Awami League facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bangladesh Awami League
বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ
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| Abbreviation | AL |
| President | Sheikh Hasina |
| General Secretary | Obaidul Quader |
| Founders | Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Yar Mohammad Khan Shamsul Huq |
| Founded | 23 June 1949 |
| 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 |
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| City Corporations |
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| Presidency |
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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.
Images for kids
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Rose Garden Palace, birthplace of the Awami League in 1949
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Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marching barefoot to pay their tributes on Language Movement Day of 1953
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Awami League members in the cabinet of A. K. Fazlul Huq in East Bengal, 1954
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Rahman announcing the Six Points in Lahore, 1966
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Awami League members campaigning in East Pakistan before the 1970 general election
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Sayed Ashraful Islam, General Secretary of the Awami League, speaking at the 5th Bangladesh Agro Tech Fair in Dhaka on 28 May 2015
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The early flag of the Awami League used during the Pakistani period
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Bangladesh Awami League new office located at Bangabandhu Avenue
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See also
In Spanish: Liga Awami de Bangladés para niños
