Bangladesh bans activities of ousted PM Hasina’s party following protests

11/5/2025 12:07

Bangladesh's interim government has banned all activities of the Awami League, the political party of deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, under the country's Anti-Terrorism Act, citing national security concerns.



The decision, announced late Saturday, follows days of street protests led by the student-driven National Citizen Party, which emerged from last year's uprising that toppled Hasina.



Several Islamist and right-wing parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and other opposition groups, joined the demonstrations, demanding the Awami League be designated a terrorist organisation.



The ban would remain in place until the trial of the party and its leadership over deaths of hundreds of protesters at the International Crimes Tribunal is completed, the government said in a statement.