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

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

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

Sheikh Hasina fled the country after a mass uprising against her government, but the party she led remained a factor in ...

Dhaka: Bangladesh s election commission has suspended the registration of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina s political ...

Bangladesh on Monday officially disbanded deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League under an overnight revised ...

This is not the first time the AL is facing political extinction. Can it survive this blow as it did several times in the ...

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

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

The party said it rejected the Muhammad Yunus government’s decision, adding that it would continue its activities.

Protesters, some who were injured in protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, demand a ban on her Awami League party, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 11, 2025. Credit ...

The Awami League is one of two major parties in Bangladesh, which has a fractious parliamentary democracy with a violent history of coups and political assassination. Hasina, the daughter of ...