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Bangladesh Former PM Sheikh Hasina (L) and interim leader Muhammad Yunus (R). (Image: AFP)
The Bangladesh interim government is set to bar ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and other like-minded parties from ‘political participation’.
The Bangladesh interim government, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, is set to bar ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and other like-minded parties from ‘political participation’ in the country.
Hasina’s political party will likely face administrative and legal roadblocks on its involvement in political activities, said Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to chief adviser Yunus, The Daily Star reported.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, became Bangladesh’s interim government’s Chief Adviser on August 8 after Prime Minister Hasina fled to India on August 5 following student-led protests against quotas for government jobs flared into nationwide unrest.
“Those who had taken part in the last three elections and come to parliament illegally deceived the people, and the interim government will, of course, put obstacles to their political participation,” said Alam.
Yunus held a meeting with 10 political parties who reportedly demanded ban on Awami League’s participation in the upcoming national elections. In the elections held in January, Hasina emerged victorious for the fourth consecutive time, breaking all records in country’s electoral history.
According to reports, members of 14 parties, considered to be allies of the Awami League, were not part of these discussions or any conversation about the upcoming elections.
High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Awami League Ban
The Dhaka High Court on September 1 dismissed a writ petition seeking ban on the wami League and cancellation of its registration for its alleged involvement in the killing of students and general people during the student-led mass upsurge.
United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported Attorney General of Bangladesh Md. Asaduzzaman having said that an HC bench passed the order after hearing the petition.
Meanwhile, the International Crimes Tribunal on October 17 issued arrest warrants against Hasina and 45 of her party members for alleged crimes against humanity during the uprising.
