US EditionBangladesh says will not ban ousted PM's party
- Bangladesh's interim government will not ban the Awami League party of ousted Premier Sheikh Hasina, despite student protests demanding its prohibition ahead of elections expected in June next year.
- Sheikh Hasina's government faced accusations of human rights abuses, including a violent crackdown on protests that resulted in over 800 deaths.
- Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus confirmed that the interim government will try individuals accused of crimes but reiterated that the party itself will not be banned.
- Student leaders have warned that failure to ban the Awami League could lead Bangladesh toward civil war.
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Bangladesh’s interim govt rules out banning Awami League despite student calls for justice
DHAKA, March 21 — Bangladesh’s interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds with the student revolutionaries who overthrew her in an uprising last year. Hasina’s Awami League was accused of extensive human rights abuses during her 15-year tenure, including a violent crackdown on last year’s protest movement that killed more than 800 people. Student leaders still grieving t…
Bangladesh says will not ban ousted PM's party
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds with the student revolutionaries who overthrew her in an uprising last year. Hasina's Awami League was accused of extensive human rights abuses during her 15-year tenur
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