Bangladesh has banned Awami League, the oldest and one of the largest political party of the country, to protect the national security and sovereignty, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, said late on Tuesday.
The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on Monday suspended the registration of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League as a political party, a senior EC official said.
Bangladesh Awami League, headed by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin,a rejected the interim government's decision to ban the activities of the party. Awami League will conduct its activities, the party said in a statement late on Saturday.
"A special meeting of the Advisory Council was held today, Saturday, May 10, 2025. The meeting approved amendments to the International Criminal Tribunal Act. According to the amendments, the International Criminal Tribunal will be able to punish any political party, its affiliates or suppor
Bangladesh's interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, is seriously considering banning Sheikh Hasina's Awami League (the oldest existing political party in the country), the interim government said in a statement on Friday.
The protest, which began at 10 pm on Thursday in front of the Jamuna, the residence of the interim government's Chief Adviser, demanding a ban on the Awami League, is still ongoing.
The Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) of Pakistan staged a rally in Quetta demanding an end to the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to grant them Pakistani citizenship after more than four decades of residence.
Following the all-party meeting convened by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar to address the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack, political leaders expressed solidarity and condemned the brutal attack that occurred in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025.
Aejaz Ayub, a prominent political figure, has come under scrutiny after the provincial government filed a chargesheet against him, accusing him of activities detrimental to the state's interests. However, protesters argued that Ayub's only "mistake" is performing his duties with integrity an