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Bangladesh Awami League

Political party in Bangladesh
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Summary

Bangladesh Awami League is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Bangladesh[3]
  • Founder: Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani[4]
  • Headquarters location: Dhaka[5]
  • Child organization or unit: Bangladesh Mohila Awami League[6], Bangladesh Jubo Mohila League[7], Bangladesh Krishak League[8], Bangladesh Jatio Sramik League[9], Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League[10]
  • Commons category: Bangladesh Awami League[11]
  • Chairperson: Sheikh Hasina[12]
  • Inception: June 23, 1949[13]
  • Location of formation: Dhaka[14]
  • Official website: http://www.albd.org/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Awami League[16]
  • Political ideology: Bengali nationalism[17], Third Way[18], secularism[19]
  • Political alignment: centrism[20]
  • Affiliation: Bangladesh Chhatra League[21]
  • Native label: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ[22]
  • General secretary: Obaidul Quader[23]
  • Youth wing: Jubo League[24]
  • Member category: Category:Awami League politicians[25]
  • Social media followers: 530,977[26], 475,137[27], 577,634[28], 615,385[29]
  • Electoral symbol: Boat[30]

Why It Matters

Bangladesh Awami League has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Abdul Hamid Bangladesh Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tajuddin Ahmad Zillur Rahman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4GCkgr
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  2. 15w ago · VeridianEditor · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1949-06-23T00:00:00Z
    Child organization or unit → Bangladesh Mohila Awami League, Bangladesh Jubo Mohila League, Bangladesh Krishak League +2
    Banglapedia id (bengali) → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 10 May 2025"
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