Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ...

The decision to suspend the Awami League’s registration and bar it from participating in the polls is concerning. No matter how serious the allegations against the former prime minister and her party, ...

Bangladesh has banned Awami League, the oldest and one of the largest political parties of the country, to protect the ...

Ban could raise concerns of democratic freedoms in Bangladesh and that Dhaka may be drawing closer to Pakistan, analysts say.

The Election Commission (EC) has suspended Awami League’s registration after the interim government banned all activities of the party headed by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. After a ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jatiya Party, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BaSaD) and Gono Odhikar Parishad have expressed mixed reactions.

The Commission’s decision, announced on Monday, came shortly after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a formal directive ...

Bangladesh’s former ruling party has accused the interim government of “stoking division” and trampling on “democratic norms” ...

Days after the interim government of Bangladesh banned the oldest political party of the country, the Awami League, India on ...

Bangladesh's interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus banned the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act on 12 May ...

Dhaka’s interim government’s media in-charge snaps back after external affairs ministry flags action on deposed prime ...

Bangladesh has banned the Awami League and its affiliates under the Anti-Terrorism Act till the trial of party leaders and ...