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Bangladesh Awami League
বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ
Abbreviation AL
President Sheikh Hasina
General Secretary Obaidul Quader
Founders Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Yar Mohammad Khan
Shamsul Huq
Founded 23 June 1949 (73 years ago) (1949-06-23)
Split from Muslim League
Preceded by Awami Muslim League
Headquarters Dhaka
Newspaper Uttaran
Think tank Centre for Research and Information
Student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League
Youth wing Awami Jubo League
Women's wing Mohila Awami League
Farmer wing Krishak League
Trade union wing Jatiya Sramik League
Volunteer wing Awami Swechasebak League
Armed wing Mukti Bahini (1971)
Ideology Bengali nationalism
Social democracy
Secularism
Economic liberalism
Political position Centre to centre-left
National affiliation Grand Alliance
Colors      Green
Slogan "Joy Bangla" (Bengali)
"Victory to Bengal"
Anthem "Pralayollas" (Bengali)
"The Ecstasy of Destruction"
Jatiya Sangsad
298 / 350
City Corporations
9 / 12
Presidency
1 / 1
Election symbol
AL party symbol
Party flag
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The Bangladesh Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ; also translated Bangladesh People's League) is the mainstream secular political party in Bangladesh. The party is now headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Awami League has been in government twice, about eight and a half years, since Bangladesh's independence in 1971.

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  • Rose Garden Old Dhaka

    Rose Garden Palace, birthplace of the Awami League in 1949

  • Rally on 21Feb1954 Abdul Hamid and Bangabandhu

    Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marching barefoot to pay their tributes on Language Movement Day of 1953

  • 1954 east bengal cabinet

    Awami League members in the cabinet of A. K. Fazlul Huq in East Bengal, 1954

  • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Announcing 6 Points At Lahore

    Rahman announcing the Six Points in Lahore, 1966

  • Amzad with Bangabandhu

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Awami League members campaigning in East Pakistan before the 1970 general election

  • Sayed Ashraful Islam speaking at 5th Agro Tech Bangladesh, 28-30 May, 2015 at Basundhara International Convention City, Dhaka 18

    Sayed Ashraful Islam, General Secretary of the Awami League, speaking at the 5th Bangladesh Agro Tech Fair in Dhaka on 28 May 2015

  • First Flag of Bangladesh Awami League (1947-1971)

    The early flag of the Awami League used during the Pakistani period

  • Bangladesh Awami League new office (24)

    Bangladesh Awami League new office located at Bangabandhu Avenue

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