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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
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.
The chequered history of Bangladesh elections: A timeline
January 07, 2024 10:54 am
Not a single election in Bangladesh, held under a partisan government, has ever been seen as legitimate. As Bangladesh heads to polls once again, here is a brief timeline of elections in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh isn't Pakistan: Elections matter
January 06, 2024 9:50 am
The practice and tradition of democracy have been evolving in Bangladesh. But there is a new trend of the mainstreaming of Islamist forces that will need monitoring
Day of reckoning
December 29, 2018 12:18 am
As Bangladesh goes to polls again, choice is not tidy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a good friend to India, has been a polarising leader at home
An Injudicious Wrangle
September 11, 2017 12:51 am
Political attacks on Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court set a bad precedent.
Dhaka’s war within
February 26, 2015 12:00 am
Warrant for Zia’s arrest should not put the brakes on dialogue in Bangladesh.
Deep divide
February 04, 2015 12:00 am
If the political crisis in Dhaka is not to stretch interminably, Hasina and Zia must talk.
Uneasy in Dhaka
January 10, 2015 12:00 am
A bitter divide between government, opposition has corroded Bangladesh’s polity.
Right to dissent
January 09, 2015 12:41 am
Sheikh Hasina’s government must not undercut itself by blotting out the opposition in Bangladesh.
Being neighbourly
November 28, 2014 2:00 am
India needs a more generous and accommodating approach to Bangladesh.
