Bangladesh officially bans Hasina-led Awami League under revised anti-terror law

Bangladesh has officially banned Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League under a revised anti-terrorism law, allowing authorities to outlaw organizations involved in alleged terrorism pending trials by the country’s war crimes tribunal.

Bangladesh on Monday officially disbanded deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League under a newly revised anti-terrorism law. The move comes just two days after Muhammad Yunus’s interim government banned the party’s activities under the earlier version of the law, PTI reported.

"A gazette notification has been issued in this regard today," home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam told a media briefing on Monday.