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The Election Commission (EC) has suspended the registration of the Awami League.
EC Senior Secretary Akhter Ahmed briefed the media about the decision at 9:15 pm on Monday.
The move came hours after the government issued a gazette banning all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
On Saturday, the Council of Advisers decided to suspend all political activities of the Awami League and its affiliates until the trials of its leaders and activists--over alleged links to atrocities during the July uprising--are completed at the International Crimes Tribunal, amid three days of continued protests led by the National Citizen Party demanding action against the party.
On Sunday, the Council of Advisers gave its policy and final approval to the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with provisions to ban any individual or entity involved in terrorist acts.