Topic - Bangladesh Awami League

; translated from Farsi Bangladesh People's League), commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh. It is also currently the governing party after winning the 2008 Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. - Source: Wikipedia

Related Stories

Hindu devotees pray at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority

By Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon and Shonal Ganguly - Associated Press

Bangladeshi polling officials count votes after the voting ended at a polling station in Munshiganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Hasina is set to stay in power in Bangladesh after opposition boycotts election, saying it’s unfair

By Krutika Pathi and Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Sheikh Hasina Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Revisiting Bangladesh’s election

By Mohammad Ziauddin

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina interacts with journalists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hasina is set to begin a third straight term as Bangladesh's prime minister after a landslide election victory, but critics fear her coalition's dominance in Parliament leaves space for her to be more authoritarian. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greets the gathering during an interaction with journalists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Bangladesh's ruling alliance won virtually every parliamentary seat in the country's general election, according to official results released Monday, giving Hasina a third straight term despite allegations of intimidation and the opposition disputing the outcome. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh prime minister, denies accusations of rigged vote

By Julhas Alam and Emily Schmall - Associated Press