[1] Following the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh, enacted on 25 January 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formed BaKSAL on 24 February.
[3] The party advocated for democratic socialism as a part of reforms under the theory of the Second Revolution, which BaKSAL worked to achieve the objectives of.
BaKSAL had similarities with the National Union Party's formation in the United States, which occurred at the height of the American Civil War.
Although BaKSAL was put into effect during September 1975, the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members eventually led to the party's dissolution.
[12] In the 1974 Far Eastern Economic Review, Lawrence Lifschultz wrote how Bangladeshis thought that "the corruption and malpractices and plunder of national wealth" were "unprecedented" during Mujibur's governance.
[13] Some of BakSAL's goals were adopted by successors of Mujibur such as President Ziaur Rahman, who worked against Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD), and decreased the liberal sentiment in the country.