A writ petition was filed on Monday with the High Court seeking restriction on the political activities of the ousted Awami League and its allies 10 other political parties.
Coordinators Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement jointly filed the petition with the relevant section of the High Court.
The HC bench comprising Justice Fatema Nazib and Justice Sikdar Md Mahmudur Rajib, is likely to hold hearing on the petition on Tuesday.
The other 10 political parties are Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Alternative Bangladesh, Tariqat Federation, Communist Party of Bangladesh, LDP, Jatiya Party (Manju), Demokrati Dal, Marxist-Lelinist (Barua) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh.
The petition also sought HC order to issue a rule asking the authorities concerned why the political activities of these parties should not be banned.
The petitioners also filed another writ petition with HC seeking its order for the cancellation of the last three elections during the Awami League rule and asked why the benefits obtained illegally should not be returned.
According to the writ, besides banning all kinds of political activities of the 11 parties, the writ also sought a ruling on why the parties should not be banned from participating in all kinds of elections in the future.
Law Secretary, Home Secretary, Election Commission and Inspector General of Police have been made respondents in the writ petitions.
Advocate Ahsanul Karim, who represented the petitioners, said that the writ aims to prevent AL leaders from engaging in political activities.
He said that the move is intended to uphold public interest amid ongoing political developments.
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.
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.
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.
