Overview

• Thousands rallied outside interim leader Muhammad Yunus’s residence on May 9, demanding the banning of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.
• The student-led National Citizen Party organized the protests, continuing its push to disband the party accused of autocracy and violence.
• The interim government announced consultations with political parties to decide on the Awami League’s future, with a decision expected soon.
• Former Awami League leader Abdul Hamid fled the country on May 8, prompting the dismissal of three police officers for negligence.
• Sheikh Hasina remains in exile in India, defying arrest warrants issued over charges of crimes against humanity.