Awaiting govt notification on party ban: Bangladesh EC

Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said it is awaiting a formal govt notification to decide on scrapping the registration of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina 's Awami League . "If the gazette is published tomorrow (Monday), we will sit and discuss before deciding on Awami League's registration issue," chief election commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin told reporters.

According to the Bangladeshi law, if the registration of the Awami League with polling body is cancelled, it will be disqualified from contesting the general election, which could be held between Dec 2025 and June 2026, as per officials.