Bangladesh outlaws ousted PM's Awami League party

Bangladesh's interim administration has announced a sweeping ban on all activities of the country's oldest political party, the Awami League, following mass protests in Dhaka demanding the party be outlawed.\"All activities of the Awami League, including in cyberspace, have been banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the prosecution of the party and its leaders is completed by the International Crimes Tribunal,\" Asif Nazrul, law affairs adviser to the interim government, told reporters on Saturday.The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the council of advisers, headed by interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Nazrul added.\"This decision is intended to safeguard ..