What is Awami League?
[[File:বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগের ব্যাজ.svg|250px|thumb|Logo of the Awami League]] The '''Bangladesh Awami League''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ; also translated '''Bangladesh People's League''') is a political party in [[Bangladesh]]. The party is now headed by [[Sheikh Hasina]], the daughter of the late [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. The Awami League has been in government twice, about eight and a half years, since Bangladesh's independence in 1971. {{multistub|politics|asia}} [[Category:Political parties in Bangladesh]]