The interim government has officially banned the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)—the student wing of the Awami League—declaring it a terrorist organization.

The decision, published Wednesday through a gazette by the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, signals a sharp escalation in the government's crackdown on the controversial student body.

According to the notification, over the past 15 years under the Awami League government, BCL has been involved in various activities that disrupt public safety, including murder, rape, torture, harassment in student dormitories, and tender manipulation

Additionally, the notification mentions that there is sufficient evidence indicating that BCL continued to engage in conspiratorial, destructive, and provocative activities against the state, as well as various terrorist acts, even after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5.

Consequently, the interim government has declared a ban on BCL under Section 18(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009.