How Counter-Terror Laws Became Tools of Political Elimination.
In May 2025, an unelected interim administration in Bangladesh issued sweeping executive decrees that banned the Bangladesh Awami League and all affiliated organisations. Without judicial process, parliamentary debate, or due legal procedure, one of the country’s largest and most historic political parties was effectively erased from public life. On 8 April 2026, the National Parliament passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 by voice vote, converting the earlier ordinance into permanent law and ensuring the ban on Awami League activities remains in force. This publication examines how legal frameworks were bypassed, how international law concerns were raised, and how the consequences of these actions continue to reshape Bangladesh’s political landscape.
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