The Bangladesh Awami League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ is the mainstream socialist secular political party in Bangladesh. It was the political catalyst for Bengali discontent and rebellion in 1971. The party has been headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the late Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, since 1984. With the emergence of an independent Bangladesh on 16 December 1971