Awami League will not be able to participate General Elections: Bangladesh Election Commissioner
Bangladesh's Election Commissioner Abdur Rahman Masud on Monday stated that the Awami League will not be able to participate the General Elections
- DHAKA — Bangladesh's Election Commissioner Abdur Rahman Masud on Monday
stated that the Awami League will not be able to participate the General
Elections.
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- The Muhammad Yunus-led administration had issued an
official notification on May 12, banning the Awami League party and its
affiliated bodies from conducting activities online and elsewhere.
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- According to the Election Commissioner, the acceptability
of conducting election without the participation of Awami League cannot be
stated.
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- Masud made the comment while addressing a workshop titled
'Review of Voters Lists for the upcoming General Elections' at the Regional
Public Administration Training Centre (RPATC) in Rajshahi.
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- The Election Commission, it was detailed, is working to
conduct elections in June 2026. Akhter Ahmad, Secretary in the Election
Commission and officials from Rajshahi Election Commission, Law Enforcement
officials were also present at the workshop.
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- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday had
expressed concerns that their December election deadline may quietly pass away
as the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is showing no indication of
launching preparations for the polls.
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- Some senior BNP leaders stated that nine months after the
Yunus-led interim government came to power, there is still no talk about
holding elections in the country. Additionally, many controversial moves, such
as allowing human corridors to Rakhine and outsourcing port operations, have
raised serious doubts about the government's true intentions.
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- The leaders further mentioned that the party rank and
file is exerting pressure to take to the streets in order to put pressure on
the interim government to announce a clear election roadmap and hold elections
this year.
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- Local media reported that a BNP leader, wishing to remain
anonymous, said the party fears that the ban on activities of the Awami League,
increasing contradictions among the National Citizen Party (NCP) and
Jamaat-e-Islami are leading to unnecessary street protests, which might further
complicate the political scenario in the coming days.
