This is not the first time the AL is facing political extinction. Can it survive this blow as it did several times in the past?

Bangladesh’s former ruling party has accused the interim government of “stoking division” and trampling on “democratic norms” by banning all of its activities

The Awami League, founded in 1949 and known for leading the 1971 Liberation War, denounced the ban as “illegal and fascist.” In a statement on social media, the party vowed to resist the ban and accused the interim regime of trying to erase the legacy of Bangladesh’s independence.