Bangladesh in turmoil again as former president leave for Thailand wearing a Lungi? Yunus is now...
In a significant yet shocking turn of events reported from Bangladesh, former President of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid had to leave the country wearing a lungi at 3 AM in the morning. For those unversed, an interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is ruling Bangladesh at this point in time and the government has banned former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party in Bangladesh. As a result, many leaders of the Awami League are under a lot of pressure to leave the country.
According to media reports, Mohammad Abdul Hamid, the former President of Bangladesh left the country after he boarded a Thai Airways flight from Dhaka International Airport at 3 am. The local media reports also said that Hamid left the country in such a hurry that he boarded the flight wearing a lungi.
Notably, Abdul Hamid is associated with Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party and was the President of Bangladesh for ten years from 2013 to 2023. Yunus government bans former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party
The interim government of Bangladesh under Muhammad Yunus on Monday issued a gazette notification banning all activities of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party, Awami League and its affiliate organisations. The ban is imposed under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial of the party and its leaders in the Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is completed.
The Public Security Division under the country's Home Ministry issued the gazette notification with Joint Secretary Ziauddin Ahmed confirming the development. The ban included all activities, including any kind of publication, campaign in media, online and social media, procession, meeting, gathering, conference, etc.
Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of Awami League, was banned in October 2024 and declared a terrorist organisation. The other associate organisations include Bangladesh Mahila League, Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, Awami Swecchashebok League, Awami Ainjibee Parishad, Bangladesh Tanti League and the Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad.
On Sunday, the interim government promulgated an ordinance amending the Anti-terrorism Act, including a new provision imposing ban on persons or any entities involved in violence and terrorism.
(With inputs from agencies)
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