantee moneys for charitable or benevolent
objects or institutions or for any exhibition or forany public, general or useful object.
22. To carry on any other trade or business, whether manufacturing or otherwise, which may seem to
the Company capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with any of thebusiness
herein mentioned or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or renderprofitable
any of the Company’s property or rights.
23. To act as agents, brokers or representatives of corporation, firms, and individuals
andgenerally to undertake, transact and execute all kinds of agency business.
24. To assist, promote, establish, or contribute to manage, control or support sick funds, and any
associations or institutions for providing, upon any terms or conditions, medicines, drugs, medical
and surgical preparations and apparatus, and restoratives or food as aforesaid during sickness or illness.
25. To promote any company or companies for the purpose of acquiring all or any of the property,
rights and liabilities of this Company, or for any other purpose which may seem directlyor
indirectly calculated to benefit this Company.
26. To purchase, take on lease, or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire and to hold and deal with
any lands (whether freehold, leasehold or otherwise) with or without buildings orany interest or
therein situated in Bangladesh, or elsewhere and any machinery, plant, apparatus, substances,
products, articles and things and any trade marks, trade-names, trade-designs, rights or privileges
or other property and rights of any kind or description whatsoever, which the Company may think
necessary or convenient for the purpose of its business.
27. To build, erect, construct, maintain, and/or alter on any lands held by the Company, any
factories, godowns, offices, works, or other buildings, structures or erections whatsoever,
necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Company and to insure and to keep insuredthe
same.
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28. To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, mortgage, dispose of, turn to account or
otherwise deal with all or any part of the lands and buildings, or other propertyand rights of
the Company whatsoever.
29. To invest and deal with the moneys of the Company not immediately required in
suchmanner as may from time to time to be determined.
30. To lend money to such persons or companies and on such terms as deem expedient and in
particular to customers and others having dealings with the Company; and toguarantee the
performance of contracts by any such persons or companies.
31. To borrow or raise loan and money from any Bank and/or other financial institutions (including
Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha) in such manner as the Company shall think fit, withor without
securities or by any other means as may be deemed expedient, and secure therepayment thereof by
mortgaging, hypothecating, pledging or otherwise charging the wholeor any part of the property or
assets of the Company, both moveable and immovable, and alsoto raise loan by issue of
debentures or debenture stocks, perpetual or otherwise, charged onall or any of the Company’s
properties, including its uncalled capital and/or by any other legal means.
32. To pay for any business, property or rights acquired or agreed to be acquired by this Company,
and generally to satisfy any obligations of the Company, by the issue or transferof shares of
this or any other company credited as fully or partly paid up or debentures orother securities of
this or any other company.
33. To remunerate or make donations to any person, trust, or company for services rendered or to be
rendered in placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing the placing of any of the sharesin the
capital of the Company or any debentures, debenture-stock or other securities of the Company or in
or about the promotion of the Company or in or about the formation or promotionof the Company or
the conduct of its business.
34. To draw, make, accept, endorse, negotiate, discount, execute and issue promissory- notes, bills
of exchange, hundies, bills of lading, warrants, debentures and other negotiable or transferable
or mercantile instruments and documents of title to goods orproperty.
35. To open an account with any bank or banks and to draw and endorse cheques and
towithdraw moneys from such accounts.
36. To sell or dispose of or deal with the business, property and undertakings of the Company or
any part or parts thereof for such consideration as the Company may think fit, andin particular
for shares, debentures, or securities of any other company having objectsaltogether or in part
similar to those of this Company.
37. To adopt such means of making known the products of the Company or goods and articles
dealt in by the Company as may seem expedient and in particular by advertising, bycirculars,
catalogues, show-cards, posters and free samples and exhibiting and grantingrewards, presents,
prizes and donations.
38. To appoint brokers, canvassers, agents and other persons and to establish and maintain any
agencies and branches in any parts of Bangladesh or elsewhere for the sale of any materials or
things for the time being at the disposal of the Company for sale or other purposes, and to
discharge and to discontinue the same.
39. To amalgamate with any other Company having objects altogether or in part similar
tothose of this Company.
40. To distribute any of the properties of the Company amongst the members in specie.
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41. To do all or any of the above things as principals, agents, contractors, trustees or otherwise,
and by or though trustees, agents or otherwise and either along or in conjunction with others.
42. Generally to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above
objects. And it is hereby declared that the objects specified in each paragraphof this clause except
where otherwise expressed in such paragraph shall be separate and independent objects of the
Company and shall be in no way limited, or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms
of any other paragraph or the name of the Company.
V. The authorised share capital of the Company is Tk.80,00,00,000/- (Taka Eighty crores), consisting of
6,00,00,000 Ordinary Shares of Taka 10 each amounting to Tk. 60,00,00,000/- (Taka Sixty crores);
and 20,00,000 Preference Shares ofTk. 100/-each amounting to Tk. 20,00,00,000 (Taka twenty
crores) with power toincrease and reduce the capital and to divide the shares in the capital for the
time being intoseveral classes and to attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified,
or special rights, privileges or conditions as may be determined upon by or in accordance withthe
regulations of the Company, and to modify or abrogate any such rights, privileges or conditions in
such manner as may for the time being be provided by the regulations of the Company.
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We, the undersigned persons whose names and addresses are subscribed below, are desirous of being
formed into a Public Limited Company, in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association and we respectively
agree to take up the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite to our respective names :
2. SK Moinul
Karim
Mirpur-12 300
Road No.11 Dhaka. (Three Hundred)
Businesswoman
Bangladeshi
5. Fatin Ilham
Sami 300
113, Mohammadpur (Three Hundred)
Dhaka.
Businessman
Bangladeshi
1500 Shares
TOTAL :
of Tk.100 each
(Fully paid)
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THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994
PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY
SHARES ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION
OF
AEXIM PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
PRELIMINARY
The Regulations contained in Table "A" in the First Schedule of the Companies Act, 1994 with
respect to such provisions as are applicable to Public Limited Companies shall apply so far only
asthey are not negatived by or are not contained in the following Articles or any other Articles
that may from time to time be framed by the Company.
DEFINITION
Unless the context otherwise requires words or expressions contained in these Articles shall bear the
same meaning as in the Act or any statutory modification thereof in force at the date at which the
Articles become binding on the Company.
The marginal notes hereto shall not affect the construction hereof and in these presents, unless there be
something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
• "BSRS Director" means Director, alternate Director, appointed, nominated and replaced by
theBangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha.
• "The Directors" means the Directors for the time being of the Company.
• "The Board of Directors" or "The Board" means the Board of Director for the time being of
theCompany.
• "Dividend" includes
calendar month.
• Words importing the singular number only include the plural number and
vice versa.Words importing the masculine gender only include the feminine
gender.
COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS
o The Company shall be entitled to commence its business from the date of
Commencing Certificate for Commencement of Business or from any other date
as may be decided by theBoard of Directors.
SHARES
o The authorised share capital of the Company is Tk.80,00,00,000/- (Taka Eighty crores),
consisting of 6,00,00,000 Ordinary Shares of Taka 10 each amounting to Tk.
60,00,00,000/- (Taka sixty crores); and 20,00,000 Preference Shares ofTk. 100/-each
amounting to Tk. 20,00,00,000 (Taka twenty crores).
o The minimum subscription upon which the Directors may proceed to allot shares shall
beTaka 50,000.00 (fifty thousand)
o The Company shall offer its shares to the public for subscriptions. The amount payable
on application on each share shall not be less than ten percent of the nominal amount of
the shares.
o Subject to the provisions of these Articles and to the provisions of Section 105C of the Act, the
shares shall be under the control of the Directors, who may allot or otherwise dispose of the same
tosuch persons, on such terms and conditions, and either at premium or at par, and at such times asthe
Directors think fit, and, shall have power to give to any person and call of any shares either atpar or
at a premium for such time and for such consideration as
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o As regards to all allotments from time to time made, the Directors shall duly comply with
theprovision of Section 104 of the Act.
o In the event the Company during the subsistence of the Loan being obtained from Bangladesh
Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS) issues shares to the public or to the existing shareholders for cash and
should BSRS at any time or from time to time desires, the Company shall preferentially allot or
cause to be alloted to BSRS, such shares in its capitalranking pari-passu in all respects with the
existing shares of the Company at par value not exceeding in the nominal value upto equivalent
of 20% (twenty percent) of the Loan Amount. This right is reserved to BSRS notw ithstanding any
other provisions in the Article of Associationof the Company.
o Any of the shares for the time being unissued and any new shares from time to time to be
o created may from time to time be issued with any such guarantee or any such right of preference,
whether in respect of dividend or of repayment of capital or both or any such other special privilege or
advantage over any shares previously issued or than about to be issued (subject to the provision
hereinafter contained as to the consent of the holders of any class of shares where such consent is
necessary) or with such deferred rights as compared with any other share previously issued or than
about to be issued or subject to any such conditions or provisions and with any such rights or without
any right of voting and generally on such termsas the Company may from time to time by ordinary
resolution determine.
o Subject to the provisions of Section 105A of the Act, any preference shares may be issued on
o the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company are to be liable to be redeemed on such terms
and in such manner as the Company may by special resolution prescribe.
o With the previous authority of the Company in general meeting and the sanction of the Court
o and upon complying with the provision Section 105A of the Act, it will be lawful for the Directorsto
issue at a discount shares of a class already issued.
o The Company may make arrangement on the issue of the shares for a difference between the
holders of such shares in the amount of calls to be paid and the time of payment of such calls
inaccordance with the provisions of Section 49 of the Act.
o If by the conditions of the allotment of any share the whole or part of the amount or issue price
thereof shall be payable by instalments, every such instalment shall when due be paid to
theCompany by the person who for the time being shall be the registered holder of the share.
o Subject to the provisions of the Act the Directors may allot and issue shares in the capital of
o the Company towards payment or part payment of any property sold or transferred, goods or machinery
supplied or for services rendered to the Company in or about the formation or promotion of the
Company or conduct of its business, and any shares which may be so allotted may be issued as fully
paid-up shares, and if so issued, shall be deemed to be fully paid-up shares.
o Where any share are issued for the purpose of raising money to defray the expenses of the
constructions of any works or buildings or for provision of any plant which cannot be made
profitable for a lengthened period, the Company may pay interest on so much of that sharecapital as
is for the time being paid-up for the period and subject to the conditions and restrictions mentioned
in Section 107 of the Act, and may charge the same to capital as partof the cost of the construction
of the works or buildings or for provision of the plant.
o The Company may at any time pay a commission as may be allowed by law or lesser amount
o to any persons for subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or
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conditionally)for any shares, debentures or debenture stock of the Company, or
procuring or agreeing to
o procure subscriptions (whether absolute or conditional) for any shares, debentures
ordebenture stock of the Company.
o The Company may also pay additional or extra commission on the shares, debentures or debenture
stock required to be subscribed. The commission may be paid or satisfied in cash or inshares,
debentures or debenture stock of the Company. The Company may also pay brokerage for shares,
debentures, or debenture stock actually sold through brokers.
o Shares may be registered in the name of any limited company or other corporate body, institute but
not in the name of a firm, a minor, a lunatic or insane person. Not more than fourpersons shall be
registered as joint-holders of any share.
o The joint-holders of a share shall be severally as well as jointly liable for the payment of all instalments
and calIs due in respect of such shares and for incidents thereof according to theCompany's
regulations.
o Except as required by law no persons shall be recognised by the Company as holding of any share
upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way torecognise,
even when having notice thereof, any equitable, contingent, future or partial interestin any share or
(except only as by these Articles or by law otherwise provided) any other rights in respect of any
share, except an absolute rights to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.
CERTIFICATE
o The certificate of title to shares and debentures shall be issued under the common seal of the
Company and signed by the Managing Director or any Director(s) and or any Officer(s) of
theCompany as may be authorised by the Board. Such signatures may be made by using facsimileof
the signatures.
o Every member shall be entitled, free of charge, to one certificate for all the shares an debentures
registered in his name. If any member shall require additional certificates, he shallpay for each
such additional certificate such sum not exceeding Tk. 12.00 (Taka twelve) onlyas the Directors
shall determine. Provided that in case of share(s) or Debenture(s) held jointlyby several persons, the
Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate thereof, and delivery of a certificate
for a share and debenture to one of several joint-holdersshall be sufficient delivery to all. Every
certificate to share and debenture shall specify thenumber and denoting numbers of the shares in
repect which it was issued and the amount paid up thereon.
o If a share or debenture certificate be worn out, defaced, lost or destroyed it may be reissued
o on payment of such fee not exceeding Tk. 10.00 (Taka ten) only and on such terms as to evidence and
indemnity and the payment of out of pocket expenses of the Company in investigating evidence as the
Directors think fit.
o The certificates of shares registered in the names of two or more persons shall be
delivered tothe person first named on the Register.
o CALLS
o The Directors may from time to time subject to the terms on which any share may have been issued,
make such calls as they think fit upon the members in respect of all moneys unpaid on theshares
held by them respectively, and not by the conditions of allotments thereof made payable atfixed
times, and each member shall pay the amount of every call so
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made on him to the persons andat the times and places appointed by the Directors. A call
may be made payable by instalments.
o A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the
Directorsauthorising such call was passed.
o The joint-holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in
respectthereof.
o Not less than fourteen days' notice of any call shall be given specifying the time and place of
payment and to whom such call shall be paid. Provide that before the time for payment of suchcall
the Directors may by notice in writing to the members, revoke the same or extend the time
forpayment thereof.
o If the sum payable in respect of any call or instalment be not paid on or before the day appointed for
payment thereof, the holder for the time being of the share in respect of which the callshall have been
made or the instalment shall be due, shall pay interest for the same at the rate of tenpercent per annum
from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of actual payment orat such other rate as
the Director may determine and shall also pay all costs, charges andexpenses which the
Company may have incurred or become liable for in order to procure payment orin consequence of
the non-payment of such call or instalment but the Directors shall be at liberty towaive payment of
such interest, costs, charges and expenses wholly or in part.
o If by the terms of issue of any share or otherwise any amount is made payable at fixed times
o or by instalments at fixed times, whether on account of the amount of the share or by way of premiums,
every such amount or instalment shall be payable as if it were a call duly made by the Directors and of
which due notice had been given and all the provisions herein contained in respectof call shall relate to
such amount or instalment accordingly.
o On the trial or hearing of any action or suit brought by the Company against any shareholder
o or his representative to recover any debt or money claimed to be due to the Company in respect of his
shares, it shall be sufficient to prove that the name of the defendant is, or was when the claim arose, on
the Register of the Company as a holder or one of the holders of the number of shares in respect of
which such claim is made, and that the amount claimed is not entered as paid in the books of the
Company, and it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment-of the Director who made any call,
nor that a quorum of Directors was present at the Board Meeting at which any call was made was duly
convened or constituted nor any other matter whatsoever; but the proof of the matters aforesaid shall
be conclusive evidenceof the debt.
o The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member person willing to advance, all or
o any part of the money due upon the shares held by him beyond the sums actually called for and upon
the money so paid in advance, or so much thereof as from time to time exceeds the amount of the calls
then made, the Company may pay interest at such rate not exceeding, without the sanction of the
Company in General Meeting, 9% (nine percent) per annum as the member paying such sum in advance
and the Directors agree upon. Money so paid in excessof the amount of calls shall not rank for dividend.
The Directors may at any time repay the amount so advanced upon giving to such members three
months’ notice in writing.
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o No members shall be entitled to receive any dividend or to be present or vote in any General
Meeting, either personally or by proxy or to exercise any privilege as recorded member, or to be in
aquorum until he shall have paid all calls or other sums for the time being due and payable onevery
share held by him, whether alone or, jointly with any other person, together with interests,costs,
charges and expenses, if any.
o The notice shall name a day (not being less than fourteen days from the date of the notice) and a place
or places on and at which such call or instalment and such interest and expenses as aforesaid are to be
paid. The notice shall also state that in the event of non-payment at or before thetime at the place
appointed, the shares in respect of which such call was made or instalment is payable will be liable to
be forfeited.
o If the requisitions of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any of the shares in respect
of which such notice has been given, may at any time thereafter before payment of all calls
orinstalments, interest and expenses due in respect thereof, be forfeited, by a resolution of
theDirectors to that effect.
o When any share shall have been so forfeited, notice of the resolution shall be given to the member in
whose name it stood immediately prior to the forfeiture or the persons entitled tothe share by
transmission, as the case may be and an entry of the forfeiture with the datethereof shall
forthwith be made in the Register but no forfeitures shall be in any mannerinvalidated by any
omission or neglect to give such notice or to make such entry as aforesaid.
o Any share so forfeited shall be deemed to be the property of the Company, and the
Directorsmay sell, re-allot or otherwise dispose of the same in such manner as fit.
o The Directors may at may time before any share so forfeited shall have been sold, re- allottedor
otherwise disposed of, annul the forfeiture thereof upon such conditions as they think fit.
o Any member whose shares have been forfeited shall notwithstanding be liable to pay and shall
forthwith pay to the Company all calls, instalment, premiums and expenses, owing upon or in respect
of such shares at the time of forfeiture, together with interest thereon, from the time of forfeiture until
payment at ten per cent per annum, and the Directors may enforce the payment thereof, without any
deduction or allowance for the value of the shares at the time of forfeiture, but shall not be under any
obligation to do so.
o The forfeiture of share shall involve the extinction of all interest in and also of all claims and demands
against the Company in respect of the share, and all other rights, incident to the share,except only such
of those rights as by these Articles are expressly saved.
o A duly verified declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director of the Company, and that
certain shares in the Company have been duly forfeited, on a date stated in the declaration, shall
beconclusive evidence of the facts therein as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the
sharesand such declaration together with the certificate of title to the shares under the seal delivered
to apurchaser or allottee thereof, shall constitute a
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o good title to such shares, and the person to whom the shares are sold shall be registered as the holder
of such shares and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall title to
such shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to such
forfeiture, sale or disposition.
o The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all shares, other than fully paid up shares,
registered in the name of each number (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon theproceeds
of sale thereof for all moneys called or payable at a fixed time in respect of such shares(whether by
such manner solely or jointly with any other person) whether the due date for thepayment thereof
shall have actually arrived or not and no equitable interest in any share shallbe created except upon
the footing and condition as provided herein-before, Unless otherwiseagreed, the registration of a
transfer of shares shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien, if any,on such shares.
o For the purpose of enforcing such lien the Directors may sell the shares subject thereto in such
manner as they think fit, but no sale shall be made until such fixed time as aforesaid shall have
arrived, and until notice in writing of the intention to sell shall have been served on such member, his
executors or administrators, or other legal representatives, if any default shall have been made by him
or them in the payment, fulfilment or discharge of such debts liabilities of or engagements for seven
days after such notice.
o The net proceeds of any such sale shall be applied in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities,
or engagements of such member and residue, if any, paid to such members, his executors
administrators, or other legal representatives, provided always that the Company shall be entitled to
a lien upon such residue in respect of any debts, liabilities or engagements the due datefor the
payment or discharge where of shall have not arrived like to that which it had upon the
sharesimmediately before the sales thereof.
o Upon any sale after forfeiture or for enforcing a lien in purported exercise of the powers
hereinbefore given, the Directors may appoint some persons to execute an instrument of transfer of
the shares sold and cause the purchasers name to be entered in the Register in respectof the shares
sold, and the purchaser shall not be bound to see the regularity of the proceedings,nor to the
application of the purchase money, and after his name has been entered in theRegister in respect of
such shares his title to such shares shall not be affected by any irregularity orinvalidity in the
proceeding in reference to such forfeiture, sale or disposition nor be impeachedby any person, and
remedy of any person aggrieved by the sale shall be in damages only and againstthe Company
exclusively.
o Where any shares under the power in that behalf herein contained are sold by the Directors and the
certificate thereof has not been delivered to the Company by the former holder of the said shares, the
Directors may issue a new certificate for such shares distinguishing it in such manner asthey may think
fit from the certificate not so delivered.
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o Application for registration of the transfer of a share may be made either by the transferor or the
transferee that, where such application is made by the transferor, no registration shall, in the case of a
partly-paid share be effected unless the Company gives notice of the transferee in the manner prescribed
by Section 34(2) of the Act and subject to the provisions of these Articles the Company shall unless
objection is made by the transferee within two weeks from the date of receiptof the notice, enter in the
Register the name of the transferee in the same manner and subject to thesame conditions as if the
application for registration of the transfer was made by the transferee.
o The instrument of transfer of any share shall be in writing in the usual common form, or in
thefollowing form or as near thereto as circumstances will admit
Witness
- Transferor
- Transferor
o No transfer shall be made to an infant or persons of unsound mind but transfer can be madeto
any body corporate.
o Every instrument of transfer shall be left at the registered office of the Company for registration
accompanied by the certificate of the shares to be transferred and such other
o evidence as the Directors may require to prove title of the transferor or his right to transfer the shares,
and upon payment of the proper fee, the transferee shall (subject to the Directors right to decline to
register as hereinafter mentioned) be registered as a member in respect of such shares. The Directors
may waive the production of any Certificate upon evidence satisfactory to them of itsloss or destruction
or otherwise.
o The Directors may decline to register any transfer of shares, not being fully paid-up, on which the
Company has a lien and in such a case may refuse to register the transfer to the transferee of whom they
do not approve.
o If the Directors refuse to register the transfer of any shares, the Managing Director shall,
within two months from the date on which the instrument of transfer as lodged with
theCompany send to the transferee and the transferor notice of the refusal.
o All Instruments of transfer, which shall be registered, shall be retained by the Company but any
Instrument of transfer which the Directors may decline to register shall be returned to the person
depositing the same. Any instrument of transfer may be destroyed after three years.
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o No fees will be charged for transfer of any share.
o The transfer books and register or members may be closed during such time as the Directors
think fit, not exceeding in total forty five days in each year and not exceeding thirtydays at
a time.
o The executor or administrators of a deceased member (not being one of several joint- holders)
o shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having any title to the shares registered in the
name of such member, and in the case of the death of any or more of the joint-holders of any registered
shares, the survivors shall be the only persons recognised bythe Company as having any title to or
interest in such shares, but nothing herein contained shall be taken to release the estate of a deceased
joint-holder from any liability on shares heldby him jointly with any other persons. Before recognising
any executor or administrator the Director may require him to obtain a Grant of Probate or Letters of
Administration or other legal representation as the case may be from some competent Court in
Bangladesh having jurisdiction in the matter. Provided, nevertheless, that in any case where the
Director in their absolute discretion think fit it shall be lawful for them to dispense with the production
of Probate or Letter of Administration or other legal representation upon such terms as to indemnity or
otherwise as they in their absolute discretion may consider proper.
o Any committee or guardian of a lunatic or infant member or any person becoming entitled to or to
transfer shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or insolvency of any member uponproducing
such evidence that he sustains the character in respect of which he proposes to act underthis Article or
of his title as the Directors think sufficient may with the consent of the Directors , whichthey shall not
be under any obligation to give, be registered as a member in respect of such shares,or may, subject
to the regulations as to transfer hereinbefore contained transfer such shares.
o The new shares may be issued upon such terms and conditions and with such rights and
o privileges annexed thereto as the resolution creating the same shall direct; and if no direction be given,
as the Directors shall determine, and in particular such shares may, subject to any special rights for the
time being attached to any existing class of shares, be issued with preferred, deferred or other special
rights, or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, return of capital,voting or otherwise as may
from time to time be determined.
o Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the meeting that sanctions the increase
of capital, all new share shall be offered to the members in proportion to the existingshares held by
them and such offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares,to which the member
is entitled, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not accepted, willbe deemed to be
declined and after the expiration of such time or on receipt of an intimation from the member to
whom such notice is given, that he declines to accept the shares offered,the Directors may
dispose of the same in such manner dispose of any such new or original shares as aforesaid
which, by reason of the proportion borne by them to the number ofpersons entitled to such offer as
aforesaid or by reason of any other difficulty in apportioningthe same, cannot in the opinion of the
Directors be conveniently offered in manner hereinbefore provided.
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o Except so far as otherwise provided by the conditions of issue or by those Articles any
capitalraised by the creation of new shares shall be considered part of original capital and shall
be subject to the provisions herein contained with reference to the payment of calls and
instalments, transfer and transmission, forfeiture, line and otherwise.
a) consolidate and divide all of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares:
b) cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to
be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled;
or
c) sub-divide its shares, or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of
Association (subject, nevertheless, to the provision of the Act), and so that the resolution whereby any share
is sub-divided may determine that as between the holders of the shares resulting from such sub-division, one
or more of the shares may have any such preferred or other special rights over, or may have such deferred
rights, or be subject to any such restrictions as compared with the others as the Company has power to attach
the unissued or new shares.
o Subject to confirmation by the Court, the Company may be special resolution reduce
its sharecapital in any manner authorised by the Act.
MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
o Whether the capital (by reason of the issue of preference shares or otherwise), is
divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the rights and privileges
attached to such class may,subject to he provisions of Section 66A of the
Act, be modified, commuted, affected, abrogated, varied or dealt with by
agreement between the Company and any personpurporting to contract on
behalf of that class, provided such agreement is consented to inwriting by the
holders of at least three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or sanctionedby
a resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of
that class and all the provisions hereinafter contained as to general meeting
shall mutatis mutandis,apply to every such meeting, except that the quorum
thereof shall be not less than two persons holding or representing by proxy one-
fifth of the nominal amount of the issued sharesof the class. The Article is
not by implication to curtail the power of modification which theCompany
would have if this Article were omitted. The Company shall comply with
theprovisions of Section 82(1) of the Act as to forwarding a copy of any such
agreement ofresolution to the Registrar.
BORROWING POWERS
o The Directors may from time to time raise or borrow from any
person, bank or company andmay themselves lend, any sum
or sums of money for the purposes of the Company.
o The Directors may secure the payment of the money in such manner, and
upon such terms
o and conditions in all respect as they think fit, and in particular by issue
of debentures or debenture stock or ponds of the Company charged upon
all its properties as deemed justified or by making, drawing, accepting
or endorsing on behalf of the Company any promissory notes, or bills of
exchange or giving or issuing and other security of the Company or by
mortgage or charge of all or any part of the property of the Company
both present and future, including its uncalled capital for the time being
and the Directors may on behalf of the Company guarantee the whole
or any part of any loans or debts incurred by the Company.
o If the Directors refuse to register the transfer of any debentures, they shall,
within six weeks
o from the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged with the
Company send to the transferee and the transferor notice of the refusal.
o The Company shall comply with the provisions of Section 124 of the
Act, as to allowing inspection of copies kept at the registered office in
pursuance of Section 117 of the Act, and as to allowing inspection of
the Register of the Mortgage to be kept at the registered office in
pursuance ofSection 123 of the Act.
o The Directors may, from time to time before recommending any dividend, set apart any
andland such portion of the profits of the Company as they think fit as a Depreciation Fund
applicable at the discretion of the Directors, for providing against any depreciation in the:
o investments of the Company or for re-building, restoring, replacing or for altering any part ofthe
buildings, work-plant machinery, or other property of the Company destroyed or damagedby fire,
flood, stork, tempest, earthquake, accident, riot, wear and tear, or any other means whatsoever or for
repairing, altering or keeping in good condition the property of the Companyor for extending or
enlarging the building, machinery and property of the Company with full power to employ the assets
constituting such Depreciation Fund in the business of Companyand that without being bound to
keep the same separate from the other assets.
o All moneys carried to the Reserve Fund and Depreciation Fund respectively shall nevertheless
remain and the profits of the Company applicable subject to due provision being madefor actual loss
or depreciation, for the payment of dividends and such moneys and all the othermoneys of the
Company not immediately required for the purposes of the Company may be investedby the
Directors in or upon such investments or securities as they may select or may be used asworking
capital or may be kept at any Bank on deposit or otherwise as the Directors may from time totime
think proper.
STATUTORY MEETING
o The statutory meeting of the Company shall, as required by Section 77 of the Act be hold at
o such time not being less then one month nor more than six months from the date at which the Company
shall be entitled to commence business and at such place as the Directors may determine, and the
Directors shall comply with the other requirements of that section as to the reportto be submitted and
otherwise.
GENERAL MEETING
o The first General Meeting shall be held within eighteen months from the date of incorporation
o of the Company and thereafter a General Meeting shall be held once at least in every calendar year at
such time not being more than fifteen months after the holding of last proceeding General Meeting, and
at such place as may be determined by the Directors.
o The General Meetings referred to in the last preceding Article shall be called
OrdinaryMeeting; all other meetings of the Company shall be called Extraordinary
Meetings.
o The Directors may, whenever they think fit and they shall on the requisition of the holders of
o not less than one tenth of the issued capital of the Company, upon which all calls or othersums then
due have been paid, forthwith proceed to convene an Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Company and in the case of such requisition the following
provisions shall have effect:
o The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionistsand
deposited at the office and may consist of several documents in like form each signed byone or
more requisitionists.
o If the Directors of the Company do not proceed within twenty one days from the date of the
requisition being so deposited to cause a meeting to be called the requisitionists or a majorityof
them in value may themselves convene the meeting, but any meeting, so convened shall not be
held after three months from the date of the deposit of the requisition.
o Any meeting convened under this Article by the requisitions shall be convened in the same
manner as nearly as possible as that in which meetings are to be convened by the Directorsbut
shall be held at the office.
o Not less than fourteen days' notice to the members specifying the place day and hour of the meeting,
with a statement of the business to be transacted at the meeting shall be given eitherby advertisement
or by notice sent by post or otherwise served as hereinafter provided and with the consent in writing
of all the member entitled to receive notice of some particular meeting, the meeting may be
convented by a shorter notice and in any manner they think fit.Provided always that not less than
twenty one days notice be given of a meeting to pass a Special Resolution specifying the intention
to propose the Resolution as a Special Resolutionbut if all the members entitled to attend and vote
at any such meeting so agree resolution maybe proposed and passed as a Special Resolution at
meeting of which less than twenty -onedays notice given.
o The accidental omission to give any such notice to or the non-receipt of notice by any of
themembers shall not invalidate the proceedings at any such meeting.
o The Director/Member who is absent from the country shall be deemed to have been
properlynotified if the notice is sent to his local address.
o Five members entitled to vote and present in person shall be quorum for a General
Meetingfor all purposes.
o No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless the quorum requisite shall
bepresent at the commencement of business.
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o If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum be not present, the
o meeting if convened upon such requisition as aforesaid shall be dissolved but In any other case it shall
stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, and if at such adjourned
meeting a quorum be not present, those members who are present and not being less than two shall be
quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was called.
o Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first instance by a show of hands
and in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman, shall, both, on a show of handsand at the
poll, have a casting vote in addition to the votes to which he may be entitled as amember.
o At a General Meeting a resolution put to the vote of meeting shall be decided on a sow of hands,
unless a poll is; before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands,
o demanded in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of Sub-section (1) of Section 79 of the Act,
and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has, on a show of
hands been carried, or carried unanimously, by a particular majority, or lost and an entry tothat effect in
the book of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without prove of
the number or proportion of the votes, recorded in favour of, or against that resolution.
o If a poll be demanded as aforesaid it shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place as
the Chairman of the meeting directs and either at once or after an interval or
o adjournment or otherwise, and result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at
o the poll was demanded. The demand of a poll may be withdrawn. In case of any dispute as to the
admission or rejection of a vote, the Chairman shall determine the same, and such determination made
in good faith shall be final and conclusive.
o The demand of a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of
anybusiness other than the question on which a poll is demanded.
o The Chairman of a General Meeting may with the consent of the meeting adjourn the same
from time to time and from place to place but no business shall be transacted at
anyadjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the
adjournment took place.
VOTES OF MEMBERS
o Subject to any special rights and restrictions as to voting upon which any shares may be held,
o on a show of hand every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or representative of a
corporation appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 80 of the Act,shall have one vote
and upon a poll every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or arepresentative under
Section 80 of the Act shall have one vote for every share held by him, provided that no company shall
vote by proxy so long as a resolution of its directors under the provision of Section 80 of the Act is not
in force.
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o Where a company registered under the provisions of the Act is a member of the Company, a person
duly appointed to represent such company at a meeting of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Section 80 of the Act, shall not be deemed to be a proxy, and the production at the
meeting of a copy of such resolution duly signed by Chairman of such company and certified by
him as being a true copy of the resolution shall on productionat the meeting be accepted by the
company as sufficient evidence of the validity of his appointment.
o Any person entitled under the Transmission Article to transfer any shares, may vote at any General
Meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he were the registered holder of such shares
provided that forty-eight hours at least before the time of holding the meeting oradjourned meeting
as the case may be at which he proposes to vote he shall satisfy the Directors of his right to transfer
such shares, or the Directors shall have previously admittedhis right to vote at such meeting in
respect thereof. If any member be a lunatic, idiot or non-composments, he may vote whether by a
show of hands or at a poll by his Committee ofcurators or other legal curator and such last
mentioned persons may give their votes by proxy.
o Where there are joint registered holders of any share any one of such persons may vote at
o any meeting either personally or by proxy in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto,
and if more than one of such joint-holders be present at any meeting either personally or byproxy, that
one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the Register in respect ofsuch share shall
alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof. Several executors or administrators of adeceased member
in whose name any share stands shall for the purposes of this Article be deemedjoint-holders thereof.
o Votes may be given either personally or by proxy, or, in the case of a company, by
arepresentative duly authorised as aforesaid.
o The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or of his
Attorney duly authorised in writing or of such appointer as a corporation under its common seal or
the hand of its Attorney. A proxy who is appointed for a specified meeting only shall becalled a
Special proxy. Any other proxy shall be called a General Proxy. No person shall be appointed a
Special Proxy who is not a member of the Company and qualified to vote.
o The instrument appointing a proxy, the Power of Attorney or other. authority, if any, under
which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that Power of Attorney, shall be deposited at
theoffice not less than seventy-two hours before the time for holding the meeting at which the
personnamed in instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be
treated asvalid.
o A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid
notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the instrument
ortransfer of the share in respect of which the vote is given, provided no intimation in writing of
thedeath, insanity, revocation of transfer of the share shall have been received at the office before
themeeting. Provided nevertheless that the Chairman of any meeting shall be entitled to require
suchevidence as he may in his discretion think fit of the due execution of an instrument of proxy
andthat the same has not been revoked.
o Every instrument appointing a Special proxy shall, as nearly as circumstances will admit,
be inthe form or to the effect following and shall be retained by the Company
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o trust for him, to make calls on the members in respect of such uncalled capital and the provisions
herein before contained in regard to call shall mutatis mutandis, apply to calls made under such
authority, and such authority may be made exercisable either conditionally or, unconditionally
and either presently or contingently and either to the exclusion of the Director'sPower or otherwise
and shall be assignable if expressed so to be.
o The Directors may, from time to time before recommending any dividend, set apart any
andland such portion of the profits of the Company as they think fit as a Depreciation Fund
applicable at the discretion of the Directors, for providing against any depreciation in the:
o investments of the Company or for re-building, restoring, replacing or for altering any part ofthe
buildings, work-plant machinery, or other property of the Company destroyed or damagedby fire,
flood, stork, tempest, earthquake, accident, riot, wear and tear, or any other means whatsoever or for
repairing, altering or keeping in good condition the property of the Companyor for extending or
enlarging the building, machinery and property of the Company with full power to employ the assets
constituting such Depreciation Fund in the business of Companyand that without being bound to
keep the same separate from the other assets.
o All moneys carried to the Reserve Fund and Depreciation Fund respectively shall nevertheless
remain and the profits of the Company applicable subject to due provision being madefor actual loss
or depreciation, for the payment of dividends and such moneys and all the othermoneys of the
Company not immediately required for the purposes of the Company may be investedby the
Directors in or upon such investments or securities as they may select or may be used asworking
capital or may be kept at any Bank on deposit or otherwise as the Directors may from time totime
think proper.
STATUTORY MEETING
o The statutory meeting of the Company shall, as required by Section 77 of the Act be hold at
o such time not being less then one month nor more than six months from the date at which the Company
shall be entitled to commence business and at such place as the Directors may determine, and the
Directors shall comply with the other requirements of that section as to the reportto be submitted and
otherwise.
GENERAL MEETING
o The first General Meeting shall be held within eighteen months from the date of incorporation
o of the Company and thereafter a General Meeting shall be held once at least in every
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calendar year at such time not being more than fifteen months after the holding of last
proceeding General Meeting, and at such place as may be determined by the Directors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
o The number of Directors shall not be less than three and more than eleven including BSRS Director
but excluding Debenture Director, if any.
o The following persons shall constitute the first Board of Directors of the Company:-
i) Zeedan Momtaz
ii) SK Moinul Karim
iii) Dibyo Joy Saha
iv) Hasnain Elahi
v) Fatin Ilham Sami
o Provided that BSRS shall continue to have the right to appoint/nominate/replace a BSRS. Director
as provided in Article 114.
o The qualification of a Director shall be holding of shares in the Company in his own name notless
than shares of the nominal value of Tk.10,000.00. If he is a nominee of any company,
corporation, institution or person, then the nominator must have requisite qualification shares,
o i.e. minimum shares of the nominal value by Tk. 10,000.00 for each of its nominee(s). The Directors
representing the Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha need not have share qualification.
o Commencing from the date of agreement proposed to be entered into between the Company
o and the Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS) in respect of the Loan being obtained from BSRS by the Company
and until the Loan is fully repaid, BSRS shall have the right to appointand keep appointed, nominate remove and
replaced during the subsistence of its Loan to the Company, one Director/Alternate Director one/from the Board
of Directors of the Company, herein called the "BSRS Director". That the BSRS Directors so appoint denominated
/ repIaced , while enjoying all the rights, privileges admissible to the other Directors of the Company, shall not be
required to hold any qualification share nor shall be liable to removal or retirement by rotation.
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o If a Director or his nominator fails to acquire share qualification within two months, he shall
o cease to be a Director forthwith but all acts done by him during the interim period of his office as Director shall be
held to have been properly done.
o The Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any one from amongst
them or any other qualified person as Executive Director for a period on such terms andconditions as
may be determined by the Board of Directors. The number of such Directors ifappointed from outside
the Board shall not be counted for the purpose of minimum or maximumnumber of Directors as
provided in these Articles. Such Director shall not be treated as a memberof the Board.
o Any Trust Deed for securing debentures or debenture-stock may if so arranged provided for
o the appointment from time to time by the Trustees thereof or by the holders of the debenture- stock of some person
or persons to be a Director or, Directors of the Company and may empower such trustees or holder of debentures
of debenture-stock from time to time to remove any directors so appointed. A Director under this Article is
herein referred to as "Debenture Director". A Debenture Director shall not be bound to hold any qualification
sharesand shall not be liable to retire by rotation or be removed by the Company. The Trust Deed may contain such
ancillary provisions as may be arranged between the Company and the trustees and such provisions shall have effect
notwithstanding any of the other provisions herein contained.
o Each Director shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of remuneration a sum
o not exceeding Taka 1000.00 for attending each meeting of the Board. The Directors may allow and pay to any
Director who for the time being is resident out of the place at which any meeting of the Directors may be held
and who shall come to that place for the purpose of attending the meeting, reasonable sum for his travelling
expenses and haltage charge incurred in connection with the attending of the meeting in addition to his
remuneration as specified above.
o If any Director being willing shall be called upon to perform extra services or to make any special
exertions in going or residing away from Bangladesh for any of the purpose of theCompany or in giving
special attention to the business of the Company as a member of aCommittee of Directors, the Company may
remunerate the Director so doing either by a fixed sumor by a percentage of profits or otherwise as may be
determined previously by the Company inGeneral Meeting. If the payment for extra services is to be made in
the from of commission fixed as a percentage of profits, it would be subject to prior approval of the
Controller of CapitalIssues.
o If any of the Directors of members is called upon to perform any duty in Bangladesh or abroad,
either in connection with the business of the Company or any interest thereof or attendany meeting
or convention, conference delegation or the like which the Board of Directors deemnecessary and
expedient for the function, interest or goodwill of the Company, such Director ormember of the
Company will be entitled to draw such amount of money as Board of Directors maysanction for the
purpose.
a) he fails to obtain within the time specified in sub-section (1) of Section 85 of the Act or at any time
thereafter ceases to hold the share qualification, if any, necessary for his appointment; or
c) he is adjudged insolvent; or
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d) he fails to pay calls made on him in respect of shares held by him within six months from the date of
such calls being made; or
e) he or any firm of which he is a partner or any private Company of which he is a director without the
sanction of the Company in General Meeting accepts or holds any office of profit under the Company
(within the meaning of section 86-E of the Act) other than that of a Managing Director or Manager or legal
or technical advisor or a banker; or
f) he (not being BSRS Director) absents himself from three consecutive Meetings of the Directors or
from all meetings of the Directors for a continuous period of three months, whichever is the longer
without leave of absence from the Board of Directors; or
g) he or any firm of which he is a partner or any Company of which he is a Director accepts a loan or
guarantee from Company in contravention meeting of Section 86-D of the Act; or
o No Director or firm of which such Director is a partner or private Company of which such Director is a
Director shall without the consent of the Company in General meeting, hold any office ofprofit under the
Company, except that of a Managing Director or Manager or a legal or technicaladvisor or a banker.
o Subject to the provisions of section 86E and 87D(5) of the Act, the Directors shall not be disqualified from
contracting with the Company either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, norshall any such contract of
arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company, with anyCompany or partnership of or in which the
Managing Director or any director shall be amember or otherwise interested be void nor shall the Managing
Director or any Director so contracting or being such member or so interested be liable to account to the
Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of the Managing Director
orsuch Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation hereby established, but the natureof their or
his interest must be disclosed by them or him at the meeting of the Directors afterthe acquisition of the
interest. Provided nevertheless that no Director shall vote as a Directorin respect of any contract or
arrangement in which he is so interested as aforesaid and if hedoes, no vote shall not be counted, but he
shall be entitled to be present at the Meeting duringthe transaction of the business in relation to which he is
precluded from voting. This provisionshall not apply to any contract by or on behalf of the Company to give
the Directors or any ofthem any security for advances or on behalf of the Company to the Directors or any
of themany security for advantages or by way of indemnity against any loss which they or any of themmay
suffer by reason of becoming or being sureties for the Company. A general notice that the Managing
Director or any Director is a Director or a member of any specific Company or isa member of any
specified firm and is to be regarded as intended in any subsequenttransaction with such firm or company
shall as regards any such transaction be sufficient disclosure under this Article and after such general notice it
shall not be necessary to give anyspecial notice relating to any particular transaction with firm or Company.
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o The General Meetings referred to in the last preceding Article shall be called
OrdinaryMeeting; all other meetings of the Company shall be called Extraordinary
Meetings.
o The Directors may, whenever they think fit and they shall on the requisition of the holders of
o not less than one tenth of the issued capital of the Company, upon which all calls or othersums then
due have been paid, forthwith proceed to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company
and in the case of such requisition the following provisions shall have effect:
1) The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and
deposited at the office and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more
requisitionists.
2) If the Directors of the Company do not proceed within twenty one days from the date of the
requisition being so deposited to cause a meeting to be called the requisitionists or a majority of them
in value may themselves convene the meeting, but any meeting, so convened shall not be held after
three months from the date of the deposit of the requisition.
3) Any meeting convened under this Article by the requisitions shall be convened in the same manner as
nearly as possible as that in which meetings are to be convened by the Directors but shall be held at
the office.
o Not less than fourteen days' notice to the members specifying the place day and hour of
the meeting, with a statement of the business to be transacted at the meeting shall be given
eitherby advertisement or by notice sent by post or otherwise served as hereinafter
provided and with the consent in writing of all the member entitled to receive notice of
some particular meeting, the meeting may be convented by a shorter notice and in any
manner they think fit. Provided always that not less than twenty one days notice be
given of a meeting to pass a Special Resolution specifying the intention to propose the
Resolution as a Special Resolutionbut if all the members entitled to attend and vote at any
such meeting so agree resolution maybe proposed and passed as a Special Resolution at
meeting of which less than twenty -onedays notice given.
o The accidental omission to give any such notice to or the non-receipt of notice
by any of themembers shall not invalidate the proceedings at any such meeting.
o The Director/Member who is absent from the country shall be deemed to have
been properlynotified if the notice is sent to his local address.
o Five members entitled to vote and present in person shall be quorum for a General
Meetingfor all purposes.
o No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless the quorum requisite shall
bepresent at the commencement of business.
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o If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum be not present, the
o meeting if convened upon such requisition as aforesaid shall be dissolved but In any other case it shall
stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, and if at such adjourned
meeting a quorum be not present, those members who are present and not being less than two shall be
quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was called.
o Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first instance by a show of hands
and in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman, shall, both, on a show of handsand at the
poll, have a casting vote in addition to the votes to which he may be entitled as amember.
o At a General Meeting a resolution put to the vote of meeting shall be decided on a sow of hands,
unless a poll is; before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands,
o demanded in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of Sub-section (1) of Section 79 of the Act,
and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has, on a show of
hands been carried, or carried unanimously, by a particular majority, or lost and an entry tothat effect in
the book of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without prove of
the number or proportion of the votes, recorded in favour of, or against that resolution.
o If a poll be demanded as aforesaid it shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place as
the Chairman of the meeting directs and either at once or after an interval or
o adjournment or otherwise, and result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at
o the poll was demanded. The demand of a poll may be withdrawn. In case of any dispute as to the
admission or rejection of a vote, the Chairman shall determine the same, and such determination made
in good faith shall be final and conclusive.
o The demand of a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of any
business other than the question on which a poll is demanded.
o The Chairman of a General Meeting may with the consent of the meeting adjourn the same
from time to time and from place to place but no business shall be transacted at any
adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the
adjournment took place.
VOTES OF MEMBERS
o Subject to any special rights and restrictions as to voting upon which any shares may be held,
o on a show of hand every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or representative of a
corporation appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 80 of the Act,shall have one vote
and upon a poll every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or arepresentative under
Section 80 of the Act shall have one vote for every share held by him, provided that no company shall
vote by proxy so long as a resolution of its directors under the provision of Section 80 of the Act is not
in force.
o (a). The Board of Directors shall elect Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company on such terms and
conditions and for such period as the Board may deem fit. Zeedan Momtaz and SK Moinul Karim
respectively shall be the first Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company and shall continue until
otherwise decided by the Board or they cease to be Directors of the Company.
o (b). In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall perform all such functions andduties of
the Chairman.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
o The Directors may appoint one of them as the Managing Director of the Company. A person
o who is not a Director may also be appointed as the Managing Director if the Directors so decide.In
such situation, he shall be ex-officio member in the Board.
o (a). The Managing Director shall hold office for a term to be decided by the Board of Directorswhich may
be extended or renewed from time to time.
o (b). The Managing Director shall not be subject to retirement by rotation or taken into account for
determining the rotation for retirement of Directors and can be removed or replaced at the discretion of the
Board of Directors.
o Subject to overall control and supervision of the Board of Director, the business and affairs of
o the Company shall be managed by the Managing Director who shall exercise such powers and
responsibilities which may from time to time be delegated to him by the Directors.
o The Directors to retire in every year shall be those who have longest in office since their last election, but as
between persons who became Directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree
among themselves) be determined by lot. A retiring Director shall be enable for re-election.
o The Company at the meeting at which a Director retires in manner aforesaid may fill the vacated office
by inducting a person thereto, and in default the retiring Director shall, if offering himself for re-election, be
deemed to have been re-elected unless at such meeting it is expressly resolved not to fill such vacated office
or unless a resolution for the re-election of such Director shall have been put to the meeting and not carried.
o No person other than a Director retiring at the meeting shall, unless recommended by the Directors, be
eligible for election to the office of Director at any General Meeting unless not less than seven or more than
twenty one days before the date appointed for the meeting there shall have been left at the office of the
Company a notice in writing signed by a member duly qualified to attend and vote at the meeting for which
such notice is given of his intention to propose such person for election, and also a notice in writing signed
by that person expressing his willingness to be elected as a Director of the Company.
o The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution increase or reduce the number of Directors and
may also determine in what rotation the increased or reduced number is to go out of office.
o The Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any person to be
o a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but so that the total
number of Directors shall not at any time exceed the number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles.
Any Directors so appointed shall hold office only until the next following Annual General meeting and shall
then be eligible for re-election but shall not be taken into account determining the Directors who are to retire
by rotation at such meeting.
o The Company may be extra-ordinary resolution remove any Director, except BSRS Director, whose period
of office is liable to determination at any time by retirement of Directors in rotation before the expiration of
his period of office.
o The Company may by ordinary resolution appoint another person in place of a Director removed from
office under the immediately proceeding Article, and without prejudice to the powers of the Directors herein
above provided the Company in General Meeting may appoint any person to be a Director either to fill a
causal vacancy or as an additional Director. A person appointed in place of a Director so removed or to fill
such vacancy shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a Director on the day on
which the Director in whose place he is appointed, was elected a Director.
o Any Director during an absence of not less than three months from the district in which meetings of the
Directors are ordinarily held, or if he is otherwise unable to attend the meeting may appoint in writing any
person to be an alternate Director during such absence. Such alternate Director shall not require any
qualification but shall be entitled to receive notice of meeting of Board of Directors and attend and vote
thereby and shall ipso-facto vacate office if and when the appointer returns to the district or removes the
appointee in writing.
o The Directors may from time to time provide for management of the affairs of Company outside
Bangladesh or in any special locality in Bangladesh in such manner as they think fit including by formation
of local Boards, delegation of necessary powers to these Boards, appointment of Attorney under power of
Attornies for specific or special purpose provided that the actual management of the affairs of the Company
shall have to be carried on under the supervision of the Managing Director.
o The Directors may meet together for a despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate
o their meetings and proceedings as they think fit. The quorum of Directors meeting shall consist of at
least three Directors present in person. If all the Directors except one are disqualified from voting the
matter shall be decided in the General Meeting.
o The Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or in their absence, in case of any emergency, any Director may
convene a meeting of Directors.
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o 137 (B) Generally seven (7) days' notice shall be given for meetings of the Directors. In case of emergency
a meeting may be held on three (3) days' notice. However, a meeting may be held on a shorter notice provided
all Directors agree. It shall not be necessary to give notic e of a Meeting of the Directors to a Director who is
not for the time being resident in Bangladesh.
o The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside over all meetings of Directors. If at any
o such meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the Vice Chairman
shall preside over the meeting. In absence of both the Chairman and Vice- Chairman, the Directors
present shall choose one amongst them to preside over the meeting. Questions arising at any meeting
shall be decided by a majority of votes and in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting
shall have a second or casting vote.
o A meeting of the Directors for the time being at which a quorum be present shall be competent to exercise
all or any of the authorities, powers and directions by or under theArticles of the Company for the time being
vested in or exercisable by the Directors generally.
o The continuing Directors may act not withstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so
o long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles as the
necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors may act for the purposeof summoning a
General meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
o The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of
their body as they think fit and may from time to time revoke such delegation. Any committee formed shall
in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may from time to time be
imposed upon it by the Director.
o The meetings and proceedings of such committees consisting of two or more members, shall
o be governed by the provisions herein contained for regulating the meetings and proceedings of
theDirectors, so far as the same applicable thereto and are not superseded by regulation made by
theDirectors under the last proceeding Articles.
o Except for the purpose of section 87D(5) of the Act, a resolution in writing signed or initiated
o by all the Directors for the time being in Bangladesh (not being less than three Directors) shall be asvalid
and effectual as if it has been passed at a meeting of the Directors and effectual as if it has been passed
at a meeting of the Directors duly called and constituted. A certificate by the Chairmanor the Managing
director or at the foot of any such resolution certifying that the Directors signing orinitiating the
resolution are all the Directors present in Bangladesh at the date of the resolution shallbe final and
conclusive in that behalf.
o All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or by a Committee of Directors of by any person acting as a
Director shall notwithstanding that it shall afterwards be discovered that there wassome defect in the
appointment of such Directors or persons acting as aforesaid, or that all orany of them were disqualified, be
as valid as if every such person has been duly appointed and was qualified to be a director, provided that
nothing in this Article shall be deemed to givevalidity to acts done by a Directors after the appointment of
such Director has been shown tobe invalid.
o The Directors shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose
o of the names of the Directors present at such meeting or the Directors and of any
Committeeof Directors;
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o of all resolutions and proceedings of General Meetings and of meetings of the
Directors andCommittees of Directors;
o any such minutes of any meeting of the directors, or of any Committee or of the Company, if
purporting to be signed by the Chairman of such meeting or by the Chairman of the next succeeding
meeting shall be conclusive evidence of the proceedings until every meeting of the Directors of the
Company in respect of the proceedings whereof minutes have been so made shallbe deemed to have
been duly called and held.
POWERS OF DIRECTORS
o The control of the Company shall be vested on the Directors and the business of the Company shall be
managed by the Directors who in addition to the powers and authorities bythese presents or otherwise
expressly conferred upon them may exercise all such powers anddo all such acts and things as may be
exercised or done by the Company in General meetingbut subject nevertheless to the provisions of any
statute law and of these presents and to any regulations not being in consistent with these presents from time
to time made by theCompany in General Meeting, provided that no regulation so made shall invalidate any
prioract of the Directors which would have, been valid if such regulation had not been made. Nothing herein
contained shall abrogate any express power of the Managing Director.
o Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by the last preceding Article and the other powers
conferred by these presents, it is hereby expressly declared that the Directors shall havethe following powers,
that is to say.
o To pay the costs, charges and expenses preliminary and incidental to the promotion, formation,
establishment and registration of the Company.
o To purchase or otherwise acquire for the Company any property, rights or privileges which the Company is
authorised to acquire in such price and generally on such terms and conditions as they think fit and, subject to
the provisions of Section 86H(a) of the Act, to sell, let, exchangeor otherwise dispose of absolutely or
conditionally any part of the property, privileges andundertaking of the Company upon such terms and
conditions and for such considerations as theymay think fit.
o At their discretion to pay for any property, rights or privileges acquired by or services rendered
o to the Company either wholly or partially in cash or in shares, bonds, debentures or other securities of
the Company, and any such shares may be issued either as fully paid up thereonas may be agreed and
any such bond, debentures or other securities may either specially charged upon all or any part of the
Company and its uncalled capital or not so charged.
o To secure the fulfillment of any contracts, agreement or engagements entered into by the Company, mortgage
or changes of all or any of the property of the Company and its unpaid capitalfor the time being or in such other
manner as they may think fit.
o To appoint any person or persons (whether incorporated or not) to accept and hold in trust for
o the company any property belonging to the Company or in which it is interested or for any other
purposes and to execute and do all such deeds, documents and things as may be requisite in relation
to any such trust and to provide for the remuneration such trustee or trustees.
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o Subject to the provisions of Section 86H(b) of the Act, to institute, conduct, defend, compound and
abandon and legal proceedings by or against the Company or its officers or otherwise concerning the
affairs of the Company and also to compound and allow time for payment or satisfaction of any claims
or demands by or against the Company.
o To refer any claims or demands by or against the Company to arbitration and observe and perform
the awards.
o To make and give receipts, releases and other discharges for money payable to the Company and for the
claims and demands of the Company.
o To act on behalf of the Company in all matters relating to bankrupts and insolvent.
o Subject to the provisions of Section 54A, 86D, 87D(1), 87E and 87F of the Act, to invest and
o deal with any of the purpose thereof upon such securities(not being shares in this Company) and in
such manner as they think fit, and from time to time to vary or realise such investment.
o To execute in the name and on behalf of the Company in favour of any Director or other person who may
incur or be about to incur any personal liability for the benefit of theCompany such mortgages of the
Company's property (present and future) as they think fit, and any such mortgage may contain a power of
sale and such other powers, convenants and provisionsas shall be agreed upon.
o To give to any person employed by the Company as remuneration for their services as such a commission of
the profits of the Company and such commission or share or profits shall be treatedas part of the working
expense of the Company.
o From time to time to make, vary, repeal by laws for the regulation of the business of the Company,
its officers and servants.
o Subject to the provisions of section 282B of the Act, before recommending any dividends to
o set aside profits of the Company to form a fund to provide for such pension, gratuities or compensation
or to create any Provident Fund in such or any other manner as the Directors may deem fit.
o To make and alter rules and regulations concerning the time and manner of payment of the contributions of
the employees and the Company respectively to any Fund and the actual, employment, suspension, and
forfeiture of the benefit of the said fund and application and disposal thereof, and otherwise in relation to the
working and management of the said Funds as theDirector shall from time to time think fit.
o To enter into all such negotiations and contracts and rescind and vary all such contracts and execute and do all
such acts, deeds and things in the name and on behalf of the Company as theymay consider expedient for or in
relation to any of the matters aforesaid or otherwise for the purposeof the Company.
o To make, draw, endorse, sign, accepts, negotiate and give all cheques, bills of lading, drafts, orders, bills of
exchange and Promissory Notes and other negotiable instruments required in thebusiness of the Company.
o To pay and charge to the capital account of the Company any interest lawfully payable thereon under
the provisions of Section 107 of the Act.
o To insure and keep insured against loss or damage by fire or otherwise for such period and to
o such extent as they may think proper all or any part of the buildings, machinery, goods-stores, produce
and other movable and immovable property of the Company
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either separately or co-jointly, also to insure all or any portion of the goods, produce, machinery and
other articles dealt with, imported or exported by the Company, and to sell, assign, surrender or
discontinue any policies of assurance effected in pursuance of this power.
o To open accounts with any Bank or Banks or with any Company, firm or individual and to pay money
into or draw money from any such account from time to time as the Directors may thinkfit.
o To attach to any shares to be issued as the consideration for any contract with or property acquired
by the Company, or in payment for services rendered to the Company, or to the transfer thereof such
conditions as they think fit.
o To accept from any member on such terms and conditions as shall be agreed a surrender of his shares
or stock or any part thereof.
o To determine from time to time who shall be entitled to sign on the Company's behalf bills, notes, receipts,
acceptances, endorsements, cheques, dividends, warrants, releases,contracts and documents.
o To provide for the welfare of an employee of the Company and the wives, widows and families
o or the dependents or connections of such persons, by building or contributing to the building of houses,
dwellings or chawis by building or contribution to the building of houses, dwellings or chawisor by grants
of money, pensions allowances, bonus or other payments or by creating and from time to time
subscribing or contributing to provident fund and other associations, institutions, funds or trusts and
providing or subscribing or contributing towards places of instruction and recreation, mosques, schools,
colleges, universities, hospitals and dispensaries, medical and otherattendance and subscribe to
contribute or otherwise to assist or to guarantee money or charitable, benevolent, religious, scientific,
national or other objects which shall have any moral or other claim to support or aid by the Company either
by reason of locality or operation of public and general utility orotherwise.
o Before recommending any dividend to set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums
o as they may think proper for Depreciation Fund, Reserve Fund or Sinking Fund or any special fund to
meet contingencies or to repay redeemable preference share, debentures or debenture stock or for
special dividends or for equalising dividends or for repairing, improving, extending and maintaining
any part of the property of the Company, and for such other purpose (including the purchases referred
to in the preceding clause) as the Directors may, intheir absolute discretion think conducive to the
interest of the Company, and to invest the several sums so set aside or so much thereof as are required
to be invested the several sumsso set aside or so much thereof as are required to be invested upon such
investments (subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 87E and other provisions of the Act) as the
Directors may think fit, and from time to time deal with and vary such investments and disposeoff and
supply and expend all or part thereof for the benefit of the Company, in such manner and for such
purposes as the Directors (subject to such restrictions as aforesaid) in their absolute discretion think
conducive to the interest of the Company notwithstanding that the matters to which the Directors apply
or upon which they expend the same, or any part thereofmay be matters to or upon which the capital
money of the Company might rightly be appliedor expended, and to divide the reserve funds into such
special fund the Directors may think fit and to employ the assets constituting all or any of the funds
including the depreciation funds in the business of the Company or in the purchase or payment of
redeemable preference shares, debentures or debenture stock and that without being bound to pay
interest on the same separate from the other assets, with power, however, to the Directors at their
discretionto pay or allow to the credit of such fund interest at such rate as the Directors may think
proper, not exceeding nine per cent per annum.
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o To comply with the requirements of any local law which in their opinion it shall in the
interestof the Company be necessary or expedient to comply with.
o Subject to the provisions of the Act, to delegate all or any of the powers hereby conferred
upon them to such person or persons or to managing agents as they may from time to
timethink fit.
o During the tenure of the Managing Director the Company shall not appoint any Chief
Executive, namely, Executive Director or Governing Directors on remuneration except
withoutthe approval in general meeting.
o The Chairman, shall exercise such powers and fulfill such functions, as may be
determinedfrom time to time by the Board.
o All functions of the Company shall be exercised by the Board consistent to the provisions of
o the Companies Act and these Articles and when the Board is not in session such functions shall be
exercised by the Chairman and or by the Managing Director pending approval of the Board of Directors.
o Board may co-opt any person as an Official Director form amongst the members, staff or outsiders
who will be entitled to attend meeting when called upon to do so by the Chairman, but shallnot have
any right to vote. He will be entitled to attend the meeting only for such time as theparticular
business required for which he is called. The Board shall determine the functions,privileges and
remuneration of such Directors.
o To manage all concerns and affairs of the Company, to appoint and employ officers, organisers,
workmen, day labourers for the purpose of the Company and to remove or dismissthem and
appoint others in their place and to pay such persons as aforesaid such salaries, wagesor other
remuneration as may be deemed fit and proper.
o To invest funds of the Company or to dispose of the same on behalf of the Company as
maybe decided by the Board of Directors.
o The Directors may from time to time delegate all or any of their powers and authorities herein
o to the Managing Director, Directors, officers of the Company and/or any other person(s) as they may
decide.
SEAL
o The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the seal and subject to the provisions hereinafter
contained as for the signature to certificates of title to shares in the Company, the seal shall-never be used
except by the authority previously given by the Directors or Committee of the Directors and at least one
Director or an Officer of the Company, as may be authorised by the Directors, shall sign every such
instrument to which the seal is affixed. Such signature may be made by using facsimile of the signature.
Provided nevertheless that any instrument bearing the seal of the Company and issued for valuable
consideration shall be binding on the Company notwithstanding any irregularity of the Directors issuing the
same.
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o The Company may for its use outside Bangladesh, have an official seal which shall be a facsimile of
the common seal of the Company with the addition on its face of the name of the territory or place
where it is to be used.
RETURNS
o The Company shall made and file the requisite Annual Returns in accordance with section 32 of the
Act.
DIVIDENDS
o Subject to the rights of members entitled to share, if any with Preferential or special rights
o attached thereto, as to dividends, and subject to the provisions of these presents as to the Reserve Fund and
Depreciation Fund the net profits of the Company in respect of any year or otherperiod shall be applied in the
payment of dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company, butso that a partly paid-up share only entitle
the holder with respect thereto to such proportion of the distribution upon a fully paid-up share as the amount
paid thereon bears to the nominal amount of each share.
o The Company in general meeting may declare a dividend to the part to the members
according to their rights and interest in the profits and may fix the time for payment.
o No larger dividend shall be declared that is recommended by the Directors but the Company in
General Meeting may declare a smaller dividend.
o No dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company of the year or any other
undistributed profits, and dividend shall not carry interest as against the Company.
o The declaration of the Directors as to the amount of net profits of the Company shall be
conclusive.
o The Directors may from time to time pay to the members such interim dividend as in their
judgement the position of the Company justifies.
o The Directors may retain any dividend on which the Company has a lien, to the extent of the debts,
liabilities or engagements in respect of which the lien exists, and may apply the same in or towards the
satisfaction of such debts liabilities or engagements.
o Any General Meeting declaring a dividend may resolve that such dividend be paid wholly or in
o part by distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid up shares, debentures or debenture stock either
of the Company, or of any other Company or in any one or more such ways.
o A transfer of shares shall not pass the right to any dividend declared thereon before the
registration of the transfer.
o The Directors may retain the dividends payable upon shares in respect of which any person is under the
Transmission article entitled to become to member or which any person under that article is entitled to
transfer, until such person shall become a member in respect thereof or shall duly transfer the same.
o Any one of several persons who are registered as the joint-holders of any share may give effectual
receipt for all dividends and payments on account of dividend in respect of such share.
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o Unless otherwise directed any dividend may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the
o post to the registered address of the member or person entitled thereto, or in the case of joint- holders to
registered address of that one whose name stands first on the register in respect of the joint-holding or to
such person and such address as the member or person entitled or such joint-holders as the case may be direct,
and every cheque or warrant so sent shall be made payable to the order or such other person entitled or such
joint-holders as the case maybe, may direct several executors or administrators, of a deceased member in
whose sole name any shares shall stand, shall for the purpose of this clause be deemed to be joint- holders
thereof.
o All dividends unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of
by the Directors for the benefit of the Company until claimed. Unclaimed dividend shall not be forfeited by
the Company.
CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS
o Any General Meeting may upon the recommendation of the Directors resolve that any sum or sums
representing the whole or any part of the profits of the Company for the time being undivided standing at
the credit of its accounts or any sum or sums standing at the credit of any Reserve Account, including
any capital Reserve Account, or any sum or sums at any time received as premiums upon the issue of any
share s, debentures or debenture-stock of the Company or any amount or amounts arising by reason of any
sale or other deposition of any evaluation of assets of the Company be capitalised and distributed amongst
such of the share holders as would be entitled to receive the same if distributed by way of dividend on
the shares and in the same proportions on the footing that they become entitled thereto as capital and that
such capitalised fund he applied on behalf of such share-holders in paying up in full any unissued shares,
debentures, or debenture stock of the Company which shall be distributed accordingly, and that such
distribution or payment shall be accepted by suchshare- holders in full satisfaction of their interest in the said
capitalised sum.
o Whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have been passed the Directors shall make all appropriations
and applications of the undivided profits resolved to be capitalised thereby and all allotments and issues
of fully-paid shares or debenture, if any and generally shall do all acts and thinks required to give effect
thereto, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions by the issues of fractional certificates or by
payment in such otherwise as they think fit for shares or debentures becoming distributable in fractions,
and also to authorise any person to enter on behalf of all the Members entitled thereto into an agreement
with the Company providing for the allotment to them respectively, credited as fully paid up, of any
further shares or debentures to which that may be entitled upon such capitalisation or (as the case may
require) for the payment by the Company on their behalf, by the application thereto of their respective
proportions of the profits resolved to be capitalised, of the amounts or any part of the amounts and unpaid
on their existing shares and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all
such Members.
a) all sums of money received and expended by the Company and to matters in respect of which the receipt
and expenditure take place;
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c) the assets and liabilities of the Company.
o The books of accounts shall be kept at the Registered office or at such other place as the Director
think fit, and shall be open to inspection by the Directors during business hours.
o The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times
o and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall
be open to the inspection of the members not being Directors and no member (not being a Director) shall have
any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the law or
authorised by the Directors or by the Company in GeneralMeeting.
o The profit and Loss accounts shall in addition to the matters referred to in sub-section (3) of Section 132 of the
Act show, arranged under the most convenient heads, the amount of grossincome distinguishing the several
sources from which it has been derived and the amount ofgross expenditure distinguishing the expenses of the
establishment salaries and other like matters. every item of expenditure fairly chargeable against the years
income shall be broughtinto account so that a just balance of profit and loss may be laid before the
meeting, and, in cases where any item of expenditure which may in fairness be distributed over several
yearshas been incurred in any one year, the whole amount of such item shall be stated with theaddition of the
reasons why only a portion of such expenditure is charged against the incomeof the year.
o A balance sheet shall be made out in every year and laid before the Company in General Meeting made upto a
date not more than nine months before such meeting. The balance sheet shall be accompanied by a report of
the Directors as to the state of the Company's affairs, andthe amount, if any, which they recommend to be
paid by way of dividend and the amount and the amount, if any, which they proposes to carry to a reserve
fund.
o A copy of the balance sheet and report shall not less than fourteen days previously to the meeting, be sent to the
persons entitled to receive notices of General Meeting in the manner in whichnotices are to be given hereunder.
o The Directors shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Sections 130 to 135 of the Act, or
any statutory modifications thereof for the time being in force.
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o Where a company registered under the provisions of the Act is a member of the Company, a person
duly appointed to represent such company at a meeting of the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Section 80 of the Act, shall not be deemed to be a proxy, and the production at the
meeting of a copy of such resolution duly signed by Chairman of such company and certified by
him as being a true copy of the resolution shall on productionat the meeting be accepted by the
company as sufficient evidence of the validity of his appointment.
o Any person entitled under the Transmission Article to transfer any shares, may vote at any General
Meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he were the registered holder ofsuch shares
provided that forty-eight hours at least before the time of holding the meeting oradjourned meeting
as the case may be at which he proposes to vote he shall satisfy the Directors of his right to transfer
such shares, or the Directors shall have previously admittedhis right to vote at such meeting in
respect thereof. If any member be a lunatic, idiot or non-composments, he may vote whether by a
show of hands or at a poll by his Committee ofcurators or other legal curator and such last
mentioned persons may give their votes by proxy.
o Where there are joint registered holders of any share any one of such persons may vote at
o any meeting either personally or by proxy in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto,
and if more than one of such joint-holders be present at any meeting either personally or byproxy, that
one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the Register in respect ofsuch share shall
alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof. Several executors or administrators of adeceased member
in whose name any share stands shall for the purposes of this Article be deemedjoint-holders thereof.
o Votes may be given either personally or by proxy, or, in the case of a company, by
arepresentative duly authorised as aforesaid.
o The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or of his
Attorney duly authorised in writing or of such appointer as a corporation under its common seal or
the hand of its Attorney. A proxy who is appointed for a specified meeting only shall becalled a
Special proxy. Any other proxy shall be called a General Proxy. No person shall be appointed a
Special Proxy who is not a member of the Company and qualified to vote.
o The instrument appointing a proxy, the Power of Attorney or other. authority, if any, under
which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that Power of Attorney, shall be deposited at
theoffice not less than seventy-two hours before the time for holding the meeting at which the
personnamed in instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be
treated asvalid.
o A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid
notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the instrument
ortransfer of the share in respect of which the vote is given, provided no intimation in writing of
thedeath, insanity, revocation of transfer of the share shall have been received at the office before
themeeting. Provided nevertheless that the Chairman of any meeting shall be entitled to require
suchevidence as he may in his discretion think fit of the due execution of an instrument of proxy
andthat the same has not been revoked.
o Every instrument appointing a Special proxy shall, as nearly as circumstances will admit,
be inthe form or to the effect following and shall be retained by the Company
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AUDITOR
o (A) ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants, shall be the first Auditors of the Company andtheir duties be
regulated in accordance with Section 144 and 145 of the Act.
LEGAL ADVISER
o (B) Mehrab Hassan (Bar-at-law), shall be the Legal Adviser of the Company.
NOTICE
o A notice may be given by tile Company to any member either personally or by sending it by
o post to him to his registered address or (if he has no registered address In Bangladesh).to the address,
if any, within Bangladesh supplied by him to the Company for giving of notice to him.
o Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing,
preparing and posting a letter containing the notice and unless theCompany is- proved to have been effected at
the time at which the letter would be delivered in theordinary course of post.
o If a member. has no registered address in Bangladesh and has not supplied to the Company
o any address within Bangladesh for the giving of notice to him a notice addressed to him advertised in a
newspaper circulating in the place where the Registered Office of the Company is situated shall be deemed to
be duly given to him on the day on which the advertisement appears
o A notice may be given by the Company to the joint-holders of a share by giving the notice tothe joint-
holder named first in the Register in respect of the share.
o Any notice required to be given by the Company to the members or any of them and not expressly
provided for by these Articles shall be sufficiently given if given by advertisement.
o Any notice required to be or which may be given by advertisement shall be advertised once inone or more
daily newspapers.
o Any notice given by advertisement shall be deemed to have been given on the day on whichthe
advertisement shall first appear.
o Every person who by operation of law or other means whatsoever shall become entitled to
o any shares shall be bound by every notice in respect of such share which previously to his name and title to the
share being notified to the Company shall be duly given to the persons from whom bederives his title to such share.
o Any notice or document delivered or sent by post or left at the registered address or any member in pursuance of
these articles shall, notwithstanding such member be them deceased andwhether or not the company have notice
of his demise, be deemed to have been duly served inrespect of any registered shares whether held solely or
jointly with other persons by such members, unit some other persons be registered instead as the holder or joint
holder thereof and suchservice shall for all purposes of these Articles be deemed a sufficient service of such
notice ordocument on his or her heirs, executors or administrators and all persons if any jointly interested withhim
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share.
o The signature to any notice to be given by the Company may be written or printed.
o In the event of a winding up of the Company every member of the Company who is not for the
o time being in Dhaka shall be bound within eight weeks after the passing of an effective resolution to winding up
the Company voluntarily or the making of an order for the winding upof the Company to serve notice in writing
on the Company appointing some house-holder residing in Dhaka upon whom all summons, notice, process, orders,
and judgements in relation to or under the winding-up of the Company may be served and in default of such
nomination the liquidator of the Company shall be at liberty on behalf of such member to appoint some such person
and served upon by appointee whether appointed by the memberor the Liquidator shall be deemed to be good
personal service on such member for all purposes and whether the Liquidator makes any such appointment he
shall with all convenient speed give notice thereof to such member by advertisement in some Dhaka daily
newspaper or by a registered letter send through the post and addressed to such member athis address as mentioned
in the Register of member of the Company, and such notice shallbe deemed to be served on the day following
that on which the advertisement papers or the letter is posted. The provisions of this Article shall not prejudice the
right of the Liquidator of the Company to serve any notice or other document in any other manner prescribed by
the regulations of the Company.
RECONSTRUCTION
o On any sale of the undertaking of the Company, the Directors or the Liquidator on a winding-
up may, if authorised by an Extra-ordinary Resolution accept fully paid-up shares, debenturesor securities of
any other Company, whether incorporated in Bangladesh or not either then existing or to be formed for the
purpose in whole or in part of the property of the Company, and the Directors (if the profits of the Company
permit), or the Liquidator (in winding-up), may distribute such shares debenture or securities, or any other
property of the Company amongstthe members without realisation or vest the same in trustees for them and
any Extra-Ordinary resolution may provide for the distribution or appropriation of the cash shares, debentures,
securities, benefits or property, otherwise than in accordance with the strict legal rights of the members or
contributories of the Company, and for the valuation of any such securities or property at such price and in such
manner as the meeting may approve, and all holders of shares shall be bound to accept and shall be bound by
any valuation or distribution so authorised, and right in relation thereto, save only in case the Company is
proposed to be oris in the course of being wound up, such statutory rights (if any) under Section 208C of the
Actas are incapable of being varied or excluded by these Articles.
SECRECY
o Every Director, the Secretary, Manager, Auditor, Trustee, Member of a Committee, Officer, Servant, Agent,
Accountant or other person employed in the business of the Company shall, if sorequired by the Directors
before entering upon his duties, sign a declaration pledging himself to observe strict secrecy respecting all
transactions of he Company with its customers and the state ofAccounts with individuals and in matters
relating thereto and shall by such declaration pledge himself not to reveal any of the matters which may
come to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties except when required as to do by the Directors or by any
meeting or by a Court of Lawand except as far as may be necessary in order to comply with any of the
provision in these Articles.
o No member or other person (not being a Director) shall be entitled to enter the property of the Company or to
inspect or examine the Company's premises or properties of the Company without the permission of the
Managing Director or Directors of the Company for the timebeing or to require discovery of or any matter
which is or may in the nature of a trade secret,mystery of trade or secret process or of any matter whatsoever
which may relate to theconduct of the business of the Company and which may in the opinion of the
Directors if willbe inexpedient in the interest of the members of the Company to communicate.
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INDEMNITY
174. Subject to the provisions of Section 86C of the act, every Director of the Company the Managing Director, the
Secretary, Manager and other officer or employee of the Company shall be indemnified by the Company and it
shall be the duty of the Directors of the Company to pay outof the fund of the Company all cost, losses and
expenses (including travelling expenses) whichany such Director, Managing Director, Secretary, Manager,
Officer or other employee may incur orbecome liable to by reason of any contract entered into or act or deed
done by him as suchDirector, Managing Director, Secretary, Manager, Officer or other employee in the
discharges ofhis duties.
175. Subject as aforesaid every Director, the Managing Director, Secretary, the Manager, Auditor
or any other officer of the Company shall be indemnified against any liability incurred by him as such
Directors, Managing Director, Secretary, Manager, Auditor or Officer in defending any proceedings
whether civil or criminal in which judgement is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in
connection with any application under section 281 of the Act in which relief is given to him by the Court.
176. Subject to the provisions of section 86C of the Act, no Director, Managing Director, Secretary,
the Manger, Auditor or other officer of the Company shall be liable for the act, receipt, neglector default
of any other Director or officer or for joining in any receipt or other act or conformityor for any loss or
expenses happening to the Company through by order of the Directors for oron behalf of the Company
through by order of the Directors for or on behalf of the Company orfor the insufficiency or deficiency or
any of any security in or upon which any of the moneys ofthe Company shall be invested or any loss or
damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortuous act any person with whom any money,
securities of effects, shall be deposited orfor any loss occasioned by an error of judgement, omission,
default or oversight his part or forany other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which shall happen in
the executive of the duties of his office or relation thereto, unless the same happen through the willful
default and neglect of such Director, Managing Director, Secretary, Manager, Auditor or other Officer of
the Company.
WINDING-UP
177. If the Company shall be wound-up and the assets available for distribution among the members as such shall
be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid-up capital such assets shall be distributed so that as nearly as
may be losses shall be borne by the members in proportion to the capital paid-up or which ought to have
been paid-up at the commencementof the winding-up the shares held by them respectively. And if in a
winding-up the assetsavailable for distribution among the members shall be more than sufficient to repay the
whole of the capital paid-up at the commencement of the winding-up the excess shall be distributedamongst the
members in proportion to the capital at the commencement of the winding -up paid up or which ought to
have been paid up on the shares held by them respectively. But thisArticle is to be without prejudice to the
rights of the holders of shares issued upon specialterms and conditions.
178. If the Company shall be wound-up whether voluntarily or otherwise the liquidator may with the sanction of an
extra-ordinary resolution divide among the members in specie or kind any part of theassets of the Company, and
may with the like sanction vest any part of the assets of the Company intrustees upon such trust for the benefit of
the members or any of them as the Liquidator, with thelike sanction, shall think fit.
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We, the undersigned persons whose names and addresses are subscribed below, are desirous of being formed
into a Public Limited Company, in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association and we respectivelyagree to take
up the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite to our respective names :
7. SK Moinul
Karim
Mirpur-12 300
Road No.11 Dhaka. (Three Hundred)
Businesswoman
Bangladeshi
TOTAL :
1500 Shares
of Tk.100 each
(Fully paid)
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Form-I
Declaration of compliance with the requirements of the companies act, 1994 made pursuant to
Industries Limited
Presented for filing by Zeedan Momtaz,SK Moinul Karim ,Dibyo Joy Saha ,Hasnain Elahi , Fatin Ilham Sami
of AEXIM Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
appear before High Court who is engaged in the formation of the company/ a person named in
the Companies Act, 1994 in respect of matters precedent to the registration of the said company
and incidental there to have been complied with, save only the payment to the fees and sums
payable on registration and I make the solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to
be true.
Signature
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Zeedan Momtaz
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Form XI
Contract by Directors to take and pay for qualification shares in Signed and fled pursuant under 92 ( I ) (iv) Of
Companies Act 1994
We, fie undersigned, having consented to act as by the, do each hereby agree to take from the said Company and
pay the shares of each, being the number of shares prescribed as the qualification for the office of Director of the
said Company:
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Form XIV
(Ref. Section
Declaration that fie conditions of section 150 of the Act have been compiled with.
That the amount of the share capital of the Company subject to the payment of the
That the company being one which does not issue a prospectus inviting the public to
subscribe for its shares. There has been filed With the Registrar a statement in lieu of
prospectus.
That the amount fixed by the Memorandum or Articles and named in the statement as
the minimum subscription upon which the Directors may proceed to allotment is Tk
50000.
The shares held subject to tie payment of the whole amount thereof in cash have been
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That every Director of the Company has paid to the Company on each of the shares taken or
contracted to be taken by him and for which he is liable to pay in cash, a proportion equal to
the proportion payable on application and allotment the shares payable in cash.
I declare that the foregoing statements are true to my knowledge and belief.
Signature:
Designation: Director
Date: 26-10-2-2022