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    Awami League - Wikipedia

    • The Bangladesh Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ, lit. 'Bangladesh People's League'), simply known as Awami League (Bengali: [awɐmiliːg]), is one of the major political parties in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is … See more

    Name and symbols

    East Pakistan Awami Muslim League was formed as a breakaway faction of the Muslim League in 1949, within … See more

    History

    During the post-Mughal era, no political parties existed in the area known as Bangla or Bangal. After the British arrived and established government, the system of political representation (though much later) was adopte… See more

    PresidentSheikh Hasina
    FoundersAbdul Hamid Khan Bhashani · Yar Mohammad Khan
    Founded23 June 1949 · (as East Pakistan Awami Muslim League) · 26 March 1971 · (current form) · 4 April 1977 · (restablished)
    Headquarters23 Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka
    Ideology and policies

    The party has been labelled as centrist and centre-left, however, it has also been accused of being far-right and authoritarian since 2021. Awami League has been described as secular (though this is disputed), … See more

    Organization

    The Constitution of the Bangladesh Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ এর গঠনতন্ত্র, romanized: Bānlādēśa ā'ōẏāmī līgēra gaṭhanatantra) has 24 Articles and includes contents of … See more

    Criticism

    Awami League has been described as authoritarian by various national and international observers. In 2011, the AL-led government abolished the neutral non-partisan caretaker government system through pa… See more

    External links

    • Media related to Bangladesh Awami League at Wikimedia Commons
    • Awami League – official website (Archived 19 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine) See more

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