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 the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is also one of the two most dominant parties in the country,along with its archrival Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Matia Chowdhury was a Awami League leader and one of the key perpetrators of the July massacre orchestrated and executed by Sheikh Hasina's toppled regime. She died while awaiting trial for crimes against humanity due to her active involvement in the violent suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement during the Student–People's uprising.
Bangladesh Chhatra League;abbr.BSL/BCL),formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League,simply called the Chhatra League,is the student wing of the political party,Bangladesh Awami League,founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. The organisation is banned and designated as a terrorist organisation by the Interim Government of Bangladesh.
Independence Day is celebrated on 26 March as a national holiday in Bangladesh. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the early hours of March 26,1971.
Obaidul Quader is a Bangladeshi fugitive,at large since 5 August 2024,a member of the Awami League and one of the key perpetrators of the July massacre orchestrated and executed by Sheikh Hasina's toppled regime. He is wanted by the Government of Bangladesh for crimes against humanity during the Student–People's uprising of 2024.
Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh refer to extrajudicial executions carried out by law enforcement agencies without due legal process and to abduction cases in which the government directly or indirectly kidnaps people and holds them incommunicado. From 2009 to 2023,at least 2,699 people were victims of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh. During the period,677 people were forcibly disappeared,and 1,048 people died in custody. From 2004 to 2006,at least 991 people were killed extrajudicially by "death squad" the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The practice of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances primarily involves law enforcement agencies such as the RAB and the Detective Branch (DB) of the police.
Hasanul Haq Inu is a Bangladeshi politician and the former Minister of Information of Bangladesh. He leads a faction of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and was involved in a Marxist insurgency in the 1970s.
Anisul Huq is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was the Bangladesh government's Minister for Law,Justice and Parliamentary Affairs from 2014 to 6 August 2024.
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-1 constituency and the former Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad. He has been missing along with his brother Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon) and other family members,since the resignation of his aunt Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.
Tungipara Sheikh family of Tungipara is one of the two most prominent Bangladeshi political families,other being the Zia family. The family primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,Sheikh Hasina,Sheikh Rehana and their relatives. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.
Brahmanbaria-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024,The constituency is vacant.
Abdur Rouf Chowdhury (1937-2007) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-1.
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.
Faridun Nahar Laily is a Bangladeshi politician,entrepreneur,freedom fighter,and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat of the 12th national assembly. She was previously Member of Parliament in the reserved women's seat,nominated by the Bangladesh Awami League in the Ninth National Assembly. Faridun Nahar Laily is in her third term as the Agriculture and Cooperatives Secretary of the Central Committee of the Awami League. Before this,she was the Relief and Social Welfare Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bangladesh Awami League. She has previously held the position of Senior Joint General Secretary of the Bangladesh Women's Awami League.
Mamunul Haque is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and the Joint Secretary-General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh,emerged as an Islamist leader in the late 2010s,particularly following the deadliest events of the Siege of Dhaka. With an ancestral heritage of religious scholarship and political leadership from his father,Azizul Haque,he succeeded his father both as a Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Rahmania and as the Secretary-General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis. He is best known for his oratory skills and his advocacy for the establishment of an Islamic state and the integration of Islamic principles into government policies. In 2020 and 2021,he led opposition to the construction of a sculpture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and organized anti-Modi protests,which made him the undisputed Hefazat leader overnight. He faced legal challenges,including 41 cases,one of which was a treason charge,and has been imprisoned three times under the Sheikh Hasina regime. Following the fall of this regime,he participated in discussions with the President and the Chief of Army Staff,which eventually led to the formation of the Yunus ministry,which included a member from Hefazat,A F M Khalid Hossain. In addition to his political and religious activities,he has served as an adjunct professor at Asian University of Bangladesh and is the editor of Rahmani Paigam,a monthly magazine published in Dhaka.
Manik Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi politician and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He received the Independence Award in 2015 for his contributions during the conflict.
Mohammed Shahabuddin natively known as Chuppu,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.
The birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,commonly known as Bangabandhu's birthday,is a former public holiday in Bangladesh which is observed annually on 17 March to celebrate the birth of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,the so-called founder of Bangladesh and former president of the Awami League.
Ishaque Ali Khan Panna was a Bangladeshi businessman and general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. He was a member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association. He was the founder chairman of Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited.
Ismat Kadir Gama is a businessman and former general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League from 1972 to 1973. He is the vice-chairperson of Freedom Fighters Central Command Council. He is member of Gopalganj District Samiti.
