Reject Awami League ban writ petition by High Court

Awami League was asked to be banned and its registration to be revoked because it was involved in killing students and other people during the student-led mass uprising. The High Court quickly turned down the plea.

Lawyer General Md Asaduzzaman said that the order was made by a group of Justices, AKM Asaduzzaman and Md Mahbubul Islam after they heard the case on Sunday.

Before giving the order, the court said that the government was serious about going after the people who ordered and carried out the killing of students and groups of people during the movement. It said that people, not the party, did the acts.

When the person who filed the writ case asked for an order to bring back the money that had been moved, the court said that the temporary government's chief assistant had already discussed it with the Swiss Bank and other important people.

Attorney General Asaduzzaman spoke for the government, and Arifur Rahman Murad Bhuiyan, the executive head of Sarda's human rights group, spoke for the person who filed the writ case.

Arifur asked the High Court on August 19 to ban the Awami League and change the names of the organizations that were named after Sheikh Hasina.

The letter also asked for a temporary government to be in place for at least three years so that changes could be made.

It also wanted steps to be taken to recover the money that had been moved and to remove officials who had been hired on a contract basis during the Awami League's rule.