Overview

• The interim government officially banned the Awami League on May 10, 2025, citing UN-documented evidence of atrocities and allegations of autocratic rule.
• Authorities disbanded the Awami League's student wing, Chhatra League, labeling it a terrorist organization, and arrested five senior party affiliates in Dhaka.
• Student-led National Citizen Party activists continue street protests, demanding enforcement of the ban and a judicial roadmap for trials of Awami League leaders.
• Sheikh Hasina, in self-imposed exile in India, faces charges of crimes against humanity and has defied an arrest warrant issued by Bangladeshi authorities.
• The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has opposed the ban, highlighting political divisions as Islamist groups join calls for further action against the Awami League.