Sheikh Hasina's Awami League officially banned as Bangladesh revises 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.advertisement"A gazette notification has been issued in this regard today," home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam told a media briefing on Monday.
A Home Ministry official stated that, according to the notification, the Awami League and its affiliated organizations were banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2025 until the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICT-BD) completes the trials of its leaders and activists.He added that Section 18 of the revised law empowers the government to declare any "entity" or organization, alongside individuals, as terrorist-affiliated based on reasonable grounds.The original Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 did not contain provisions for banning entities. Must Watch
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