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Awami League (AL)
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- Abbreviation AL
- President Sheikh Hasina
- Founder Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad Khan
- Founded 23 June 1949 (1949-06-23), (as East Pakistan Awami Muslim League), 26 March 1971, (current Form), 4 April 1977, (reorganized)
- Headquarters 23 Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka
- Ideology Bengali Nationalism, Third Way, Secularism
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Awami League (AL) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 07 Feb 2025
Bangladesh Awami League: A History of Power and Controversy The Bangladesh Awami League (Awami League), founded in 1949 as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, is Bangladesh's oldest surviving political party. Initially conceived as a socialist alternative to the Muslim League's dominance, it quic...
AWAMI LEAGUE NEWS
Mob violence is being normalised as New Politics in Bangladesh
December 22, 2025 6:15 pm
Bangladesh has no Aam Aadmi Party to hold a Gandhian fast for peace, or a Rahul Gandhi to embrace the commoner victims. There is a lack of an institution that can embody and enforce a moderate moral conscience
What do Bangladeshis expect from India? Ahead of elections, both sides must change
December 22, 2025 2:52 pm
For India, the way forward is avoiding either endorsement or disapproval, engaging across the political spectrum, and clearly signalling readiness to work with whichever government emerges from a credible vote
‘Humiliated by interim government’: Bangladesh President to step down after parliamentary election in February
December 11, 2025 8:12 pm
Shahabuddin, who was elected unopposed, belongs to the ousted Prime Minister Sheik Hasian’s Awami League.
Sheikh Hasina Verdict Highlights: Bangladesh asks India to hand over Sheikh Hasina; New Delhi vows ‘constructive engagement’
November 21, 2025 10:07 pm
Sheikh Hasina Verdict Highlights: Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was awarded death sentence by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) after it found her guilty of crimes against humanity.
Amid protest by Awami League, Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh to hold parliamentary election and constitutional referendum on same day
November 13, 2025 8:17 pm
Delivering a nationally televised address, Yunus said the decision was taken “after considering all aspects,” adding that holding both votes together would “in no way hinder the reform objectives.”
'Misplaced': India rejects Bangladesh’s allegations of Awami League 'activities' in Delhi, Kolkata
August 21, 2025 5:43 am
India has rejected Dhaka’s accusations, saying it had no knowledge of such activities and would not allow them under any circumstances.
In Bangladesh, India must reach out to those it long ignored
June 10, 2025 5:48 pm
It is time for India to look beyond the Awami League. It is time to project a fresh, positive image to Bangladeshi voters and work on the best option
Elections in Bangladesh announced, but justice and reforms remain centre stage
June 09, 2025 12:51 pm
The injured and the comrades of those who lost their lives in the revolution would not allow the transitional government to get away with merely holding an election, without advancing the causes of justice
Ban on Awami League is a threat to democracy and political freedom in Bangladesh
May 19, 2025 1:22 pm
Bangladesh's future should be determined through free, fair, and meaningful elections, not executive decrees
Awami League’s ban in Bangladesh represents the interim government’s authoritarian excess
May 16, 2025 6:05 pm
While Sheikh Hasina’s regime undeniably stifled democracy, the solution cannot be a scorched-earth policy that excludes the largest political party from the equation
