Muhammad Yunus interim government

The Awami League plans a dawn-to-dusk lockdown in Dhaka on November 13, signaling renewed confrontation with the interim government.

With the Awami League sidelined, Bangladesh’s election risks becoming political theater, as curbs on rights and rising violence erode legitimacy and rule of law.

Hasina tells Reuters that banning the Awami League would disenfranchise millions, turning February’s vote into theater rather than transition.

Speaking from exile in New Delhi, Bangladesh’s leader denounced the ban on her party as unjust and politically motivated, calling for a return to constitutional rule.

Bangladesh’s interim regime arrests 15 officers and indicts exiled leader Sheikh Hasina in a tribunal critics call selective and politically motivated—part of a campaign to purge pro-liberation forces.