Bangladesh Election Commission suspends regration of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League | World News
In a setback to ousted Bangladesh Prime Miner Sheikh Hasina, the country’s election commission has suspended the regration of her party Awami League, effectively barring the party from contesting the next general election.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO
The move the Bangladesh Election Commission comes after the country’s interim government, led Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, banned all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Among the reasons presented the interim government to ban the activities of Awami League, national security threats and an ongoing war crimes investigation against the party’s top leadership over deaths of hundreds of protesters have been the primary ones.
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Bangladesh’s Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed in a late night press briefing on Monday said “With the home minry’s ban on all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, the Election Commission has decided to suspend the party’s regration,” Reuters reported.
According to Bangladesh’s election laws, a party needs to be regered with the election commission in order to contest the polls in the country.
The suspension of Awami League, which has ruled in Dhaka for over two decades, is now officially disqualified and ineligible to contest any future elections in the country, until the ban is revoked and the party regration is restored the election commission.
In a directive issued the Election Commission, the Awami League and its affiliates have been asked to prohibit from conducting any political activities, including publications, media appearances, online and social media campaigns, processions, rallies, or conferences till the International Crimes Tribunal completes the proceedings.Story continues below this ad
Sheikh Hasina, who won a horic fourth term in 2024 elections, faced deadly protests and mass uprising which forced her to flee the country in August 2024 to India and an interim government took over the adminration of the country led Muhammad Yunus.
The 2024 Bangladesh elections were boycotted the main opposition whose top leaders were in jail or in exile.
(with inputs from Reuters)
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