Soon after the establishment of Bangladesh, founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman banned the extremist outfit for siding with Pakistan and committing genocide against the Bengali population during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
IAF planes are being used to take these illegal immigrants from various locations to the Bangladesh border from where they are sent back to their country.
This comes after the Muhammad Yunus-led regime in Bangladesh banned all activities of the Awami League under the revised Anti-Terrorism Act in May 2025.
Muhammad Yunus, who came to power through a US-backed regime changed operation, tried to downplay the collective punishment meted out to the Hindu community by Muslim mobs as the result of 'anger and retaliation' and not 'targeted communal hostility.'
ATM Azharul Islam was arrested in 2012. He was found guilty of killing 1,256 people, abducting 17, and raping 13 women in cahoots with the Pakistani army.