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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 a large role in achieving Bangladeshi ...
Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, attacks began on the homes, businesses, and places of worship of the Hindu community in Bangladesh. [1] The Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from August 4 to August 20, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of attacks on Hindus took place across the country within this 16-day period.
The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ, lit. 'Bangladesh Worker-Peasant's People's League'; BaKSAL/বাকশাল) was a political front comprising the Bangladesh Awami League , the Communist Party of Bangladesh , the National Awami Party ...
Notably, Bangladesh also faced such a stock market crash in 1996. The Awami League was in government during both of the crashes. [93] The market continued to be turbulent throughout 2010, with the DSE hitting its all-time high revenue [94] and the largest fall in a single day since the 1996 market crash, [95] within the space of a month.
The Bangladesh Awami League (AL) decided to participate in the 2008 parliamentary election under the name of "Grand Alliance" with the Jatiya Party led by General Ershad as its main partner. The AL contested the polls for 245 constituencies. Awami League conceded as many as 46 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies to Jatiya Party (JP).
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. [1] The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League -led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina. The elections were marred by violence, and were widely considered by opposition politicians and the international ...
The Awami League won the 2018 general elections and formed the government. [22] The first session of the parliament sat on 30 January 2019. As the tenure of a parliament lasts five years in Bangladesh, [5] the Sangsad was scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024.
Jahangir Kabir Nanak (born 14 January 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Minister of Textiles and Jute and a former Member of Parliament representing the Dhaka-13 constituency. Nanak is also a Presidium Member of the Awami League Central Committee. Previously, he served as the State Minister for Local Government, Rural ...