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Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1983–1991)

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The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League was a political party established in 1983 by expelled members of the Bangladesh Awami League.[1] Abdur Razzaq was the founder of this party.[2] In the 2022 meeting of the Central Executive Parliament of Bangladesh Awami League, politicians admitted that after the creation of the BAKSAL, the party faced loss.[3]

Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ
AbbreviationBAKSAL
PresidentMohiuddin Ahmed
General SecretaryAbdur Razzaq
FounderAbdur Razzaq
Founded22 October 1983 (1983-10-22)
Dissolved15 August 1991 (1991-08-15)
Split fromAL
Merged intoAL
HeadquartersDhaka
IdeologyMujibism
National affiliation8-party alliance

Background

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There was a party under the same name. Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL), was a political front comprising the Bangladesh Awami League, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and Bangladesh Jatiya League.[4] Following the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh, enacted on 25 January 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formed BaKSAL on 24 February.[5] A presidential order also outlawed all political parties other than BaKSAL, creating a state of emergency and obligating other parties to join the front. The party advocated for democratic socialism as a part of reforms under the theory of the Second Revolution, which BaKSAL worked to achieve the objectives of.[6] Although BaKSAL was put into effect during September 1975, the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members eventually led to the party's dissolution.[7] As a result, all the political parties that merged with BAKSAL became independent again.[citation needed]

History

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On 25 March 1983, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the then chief military administrator of the country, said that political activities would be allowed from 1 April 1983. In June 1983, accusations were made against Abdur Razzaq in an Awami League party meeting at residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1] On 2 August 1983 Abdur Razzaq and Mohiuddin Ahmed were expelled from the party with additional four members.[8] On 22 October 1983, they created new political party under the name Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League. Mohiuddin Ahmed became president and Abdur Razzaq became general secretary of the newly-founded party.[9] Awami League politician Abu Sayeed also joined the party.[10] It was affiliated to 8-party alliance that time.[11] The party participated in the 1986 and 1991 general elections; in 1986, the party's symbol was a boat, while it was a bicycle in 1991.[12] On 14 August 1991, the party decided to be merged into Bangladesh Awami League[13] and the next day, when Mourning National Day was celebrated by Awami League, all of BAKSAL members joined the party.[14]

Revival

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After the party was merged into Awami League, there were several attempts to revive it by a group of its former members. There was an attempt to get registration of a political party under the same name before 2008 Bangladeshi general election. In 2014, Kazi Mohammad Zahirul Qayyum, a self-claimed supporter of Mujibism, applied for registration of a political party under the name BAKSAL claiming himself as its secretary general.[15] In 2015, it became affiliated to Bangladesh National Alliance formed by Nazmul Huda.[16]

Election results

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Jatiya Sangsad elections

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Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1986 Mohiuddin Ahmed 191,107 0.67%
3 / 300
   3   10th Opposition
1988 Boycotted
0 / 300
   3 — Extra-parliamentary
1991 616,014 1.81%
5 / 300
   5   5th Opposition

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Wazed 1997, pp. 317.
  2. ^ Tahmida Khanam (2012). "Razzaq, Abdur3". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "বাদ পড়াদের 'ক্ষমার কৌশল' নির্ধারণে উপকমিটি গঠন". Samakal (in Bengali). 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ Rono, Haider Akbar Khan (2010). Śatābdī pēriẏē শতাব্দী পেরিয়ে (in Bengali). Taraphadara prakashani. p. 335. ISBN 978-984-779-027-5.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Moudud (1984) [First published 1983]. Bangladesh: Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 245. ISBN 3-515-04266-0.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh: The Second Revolution". Time. 10 February 1975. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Bangabandhu: a forbidden name for 16yrs". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ "মালেক রাজ্জাকসহ ৬ জনকে দায়িত্ব থেকে অব্যাহতি ।। কারণ দর্শাও নোটিশ". Daily Sangbad (in Bengali). 3 August 1983. p. 1.
  9. ^ "আওয়ামী লীগ (রাজ্জাক) এখন বাকশাল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 23 October 1983. p. 1.
  10. ^ "ডিগবাজি আর আনুগত্যে বারবার ভোটযুদ্ধে তাঁরা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 23 December 2018.
  11. ^ Wazed 1997, pp. 359.
  12. ^ "Near East & South Asia: Bangladesh" (PDF). JPRS Report. 1: 10. 12 September 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. ^ "বাকশাল আওয়ামী লীগের সাথে একীভূত: দুর্দিনেও যারা দলে ছিলেন তাদের সাথে সর্বাগ্রে থাকবে, শেখ হাসিনা". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 15 August 1991.
  14. ^ Wazed 1997, pp. 380.
  15. ^ "নিবন্ধন চাইছে বাকশাল". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 September 2014.
  16. ^ "নাজমুল হুদার নতুন জোটে বাকশাল". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 January 2015.

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