Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BaKSAL |
| President | Mohiuddin Ahmed |
| General Secretary | Abdur Razzaq |
| Founder | Abdur Razzaq |
| Founded | 22 October 1983 |
| Dissolved | 15 August 1991 |
| Split from | AL |
| Merged into | AL |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Ideology | Mujibism |
| National affiliation | 8-party alliance |
The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, abbreviated as BaKSAL, was a political party established in 1983 by expelled members of the Bangladesh Awami League. [1] Abdur Razzaq was the founder of this party. [2] In the 2022 meeting of the Central Executive Parliament of Bangladesh Awami League, politicians admitted that after the creation of the BaKSAL, the party faced loss. [3]
There was a party under the same name. Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL), was a political front comprising the Bangladesh Awami League, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and Bangladesh Jatiya League. [4] Following the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh, enacted on 25 January 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formed BaKSAL on 24 February. [5] A presidential order also outlawed all political parties other than BaKSAL, creating a state of emergency and obligating other parties to join the front. The party advocated for democratic socialism as a part of reforms under the theory of the Second Revolution, which BaKSAL worked to achieve the objectives of. [6] Although BaKSAL was put into effect during September 1975, the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members eventually led to the party's dissolution. [7] As a result, all the political parties that merged with BaKSAL became independent again.[ citation needed ]
On 25 March 1983, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the then chief martial law administrator of the country, said that political activities would be allowed from 1 April 1983. In June 1983, accusations were made against Abdur Razzaq in an Awami League party meeting at residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [1] On 2 August 1983 Abdur Razzaq and Mohiuddin Ahmed were expelled from the party with additional four members. [8] On 22 October 1983, they created a new political party under the name, Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League. Mohiuddin Ahmed became president and Abdur Razzaq became general secretary of the newly-founded party. [9] Awami League politician Abu Sayeed also joined the party. [10] It was affiliated to the 8-party alliance that time. [11] The party participated in the 1986 and 1991 general elections; in 1986, the party's symbol was a boat, while it was a bicycle in 1991. [12] On 14 August 1991, the party decided to be merged into Bangladesh Awami League [13] and the next day, when Mourning National Day was celebrated by Awami League, all BaKSAL members joined the party. [14]
After the party was merged into Awami League, there were several attempts to revive it by a group of its former members. There was an attempt to get registration of a political party under the same name before 2008 Bangladeshi general election. In 2014, Kazi Mohammad Zahirul Qayyum, a self-claimed supporter of Mujibism, applied for registration of a political party under the name BaKSAL claiming himself as its secretary general. [15] In 2015, it became affiliated to Bangladesh National Alliance formed by Nazmul Huda. [16]
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 191,107 | 0.67% | 3 / 300 |  3 |  10th | Opposition |
| 1988 | Boycotted | 0 / 300 |  3 | — | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 1991 | 616,014 | 1.81% | 5 / 300 | 5 | 5th | Opposition | |