Overview
- From exile in New Delhi, Hasina says she will remain in India and will not return under any government formed after an election that excludes the Awami League.
- The Yunus-led interim administration has banned Awami League activities and the Election Commission suspended the party’s registration in May under amended anti-terrorism laws, a move condemned by Human Rights Watch.
- Proceedings against Hasina on crimes-against-humanity charges have concluded at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, with a verdict due November 13; she denies the allegations and calls the process politically motivated.
- A UN report estimates up to 1,400 people were killed during the 2024 unrest central to the case, while prosecutors have portrayed Hasina as bearing command responsibility and have sought the death penalty.
- National elections are scheduled for February 2026, with the BNP widely viewed as the frontrunner in the Awami League’s absence, and Hasina says her supporters will not shift their votes to other parties.