Bangladesh says will not ban ousted PM's party

Bangladesh witnesses fresh unease involving army amid political unrest

New Delhi: Army troops in Bangladesh on Saturday intensified their patrols on the streets of Dhaka as the country witnessed rising tensions with the newly formed student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) accusing the military of political interference. The NCP staged protest rallies at the premier Dhaka University campus vowing to thwart at any cost a “military-backed plot” to rehabilitate deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League which…

Bangladesh government says will not ban ousted PM's party

Interim government refuses to ban ousted premier's party, sparking backlash from student revolutionaries in Bangladesh.

CPJ, partners condemn spate of attacks on journalists in Bangladesh  - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists on March 21 joined eight other civil society organizations in expressing alarm over violence against the media and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, with at least 17 journalists attacked in February. An interim government took power in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. The groups urged Bangladesh to unequivocally condemn and promptly investigate attacks on j…

Bangladesh in Political Crossfire: BNP and Awami League's Uncertain Future

Bangladesh in Political Crossfire: BNP and Awami League's Uncertain Future The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expressed no opposition to the Awami League's return to politics, emphasizing the need for clean leadership. This stance comes as an interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, clarified there are no plans to ban the Awami League, although legal actions against certain leaders are possible.Student organizations from Dhaka Universi…

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