AG for dismissal of plea seeking AL ban

Attorney General (AG) Advocate Md Asaduzzaman has requested the High Court (HC) to dismiss a petition seeking the ban of the Awami League (AL) as a political party. The petition, filed by the human rights organisation Sarada Society, was presented in court on Tuesday, reports UNB.
During the hearing before the HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam, the Attorney General argued that the interim government has no intention of banning political parties, and such a move would undermine the constitutional power that allows political parties to operate.
He noted that while people have suffered under the previous authoritarian regime, there are legal and judicial mechanisms in place to address these grievances.
The AG also noted that AL members adhere to the party's ideology, and therefore, there is no basis for banning the party.