<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The High Court (HC) on Sunday summarily rejected the writ petition that sought ban on Awami League and cancellation of its registration for its involvement in the killing of students and general people during the student-led mass upsurge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An HC bench of Justices AKM Asaduzzaman and Md Mahbubul Islam passed the order after hearing the petition, said Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before issuing the order, the court said the government is sincere about prosecuting the people who had ordered shooting of students and mass people and who executed it during the movement. Persons committed the crimes, not the party, it said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When the writ petitioner sought an order on bringing back the laundered money, the court said that the interim government's Chief Adviser has already discussed the matter with the Swiss Bank authorities and other relevant parties.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Attorney General Asaduzzaman represented the state while Arifur Rahman Murad Bhuiyan, executive director of human rights organisation Sarda, stood for the writ petitioner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Arifur submitted the petition with the HC on 19 August seeking the court’s directive to ban Awami League and rename the institutions named after Sheikh Hasina.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The petition also sought a minimum three-year term for the interim government to implement necessary reforms.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moreover, it sought measures to bring back the laundered Tk 11 lakh crore and the removal of officials appointed on contractual basis during the Awami League administration.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>