Any person, corporation, commercial firm or un-incorporated association in sympathy with the objectives and purposes and co-operating with the aims of the society shall be eligible for membership in accordance with the constitution and rules and regulations to be in effect from time to time. There shall be no limit to the number of members.
Qualification for the different categories of members shall be as follows :

• Ordinary member: Any person having a degree (graduate or post graduate) in horticulture from any recognized institute/university.
• Life member: This category shall consist of persons eligible for ordinary membership but pay the prescribed fee for life membership.
• Associate member: This category shall consist of persons who are interested in horticulture or engaged in any profession related to horticulture, but not eligible for ordinary membership. corporations, firms, associations or organizations interested in affiliation with the society may become associate members.
• Student member: Students regularly enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in horticulture are eligible for this category of membership.
• Honorary member: Persons having exceptionally high reputation and significant contribution in the field of horticulture may be nominated as honorary member in recognition of their service to the cause of the science of horticulture.
• Associate life member : This category shall consist of persons who are interested in Horticulture of engaged in any profession related to Horticulture but not eligible for ordinary membership. He has to pay prescribed fee for life membership.

Mode of admission:

A person/firm willing to become ordinary member, associate members, life member, student member shall apply to the Secretary General of the Society for the purpose in writing stating their qualification and eligibility for membership together with the requisite admission fee. If such application is accepted by the executive committee, (s)he/the firm shall become such member and get a membership card indicating his/its membership reference number. In case of refusal of the application, subscription or fee received shall be refunded. Honorary membership shall be conferred on a person eligible for it by a resolution in a general meeting after it is duly moved by any member and passed by 2/3rd of the members’ present, fraction being counted as one.

Subscription and fees: Any person or organization willing to become member of the society shall be charged a sum of BDT. 300.00 (taka three hundred) only each as admission fee and Tk.500.00 (Taka Five hundreds) as the bi-annual membership subscription to be paid at the time of submitting application for membership. The rate of annual subscription for ordinary member and individual associate member shall be the same. In case of an associate member being an organization the rate shall be at least five times to that of an ordinary member. Persons wishing to become life member shall pay a sum of BDT. 5000.00 (taka five thousand) only as fee at a time with the application. A foreigner wishing to become life member shall pay a sum of BDT. 10,000 (Taka ten thousand) only as fee along with the application. Honorary members will not be required to pay either the admission fee or the annual subscription.

Termination of membership

Membership shall terminate on (i) Death, or (ii)Resignation, or (iii) Expulsion of (iv) Failure to pay the annual dues for three consecutive years, provided that, (a) in case of resignation membership shall continue until it is accepted by the Executive Committee or until the expiry of two months from the date of receipt, whichever is earlier, (b) that there shall be no refund of any subscription or fee already paid or any portion thereof, (c) that resignation from membership may be withdrawn before it is accepted, (d) that no one shall be expelled from the membership of the society except by an endorsement of a 2/3rd majority of the members having voting right, (e) that there shall be no expulsion except on the ground that the member is guilty of an act which in the opinion of the aforesaid majority of 2/3rd, amounts to disloyalty to or is prejudicial to the material interest of the Society or its dignity or reputation, (f) that normally there shall be no expulsion in the case of honorary members. However, if any honorary member is found guilty of an act which in the opinion of the 80% members is prejudicial to the interest of the society he may be expelled. Termination of membership for any cause whatsoever shall operate as a release and termination of all rights, title and interest in the property and assets of the Society.