Bangladesh Bars Former Ruling Party From Running in Next Election

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League has had its registration canceled by the Electoral Commission in Dhaka

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 8, 2024. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images

Bangladesh has canceled the registration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political party, preventing it from running in the next national election.

The country’s election commission made the decision on Monday, ruling out the Awami League party, which ran Bangladesh for more than 20 years, from being on the next national ballot.