Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী স্বেচ্ছাসেবক লীগ | |
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President | Nirmal Ranjan Guha |
General Secretary | Afzalur Rahman Babu |
Founder | AFM Bahauddin Nasim |
Founded | 27 July 1994 |
Headquarters | 23, Bangabondhu Avenue, Dhaka |
Ideology | Bengali nationalism Secularism Socialism Democracy |
Website | |
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League | |
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League is an associate body and the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Awami League. is the incumbent president of the Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League.[1][2] Its general secretary, .[3]
History[]
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League was founded on 27 July 1994.[4][5] In 2008, Pankaj Debnath, General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League was sentenced to jail for corruption by a special anti-corruption court established in the MP hostel of the Jatiya Sangshad complex by the Caretaker Government during the 2006-2008 Bangladeshi political crisis.[6][7] He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Barisal-4.[8]
On 25 November 2013, Rabiul Islam, the General Secretary of Deyara Union unit of Awami Swecchasebak League was killed in clashes with Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters after they called a strike.[9] Swechasabak League organized an exhibition on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, called "History Speaks Up", at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on 15 August 2012.[10] President of Sadarghat, Chittagong unit of Swechasebak League, Ibrahim Manik, was shot dead in December 2016 in Chittagong.[11] On 1 August 2018, they bought out a procession of light in memory of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a lead up to marking his assassination in August.[12]
On 13 December 2018, Asadul Islam Ershad, General Secretary of Muladholi Union unit of the Awami Swechasebak League, was killed in general election related violence.[13]
References[]
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- ^ "AL supporters gather at Bangabandhu Avenue". The Daily Ittefaq. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "ASL leaders demand deportation of Bangabandhu's killers". Jago News 24. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Mosharraf urges AL men to work together to win polls". New Age. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Colourful procession". Daily Sun. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "The convicted politicians". The Daily Star. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "'Release Pankaj Debnath'". The Daily Star. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Hostage in our own country?". The Daily Star. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "6 killed, 131 hurt, 60 held". banglanews24.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Homage paid to Bangabandhu". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Swechchhasebak League leader shot dead". Dhaka Tribune. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Month of mourning begins with nation recalling Bangabandhu". Daily Sun. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Polls atmosphere becoming violent!". The New Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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