The real target is not the Awami League, but the Bangladesh of 1971. The demand to ban the party that led the country to independence is part of a larger, anti-state conspiracy that seeks to erase history and the spirit of liberation. The so-called “public movement” unfolding in Shahbagh is, in reality, a new form of vengeance by the collaborators of 1971.
Led under the slogan “Ban the Awami League,” the protest is not grassroots—it is a carefully orchestrated campaign. At its core lies a coalition of anti-liberation forces: Jamaat-e-Islami, Shibir, radical Islamists, and a group of so-called intellectuals closely tied to Dr. Yunus. What we are witnessing is the reemergence of anti-independence actors on the streets of Dhaka.
What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes:
Former and current leaders of Jamaat-Shibir, such as Shibir’s central president Zahidul Islam and general secretary Nurul Amin, are actively taking part with their followers.
Qawmi madrasa-linked Hefazat elements, known for opposing women’s education and endorsing religious extremism.
YouTube-Facebook-based Islamic propagandists, spreading misinformation and inciting hatred.
A network of self-styled ‘civil society’ figures, operating under international organizations linked to Dr. Yunus.
Protest posters and speeches are increasingly filled with attacks on the Liberation War and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The rhetoric used in this movement echoes that of Pakistan’s ISI-backed propaganda, and the silence around war criminals is telling. While they demand a ban on the very party that led Bangladesh to freedom, they say nothing about the reintegration of war criminals into politics.
In truth, the goal is to ban the spirit of 1971 that the Awami League represents. This conspiracy stretches across foreign-funded NGOs, media outlets, and certain donor groups.
Under the leadership of Dr. Yunus, the so-called “Yunus Government” has become a foreign-backed clique of tax-dodging elites, thriving on privileges like tax waivers, manpower export licenses, and digital wallet approvals. Now, deprived of these privileges, Yunus and his allies are directly or indirectly leading anti-government conspiracies.
The call to ban the Awami League is, in essence, a revenge campaign by collaborators and extremists. Staying silent now means losing 1971 all over again—it means losing democracy, the Constitution, and national sovereignty.
Bangladesh cannot afford a second defeat at the hands of the Yunus-Jamaat-extremist alliance.
The time to resist is now—against these pro-Pakistan, anti-independence forces.
