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The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of a government gazette notification that banned all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated, associate and fraternal organisations.
A bench comprising Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan passed the order on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after the petition came up for preliminary hearing.
The petition was dismissed as it was “not pressed” in court.
The writ was filed on September 7 by Md Al Amin, a resident of Munshiganj.
He challenged the legality of a gazette issued by the Public Security Division of the Home Ministry on May 12, 2025.
The petition sought a rule asking why the gazette should not be declared to have been issued without lawful authority. It also sought a stay on the operation of the notification pending disposal of the rule.
According to the gazette, all activities of the Awami League, along with its wings, affiliated and fraternal organisations, would remain banned until the completion of proceedings against their leaders and activists before the International Crimes Tribunal.
The ban covers publications, media activities, online and social-media campaigning, rallies, meetings, processions and conferences.
Deputy Attorney General Nur Muhammad Azmi later told that lawyers for the petitioner informed the court they would not press the writ, saying it had not been properly filed.
The court subsequently dismissed it.
