Today is the 76th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Awami League, activities of which have recently been banned until trial of its leaders and activities for their atrocities during the July uprising.
For the first time in decades, the day is set to go without any visible programme.
An unsigned release posted on the party鈥檚 verified Facebook page on Sunday, however, said that it would hold an online discussion, pay tributes to the portrait of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi聽32 in the capital and place wreaths at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj today.
Established on June 23, 1949, as the Awami Muslim League at Rose Garden in the capital鈥檚 old town, the party later emerged as the Awami League.
The party played significant roles in organising the War of Independence and anti-autocracy movement in 90s.
The Election Commission suspended the registration of the party on May 12, a day after the interim government issued a gazette notification, banning all activities of the party and its affiliated, associate and like-minded organisations until trial of its leaders and activists on charge of atrocities during the student-led uprising that ended over 15 years鈥� rule of the party on August 5, 2024.
The Awami League regime was ousted on August 5, 2024 amid a student-led mass uprising and Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government took over the office three days later.聽
Most of the AL senior leaders are either in jail or in hiding to avoid arrests.
