Jubo League
Bangladesh Awami Jubo League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ | |
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| Chairman | Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash |
| General Secretary | Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil |
| Founder | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani |
| Founded | 11 November 1972 |
| Headquarters | 23, Bangabondhu Avenue, Dhaka |
| Ideology | Bengali nationalism |
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The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. Jubo league's current chairman is Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and General Secretary is Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil.[1]
History
Jubo league was established on 11 November 1972 by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani.[2]
Controversy
- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on 23 May arrested a Jubo League activist from Basanterbagh village, Begumganj upazila, Noakhali District with an illegal gun.[3]
- Detective Branch (DB) of the local police arrested Gias, a Jubo League leader in Kotwali area, Chittagong for involvement in the murder of security guard of Al Arafah Islami Bank's Muradpur Branch during an attempted robbery.[4]
- Jubo League engaged in street fighting with Bangladesh Chhatra League over dropping of tender for government contract worth 100 million taka in Barisal City. About a dozen people were injured including a journalist.[5]
- The Jubo League expelled its Office Secretary Kazi Anisur Rahman, who went into hiding in the wake of the crackdown on illegal casinos, on charges of corruption in 2019.[6]
- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the widely renowned ‘Casino Emperor’ Dhaka South Awami Jubo League president Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat for his links to the illegal casino businesses running under his territory. Cases filed against him till now are casino-gambling, tender business, extortions and many more.[7] Something that is worthy of being noted is that, despite being a staunch supporter of Awami League, he was arrested at the home of an affluent Jamaat leader.[8]
References
- ^ যুবলীগের চেয়ারম্যান ওমর ফারুক, সম্পাদক হারুন [Jubo League chairman Omar Faruque, secretary Harun]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Jubo League founding day observed". The Independent. Dhaka. 12 November 2002.
- ^ "Jubo League man hacked to death". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Mahmud, Tarek. "Jubo League leader, 3 others arrested for bank guard murder". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "BCL, Jubo League clash in Barisal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "Jubo League expels Office Secretary Kazi Anisur for alleged corruption". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2 cases filed against Samrat, Arman". Dhaka Tribune. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Samrat hid himself in a Jamaat leader's house". Dhaka Tribune. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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