Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী স্বেচ্ছাসেবক লীগ) is an associate body and the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Awami League. Gazi Mesbaul Hossain Shachchu is the Acting President[1][2] and Afzalur Rahman Babu the general secretary of the organization.[3]
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী স্বেচ্ছাসেবক লীগ | |
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| President | Gazi Mesbaul Hossain Shachchu ( Acting President) |
| General Secretary | Afzalur Rahman Babu |
| Founder | AFM Bahauddin Nasim |
| Founded | 27 July 1994 |
| Headquarters | 23, Bangabondhu Avenue, Dhaka |
| Ideology | Bengali nationalism |
| Website | |
| Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League | |
History
editBangladesh Awami Swechasebak League was founded on 27 July 1994.[4][5] It traces its origin to the Swechchhasebak Bahini founded in 1949 at the establishment of the Awami League by Zillur Rahman.[6]
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.[7][8] He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Barisal-4.[9]
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.[10] Swechasabak League organized an exhibition on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, called "History Speaks Up", at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on 15 August 2012.[11] President of Sadarghat, Chittagong unit of Swechasebak League, Ibrahim Manik, was shot dead in December 2016 in Chittagong.[12] On 1 August 2018, they bought out a procession of light in memory of former president Mujib in a lead up to marking his assassination in August.[13]
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.[14]
References
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- ^ "Colourful procession". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Swechchhasebak League's 28th founding anniversary tomorrow | National". BSS. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Polls atmosphere becoming violent!". The New Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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