Constitutional Validity of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 and the Ban on the Activities of Bangladesh Awami League

On 11 May 2025, the President promulgated the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, amending section 18 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 by inserting the words “or may proscribe all the activities of the entity” after the phrase “may proscribe and enlist the entity in the schedule.” Immediately following the promulgati...