DHAKA, Bangladesh ā Bangladesh's Election Commission suspended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, barring it from the next national elections.
Bangladesh's Election Commission acted against Sheikh Hasina's Awami League following a request from the interim government.
Under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the government amended a law to allow for the trial of an entire party for certain crimes, rather than just a few members.
Last year, a student protest toppled Ms. Hasina's authoritarian
government. She escaped to India, but the Awami League continued operating in
Bangladesh.
Ms. Hasina's party supporters were held accountable for last week's assault on Hasnat Abdullah, a significant figure in the previous year's uprising.
Students were angered by the incident and urged that the Awami League face heavy sanctions.
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