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{{short description|Bangladeshi political party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Bangladesh Muslim League <br>
বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ
| logo = Flag of Muslim League.png
| colorcode = {{party color|Bangladesh Muslim League}}
| president = Begum Zubeda Kader
| general_secretary = Kazi Abul Khair
| foundation = 30 December 1906 in Shahbag, Dhaka (as [[All-India Muslim League]]) <br>
Re-organized in Bangladesh: 8 August 1976
| ideology = Muslim nationalism
| country = Bangladesh
| national = [[20 Party Alliance]]
| symbol =
}}[[File:BML.jpg|thumb|A recent Working Committee meeting of Bangladesh Muslim League|319x319px]]
The '''Bangladesh Muslim League''' ({{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ}}) is a political party in Bangladesh that traces its origins to the [[All-India Muslim League]], established in 1906.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SuttAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Bangladesh+Muslim+League%22|title=Bangladesh under Mujib, Zia, and Ershad: dilemma of a new nation|last=Chakravarti|first=S. R.|date=1995|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|pages=108|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

The party was banned along with other Islamic parties after the [[Independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971. It was once again legalized in 1976 when [[Abdus Sabur Khan]] revived the Muslim League and was elected president of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Abdus_Sabur|title=Khan, Abdus Sabur |website=Banglapedia|language=en|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref> A former leader of the party, [[Shah Azizur Rahman]] would become the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] after joining the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/12/14/rehabilitators-of-bangladesh-war-criminals-will-be-tried-now-hasina-says|title=Rehabilitators of Bangladesh war criminals will be tried now, Hasina says|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref>

== History ==
The Bangladesh Muslim League traces its origins to the [[All India Muslim League]] of the [[British Raj]] established in 1906 in Dhaka with goals to support the Crown and to protect the Muslims of India without opposing the other groups in India.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

After the Partition of India and the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, the All India Muslim League became the Pakistan Muslim League. The Pakistan Muslim League was voted into power in [[East Pakistan]]. In the 1955 elections in East Pakistan, the Muslim League lost control of the provincial legislature to the United Front. In the 1960s, the Muslim League split into two separate parties, [[Convention Muslim League]] and the [[Council Muslim League]].

In 1971, after the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], East Pakistan became [[Bangladesh]] and banned all religion-based parties including [[Convention Muslim League]] and the [[Council Muslim League]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In 1976, the Political Parties Regulation Ordinance was passed which legalized both parties. Both parties then combined into one and formed the Bangladesh Muslim League on 8 August 1976.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/bdmuslimleague/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Bangladesh Muslim League (বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ)|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&q=%22Bangladesh+Muslim+League%22&pg=PA43|title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh|last=Rahman|first=Syedur|date=2010-04-27|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810874534|pages=42–43|language=en}}</ref>

In 1978, the Bangladesh Muslim League separated into two factions. [[Abdus Sabur Khan]] led the conservative faction of the party and [[Shah Azizur Rahman]] led the more liberal faction. Azizur Rahman joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party soon after.<ref name=":0" /> The Bangladesh Muslim League, led by Abdus Sabur Khan won 20 seats in the 1979 parliamentary election.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&q=Sobur&pg=PA43|title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh|date=27 April 2010|website=www.observerbd.com|isbn=9780810874534|access-date=2018-02-15|last1=Rahman|first1=Syedur}}</ref>

After the death of Sabur Khan, the Bangladesh Muslim League divided into multiple factions.<ref name=":0" /> [[Kazi Abdul Kader]] later served as the president of the Bangladesh Muslim League. Two factions (the Bangladesh Muslim League and Bangladesh Muslim League - BML) still exist and are registered under the Bangladesh Election Commission.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/RegisteredPoliticalPartyBng.php |script-title=bn:নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ |trans-title=Registered political parties |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |access-date=2018-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218091417/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/RegisteredPoliticalPartyBng.php |archive-date=2018-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Bangladesh Muslim League's current president is Adv. Badurddoza Ahmed Suza and the general secretary is Kazi Abul Khair.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

== References ==
<references />{{Political parties in Bangladesh}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Muslim League| ]]
[[Category:Muslim League]]
[[Category:National symbols of Pakistan]]
[[Category:East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Political parties in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Politics of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Bangladesh]]

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