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Bangladesh bans activities of Awami League, the party of ousted PM Hasina

Protesters block Shahbagh Square, demanding the ban on the Bangladesh Awami League party, in Dhaka, May 10, 2025 [Abdul Goni/Reuters]

The interim government of Bangladesh has banned all activities of the party of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted last year after a student-led uprising.

The interim cabinet, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, decided to ban the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Bangladesh’s law affairs adviser, Asif Nazrul, said late on Saturday.

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