The All European Awami League on Thursday strongly condemned and protested the interim government's decision to ban the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
In a joint statement, the organisation's President M Nazrul Islam and General Secretary Mujibur Rahman expressed their discontent, stating that the government had issued a notification banning the Chhatra League based on false accusations.
"We strongly condemn and protest this action," the statement read.
They highlighted that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman founded the Chhatra League in response to the needs of the time, just one year after emerging from British colonial rule and facing Pakistani subjugation.
The leaders emphasised that the Chhatra League's struggles and contributions will be remembered in golden letters in the history of Bangladesh and its fight for independence.
They also outlined the organisation's vital role in major historical events such as the 1952 Language Movement, the 1954 General Elections, the Anti-Ayub Movement of 1958, the Education Movement of 1962, the Six-Point Movement in 1966, the Mass Uprising of 1969, the 1970 General Elections, and its significant contributions during the Liberation War in 1971. —UNB
