Anti-terrorism Law Bangladesh Archives

May 13, 2025
International
World

Bangladesh bans Awami League under revised anti-terrorism law

Ban marks an escalation in govt bid to reshape post-Hasina political landscape (AP file photo) DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim govt took the unprecedented step of issuing a gazette notification banning all activities of Awami League – the country’s oldest political party – and its affiliated outfits, in a move critics say reflects a deepening political crisis […]

May 10, 2025
International
World

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League banned by Bangladesh’s interim government

Bangladesh’s interim government on Saturday banned the Awami League, the party once led by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The decision was taken under the country’s anti-terrorism law and is expected to be formalised through a gazette notification on the next working day.The statement from Muhammad Yunus’s office described the action as a “statement of the […]