A writ petition seeking to ban the activities of 11 political parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League and Jatiyo Party, has been withdrawn from the High Court.
The High Court bench, comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Shikdar Mahmudur Raji, was informed on Tuesday (29 October) of the petitioners' decision to abandon both writs by senior counsel Ahsanul Karim.
Following this, the court dismissed both writs, recording them as not presented.
Deputy Attorneys General Nur Mohammad Azmi and Akhtar Hossain Md Abdul Wahab represented the state during the hearing.
On 28 October, key coordinators from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement—Hasnat Abdullah, Sarjis Alam, and Hasibul Islam—filed the writ petition, requesting an interim directive to prohibit the parties’ political activities.
The parties listed in the writ included the Awami League, Jatiyo Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD), Jatiya Party (JP), Tarikat Federation, Ganatantri Party, Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bikalpa Dhara, Liberal Democratic Party, Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (ML) led by Dilip Barua, and Bangladesh National Socialist Party (BASAD).
The petition sought a temporary order restricting these 11 parties, including the Awami League, from conducting political activities.
However, counsel representing the petitioners later informed the court of the decision not to proceed with the petition.
The writ also questioned the legitimacy of the last three national parliamentary elections—the 10th, 11th, and 12th—and sought clarification on their validity.
Petitioners’ counsel indicated they would not pursue this aspect of the writ either.
