It was once again legalized in 1976 when Abdus Sabur Khan united the three breakaway groups in Bangladesh and was elected president of the new party.

In the 1955 elections in East Pakistan, the Muslim League lost control of the provincial legislature to the United Front.

[8] The Bangladesh Muslim League, led by Abdus Sabur Khan won 20 seats in the 1979 parliamentary election.

[2] After the death of Sabur Khan, the Bangladesh Muslim League divided into multiple factions.

[10] The Bangladesh Muslim League's current president is Advocate Mohshen Rashid and the general secretary is Kazi Abul Khair.