Awami League leaders and workersโdespite the ban on its political activitiesโentered the damaged party office near the Tarakanada bus stand in Mymensingh around 7am on Thursday.
A group of about 10 people raised banners and the national flag, delivered brief statements declaring the resumption of party operations, and quickly left the site. A video of the incident has since circulated widely on social media platforms like Facebook.
Local sources identified several involved Awami League figures, including Jubo League leader Anwar Hossain Mondal and Limon Devnath from Tarakanada Upazila, along with Student League leaders Mukul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Rumon Sarkar, Ijarul, Arafat, Riyan, Niloy, and others. The effort to reopen the office was initiated by local Awami League leader and South Korea branch convener Hossain Tofazzel Ronu.
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The three-storey office had been ransacked and set ablaze by mobs on August 5, 2024, following the fall of the Awami League government, and had remained abandoned for a long time.
However, in the evening, leaders and activists from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) and the National Citizen Party (NCP) of Dr. Muhammad Yunus stormed the party office, being instigated by local BNP leaders, set fire to tyres inside the already burned-out building, and smashed bricks from the walls.
Protesters later marched to Tarakanada Police Station, demanding the arrest of all those involved in defying the ban.
Among those present were Al Noor Ayas, coordinator of the central committee of the ADSM; Masud Rana, joint convener of the district unit of Jatiya Jubo Shakti and member of NCP’s Mymensingh district committee; Touhid Ahmed, joint member secretary of the district Anti-Discrimination Student Movement; along with Manju, Arif, and others.
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It is worth noting that on May 12, 2025, the Yunus-led interim government issued a black ordinance amending the Anti-Terrorism Act, effectively banning the Awami League’s activities. Following this, the Election Commission suspended the party’s registration, preventing it from participating in the February 12, 2026, national election.
Since the election, Awami League activists have reportedly reopened offices in nearly 25 districts, signalling their continued presence and reviving some activity among leaders and workers.
However, since the ban was imposed, hundreds of party leaders and activists have allegedly been killed in attacks, while regular assaults, looting of homes and businesses, and harassment continue. Several lakh members face arrest in murder and other cases without trial, languishing in prison. At least 45 have reportedly died in custody due to torture or lack of medical care, and around 6,000 have remained missing for the past 18 months.
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