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Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly rejected media reports claiming it has opened an office in Kolkata, India, describing them as an attempt by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to spread “malicious propaganda.”

 

In a post on X on Monday, the party expressed deep concern over the reports, saying they “relied solely on rumours without verifying them through any credible primary sources required to establish authenticity.”

 

Criticising the Yunus administration, the Awami League alleged that “the illegal usurper government is actively spreading these baseless rumours.”

 

“On the one hand, these illegal occupiers have attacked and looted Awami League offices across the country and are attempting to unlawfully seize the central office. On the other hand, they are spreading falsehoods that the Awami League has opened an office in Kolkata,” the party stated.

 

“The very idea of opening such an office in Kolkata is out of the question. The Bangladesh Awami League conducts politics for Bangladesh and its people alone. Everything about the party is entirely Bangladesh-centric,” it added.

 

The party further claimed that the interim government has “stripped the Awami League of all its rights” and “locked down” the entire country, denying its leaders and workers the “opportunity to carry out normal political activities.”

 

With the support of the Bangladeshi people, the Awami League said it “will liberate the besieged nation and reclaim its occupied offices.”

 

On Friday, the party sharply criticised the Yunus-led interim government for seizing power in what it called a blatant disregard of Bangladesh’s Constitution, marking one year since the takeover.

 

The Awami League said the “collective failure of the country’s democratic institutions and law enforcement agencies” has made the day one of the darkest chapters in the South Asian nation’s history.

 

According to the party, the day the Yunus regime took over is not only a “black mark” in history but also a warning to the people of Bangladesh about the importance of defending democracy and speaking out against non-cooperation and injustice.