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    Awami League - Wikipedia

    • After the restoration of democracy amidst mass uprising in 1990, the Awami League emerged as one of the principal players of Bangladeshi politics. The party formed governments winning the 1996, 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 general elections. See more

    Overview

    The Bangladesh Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ, lit. 'Bangladesh People's … See more

    Name and symbols

    East Pakistan Awami Muslim League was formed as a breakaway faction of the Muslim League in 1949, within two years of the formation of Pakistan. The word Muslim was dropped in 1953 and it became a secular par… 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
    Bangladesh Awami League
    Bangladesh Awami League
    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

    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

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