HC sets Thursday to hear writ seeking ban on Awami League

The High Court set Thursday for hearing a writ petition seeking to ban Bangladesh Awami League and cancel its registration due to alleged killings of students and citizens. Filed by Arifur Rahman Murad Bhuiyan of Sarda Society, the petition also requests extending the interim government’s tenure to three years, renaming institutions named after Sheikh Hasina, recovering laundered money, and transferring officials appointed during AL’s regime. Daily Star