Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ | |
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| Abbreviation | BaKSAL |
| Leader | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Founder | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Founded | 24 February 1975 |
| Banned | 30 August 1975 |
| Merger of | AL CPB NAP(M) BNL PCJSS JGU |
| Succeeded by | AL CPB NAP(M) BNL PCJSS JGU |
| Headquarters | Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Student wing | Jatiya Chhatra League |
| Youth wing | Jatiya Jubo League |
| Women's wing | Jatiya Mohila League |
| Peasants wing | Jatiya Krishak League |
| Trade union | Jatiya Sramik League |
| Armed wing | Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (de facto) |
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The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ, lit. 'Bangladesh Peasants' Workers' People's League'), abbreviated as BaKSAL, was the sole legal ruling party of Bangladesh from January to August 1975. The party comprised politicians from the Awami League, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar), Bangladesh National League, Jatiya Ganamukti Union and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti. The party advocated for economic nationalism as a part of reforms under the theory of the Second Revolution, which BaKSAL worked to achieve the objectives of.
The party was founded on 25 January 1975 by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman following the Fourth Amendment to the constitution. A presidential order also outlawed all political parties other than BaKSAL, creating a state of emergency and obligating other parties to join the front. After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, BaKSAL was banned on 30 August 1975.