Bangladesh's oldest political party, the Awami League, has been officially banned under a sweeping new anti-terror law. What ...

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

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.

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, ...

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

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

Bangladesh's Election Commission suspended the Awami League's registration, barring it from future elections. This follows a ban on the party's activities amid national security concerns and ongoing ...

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

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

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

The decision on Monday came hours after the country’s interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus issued an official notification banning the Awami League party and ...