The transitional administration in Bangladesh announced a comprehensive ban on all activities of the Awami Association party, the oldest political party in the country, after mass protests in Dhaka demanding the party ban.
According to the German News Agency, “DPA”, Asif looks, adviser to legal affairs in the transitional government, told reporters on Saturday: “All Awami Association’s activities, including via electronic space, were banned under the Anti -Terrorism Law, until the party’s trial and leaders before the International Crime Court ended.”
He added that the decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the House of Advisors, headed by adviser, interim president, Mohamed Younis.
He explained that “this decision aims to protect national security and sovereignty, ensure the safety of leaders and activists of the July movement, as well as protect the prosecutors and witnesses participating in the court.”
The “Awami” party, which led the Bangladesh Independence War in 1971 against Pakistan under the leadership of Sheikh Mujib Al -Rahman, was a dominant political force in the country for decades.
The party’s president, Sheikha Hasina, the daughter of Mujib, was overthrown last year after her administration was accused of violently suppressing a mass uprising. It is now in exile in India and faces several criminal charges.
The protesters, many of whom have played leadership roles in the uprising, have long been calling for the party to ban and try it as an entity accused of political violence.
The meeting today, Saturday, approved amendments to the International Court of Crime Law, which enables the court to trial and punish any political party, any of its affiliated organizations, or its supportive groups.
