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Awami League
  • Introduction & Top Questions
  • Origin and early years
  • Liberation movement and wars
  • First government and Mujibur Rahman’s assassination
  • Out of power
  • Sheikh Hasina years
  • 2024 anti-government protests and ban
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Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, wearing glasses and a patterned headscarf, speaks at microphones during a press briefing. Bangladesh: Awami League strike
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  • Andrew Pereira
    Andrew Pereira is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He covers a variety of topics, with a focus on Indian politics, foreign policy, and global affairs.

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