<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A writ petition was submitted to the High Court on Monday, seeking restrictions on political activities of the ousted Awami League (AL), while not seeking a blanket ban on the party itself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coordinators Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement filed the petition with the relevant section of the High Court.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An HC bench, comprising Justice Fatema Nazib and Justice Sikdar Md Mahmudur Rajib, is expected to hear the petition shortly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Advocate Ahsanul Karim, who represented the petitioners, said that the writ aims to prevent AL leaders from engaging in political activities.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said that the move is intended to uphold public interest amid ongoing political developments.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This latest petition follows a prior application filed in August, which called for a full ban on the AL but it was subsequently rejected by a High Court dual bench headed by Justice AKM Asaduzzaman on September 1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On October 23, the interim government imposed a ban on AL’s student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, citing provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Formed on June 23, 1949, the Awami League has been facing mounting challenges after its President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country following a student-led uprising on August 5.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>