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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s party barred from contesting elections

Bangladesh’s election commission has suspended the registration of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s party, effectively blocking the Awami League from contesting polls.

The move comes days after the interim government of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus banned all activities of the former ruling party, citing national security threats and a war crimes investigation into hundreds of deaths during the agitation that toppled Ms Hasina last year.

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