Awami League (Mizan) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

in Bangladesh. Its registered name was Awami League.

History

After the 15 August 1975 coup d'état, the

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

was revived in 1976. However, internal conflicts over leadership persisted. In March 1978, a debate arose within the party over whether to follow a multi-party democracy or a one-party system. In the same year,

Abdul Malek Ukil Abdul Malek Ukil (; 1 October 192417 October 1987) was the president of Bangladesh Awami League, speaker of parliament, home minister, health minister, a member of parliament for many years and a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was ...

was elected as the party president, while

Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (; 19 October 1928 – 2 February 2006) was a Bengali politician, most notable for serving as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 9 July 1986, to 27 March 1988. Early life Chowdhury was born on 19 October 1928 in Chan ...

's opposition to the one-party system caused further discord within the party. On 12 August 1978, amid the internal conflicts, Bangladesh Awami League politician Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury announced the formation of a new separate convening committee. He claimed that the conflict stemmed from the coexistence of supporters of the one-party system, particularly those favoring the former

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, and advocates of multi-party democracy. He asserted that at least 20-22 members of the central executive committee supported his decision. As a result, the Bangladesh Awami League split into two factions—one led by Mizan and the other by Malek. Between 3-5 November 1978, the Bangladesh Awami League faction led by Mizan held a council where a full party committee was announced. He was made the party president,

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was appointed general secretary,

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and Muzaffar Hossain Paltu were made joint conveners, and Nur-e-Alam Siddique was appointed organizational secretary. The party participated in the

1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the party of the incumbent military regime, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats, although it only won ...

and won two seats. In that election, its electoral symbol was 'ladder'. In 1981, after

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was elected president of the Bangladesh Awami League, Mizan's faction eventually merged back into the party.

Election results

References

{{reflist Awami League breakaway groups Defunct political parties in Bangladesh 1978 establishments in Bangladesh 1981 disestablishments in Bangladesh Political parties established in 1978 Political parties disestablished in 1981

History

Election results

See also

References