Dhaka, May 11 -- The Advisory Council of the Bangladesh Interim Government has decided to ban all activities of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party, under the country's Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial of the ousted party and its leaders is completed at the International Crimes Tribunal.
The decision was made at a special meeting of the council following three days of demonstrations by the government's political allies such as the BNP, BJI, and the NCP and Islamic parties, demanding a ban on the Awami League and its trial for alleged atrocities during the July-uprising last year, reported the Dhaka Tribune.
A formal statement was given by the interim government on Saturday banning the party, stating that the ban on...