The Bangladesh Awami League,simply known as Awami League,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 independence both before and after the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is also one of the two most dominant parties in the country,along with its archrival Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Throughout its tenure as the ruling party from January 6,2009 to August 5,2024,it has been consistently described as authoritarian and dictatorial.
Asaduzzaman Noor is a Bangladeshi actor,politician and activist. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Nilphamari-2 constituency during 2001–2024 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019.
Mohammed Nasim was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Bangladesh's minister of home affairs and minister of health and family welfare during 1999–2001 and 2014–2019,respectively. He was a 6-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-1 and Sirajganj-2 constituencies. He was a presidium member of Awami League and the spokesperson of the 14-party alliance.
The Bangladesh Chhatra League,formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League,often simply called the Chhatra League,is a students' political organisation in Bangladesh,founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. BSL is the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Dipu Moni is a Bangladeshi politician and former minister of social welfare. She was a member of parliament for the Chandpur-3 constituency. She was minister of education in the fourth Hasina ministry and minister of foreign affairs in the second Hasina ministry. She was appointed as the first female foreign minister of Bangladesh on 6 January 2009,serving until 2013. Currently she is Joint secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Mohammad Abdul Hamid is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the 15th president of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023. He was elected to his first term in April 2013,and re-elected in 2018. Previously,he served as the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad from January 2009 to April 2013. He was the acting president after the death of Zillur Rahman in March 2013. He was the longest serving president in the history of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim is a Bangladeshi politician who was a 8-term Member of Parliament representing the Gopalganj-2 constituency during 1986–2024. He is a Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League. He also served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare during 1999–2001.
Obaidul Quader is a Bangladeshi politician who has been the General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League since October 2016. He was the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges during 2011–2024 and represented the Noakhali-5 constituency as a Jatiya Sangsad member during 2009–2024. He is also the Media Adviser for the Bangladesh Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf. Previously,he served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports between 1996 and 2001.
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-7 constituency. In January 2019,he was appointed as the minister of information and In January 2024,as the minister of foreign affairs.
Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Biren Sikder of the Awami League.
Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. The constituency was established in 1973. The preceding member of the constituency was Asaduzzaman Asad from Awami League.
Abdur Rahman is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh. Rahman is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-1 constituency. He is a Presidium Member of Awami League.
Md. Ayeen Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Rajshahi-3.
Abdus Sobhan Golap is a politician and former Member of Parliament from Madaripur-3. He is the Publicity and Publications Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury also known as Nowfel is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former Minister of Education and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He was the eldest son of Awami politician ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman was a Bangladeshi politician who was elected four times as a Jatiya Sangsad member. His son Saifuzzaman Shikhor is the incumbent MP of Magura-1 constituency and his daughter Kamrul Laila Jolly was also a former member from the women's reserved seat.
AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha is a Bangladeshi politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kushtia-1 constituency.
Mohammed Shahabuddin,also known as Chuppu (চুপ্পু),is the 16th and incumbent President of Bangladesh. A jurist,civil servant and politician,he was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election in the nomination of the ruling Awami League. Prior to his presidency,Shahabuddin served as a district and sessions judge and a commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission from 2011 to 2016.
2024 Bangladesh post-resignation violence refers to the violence that took place in Bangladesh after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina,targeting Awami League supporters,religious minorities,government and security officials. On the day of the resignation 25 police officers were killed. According to the Daily Sun at least 119 were killed that day. According to Prothom Alo 1494 scuptures and monuments were vandalized across Bangladesh after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.
