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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
Turmoil in Bangladesh: 4 leaders of Sheikh Hasina’s party arrested for illegal entry
December 11, 2024 9:46 am
After Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh government fell on August 5, many heavyweight leaders of the Awami League fled the country.
Bangladesh's interim govt says it won't allow 'fascist' Awami League to hold rally
November 09, 2024 5:31 pm
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's press secretary Shafiqul Alam in a Facebook post said that the interim government won't tolerate any violence or any attempt to break the law and order situation in the country.
Decomposed body of Awami League leader found in Meghalaya
August 29, 2024 11:16 am
The body has been sent to Khliehriat Civil Hospital for further identification, the SP said on Wednesday.
Awami League lost touch with people, students. But reformed, it deserves political space in Bangladesh
August 26, 2024 4:51 pm
Awami League has faced such a political downfall before. But it has never faced a crisis of moral authority of this magnitude. This party has to reorganise after this crisis but also make an effort to reestablish credibility, integrity and moral authority
After Hasina, the road ahead for Bangladesh
August 17, 2024 10:41 pm
Bangladesh is a country in the throes of a transition — student-led protests, a clampdown followed by over 500 deaths, and a prime minister deposed. From Dhaka, Diplomatic Editor SHUBHAJIT ROY reports on the new set of stakeholders, the challenges of the regime change and the road ahead, the most fraught since the 1971 Liberation War
India blundered by putting all eggs in one (Hasina) basket, needs to shift policy: BNP
August 18, 2024 9:05 am
Will be surprised if request made to India for ex-PM’s extradition, Yunus has the aura to tell Army to back off: Abdul Moyeen Khan
The rise and fall of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
August 09, 2024 4:54 pm
Sheikh Hasina’s journey—from the daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father to a formidable leader—spanned decades of political turbulence and personal loss. Her fall from power leaves the country at a crossroads, questioning the very ideals that once defined Bangladesh's path to independence.
'Offered hassle-free re-election in return for allowing airbase in Bangladesh': PM Hasina
May 27, 2024 4:55 pm
Hasina, 76, ruling the strategically located South Asian nation since 2009, secured a fifth overall term in the one-sided election in January, which was boycotted by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Who is Anwarul Azim Anar, Bangladesh MP who has gone missing in Kolkata?
May 22, 2024 11:16 pm
On May 14, he went missing. When his family members failed to contact him, they filed a missing complain with the Bangladesh police.
Shakib Al Hasan wins seat in Bangladesh Parliament after landslide win in general elections
January 08, 2024 11:52 am
"You do not need to give a speech. You can hit a six, and you can take wickets with the ball. Just hit a six again in the election," Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said to the ace allrounder, calling him a gem.
