Election Commission meets after ban on AL activities to focus on registrationThe Election Commission (EC) has convened to discuss the registration of the Awami League as a political party after the interim government banned all activities of the party and its fronts until its trial at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is over. The meeting began at 5:45pm on Monday in the office of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at the Nirbachan Bhaban, or Election Building, in Dhaka’s Agargaon. We are concerned, but we are waiting for the gazette notification to come.”The commission sat for the meeting an hour after the gazette notification was published. Officials said discussions are likely to prioritise revoking the registration of the Awami League, which led Bangladesh’s independence struggle. As a result, the Awami League—one of Bangladesh’s oldest political parties—is currently prohibited from carrying out any political activities or campaigns.
