Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League has had its registration canceled by the Electoral Commission in Dhaka
Bangladesh has canceled the registration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political party, preventing it from running in the next national election.
“With the home ministry’s ban on all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, the Election Commission has decided to suspend the party’s registration,” Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said.
Two days earlier, the interim Cabinet banned all activities of the party under Bangladesh’s Anti-Terrorism Act until a trial for the Awami League and its leaders finishes.
Dhaka said it outlawed all activities “including any kind of publication, media, online and social media“ as well as ”any kind of campaign, procession, meeting,…
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