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Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said the Election Commission will decide on Awami League’s registration only after receiving the official gazette notification.
“We are waiting for the gazette notification to come. Once the sun rises in the sky, everything will be clear. Wait for that,” he told reporters in the city.
The CEC made the remarks replying to a question after a meeting with a delegation from the Carter Center at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital, as per a UNB report.
Asked whether Awami League’s registration will be cancelled once the gazette is issued, the CEC replied, “You can’t make decisions based on media reports. Once the gazette is issued, we will sit and decide. Let the notification come.”
According to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), if a political party is banned, its registration with the Election Commission is automatically subject to cancellation.
In the face of demands by the student leaders of the 2024 mass uprising and several political parties including the National Citizen Party-NCP and Jamaat-e-Islami, the interim government has decided to ban Awami League's activities.
The Council of Advisers, in a special meeting on Saturday night, decided to ban all activities of the Awami League, including in cyberspace, under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial of Bangladesh Awami League and its leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal is completed.
On Sunday, the Council of Advisers approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, incorporating provision to ban individuals or entities involved in terrorist activities and their operations.
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 was enacted to deter some terrorist activities and ensure effective punishment along with relevant provisions.
The amendment incorporates provisions for banning the activities of entities, necessary adaptations, and prohibiting the dissemination of content through online and social media platforms.