Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League
Volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Awami League
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The 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 president,[1][2] and Afzalur Rahman Babu is the general secretary of the organization.[3]
বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী স্বেচ্ছাসেবক লীগ | |
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 Flag of Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League | |
| Formation | 27 July 1994 |
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| Dissolved | 10 May 2025 (Banned) |
President | Gazi Mesbaul Hossain Shachchu |
Founder | AFM Bahauddin Nasim |
General Secretary | Afzalur Rahman Babu |
Parent organisation | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Website | Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League |
History
Bangladesh 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 the 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 the 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 13 December 2018, Asadul Islam Ershad, general secretary of the Muladholi Union unit of the Awami Swechasebak League, was killed in general election-related violence.[13]
On 12 May 2025, the government of Bangladesh banned all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act.[14]
