Bangladesh, May 14 -- In an unprecedented development on May 12, 2025, the interim regime of Bangladesh, led by Muhammad Yunus as Chief Adviser, has officially banned the Awami League and all its affiliated bodies, including the Jubo League (youth wing) and Chhatra League (student wing). The move, formalized through a sweeping government order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, cites multiple sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 (amended in 2013) as the legal basis for this extraordinary political action.

The notification, marked SRO No. 137 Act/2025, invokes Section 18(1) of the Act, which empowers the government to proscribe any organization involved in promoting acts of terrorism, extremism, or serious threats to public order...