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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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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...

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Hadi killed due to political vendetta, chargesheet names 17: Bangladesh police

January 06, 2026 6:03 pm

The Chhatra League is the student wing of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party.

Tarique Rahman must find a way to understand the pulse of the youth of Bangladesh

December 27, 2025 11:35 am

In this moment of political transition, Rahman is no longer simply a returning exile or opposition figure. He may well emerge as one of the most consequential actors shaping the country’s future direction

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

Bangladesh’s forthcoming election on February 12, 2026, has sharpened scrutiny of India’s political posture in Dhaka

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.

Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024 and has been living in exile in New Delhi since then. (AP Photo)

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.

Head of the Bangladesh's interim government and Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, center right, displays a political charter called 'July National Charter' at an event outside Bangladesh's national parliament complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

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.”