All the major political party offices in Bangladesh have been locked as the interim administration on Thursday totally banned indoor and outdoor politics for indefinite time.

A Home Ministry press note on Thursday said some political parties taking the advantage of liberal attitude of the caretaker government were holding meetings and giving political speeches, including demand for the national elections.

The note warned the political parties that stern action will be taken against the violator of the order as political activities have been banned until further order. The interim administration did not stop here. It also advised Hasina, former opposition Awami League (AL) chief, and Khaleda Zia, immediate past prime minister and chief of former ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), not to move out of their homes to deliver political speeches.

Police on Saturday locked the political party offices, including AL and BNP and other active parties. Police at the time of locking the offices said since politics has been banned for indefinite time, so there will be no political activities in the party offices. Moreover, if the offices are kept open, some other anti-social activities might occur in these offices. "So we are locking the offices."

The election of the country, which was due in January this year, has now become uncertain, as the country is now under state of emergency declared by President Iajuddin Ahmed on Jan. 11 as the country was heading towards confrontational politics.

According to the country's constitution, a non-party caretaker government supervises the country's general elections within three months. Former BNP-led 4-party government led by Khaleda Zia ended its tenure on Oct. 27 last year, and handed over power to the caretaker government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed.

As the two main parties, BNP and AL, could not make consensus on a number of issues relating to elections, the political situation deteriorated in the country.

Under this background, President Iajuddin declared state of emergency on Jan. 11 and resigned from the post of chief advisor of the caretaker government on the same day.

Former central bank governor Fakhruddin Ahmed took oath as the new chief advisor of caretaker government on Jan. 12.

Now the general election has become uncertain as the interim administration was busy with cleansing the country and tempting the country into order. Fakhruddin has declared a war against corruption in Bangladesh. The caretaker government has arrested over 70 senior corrupt politicians, former ministers, industrialists and business leaders, including the eldest son of Khaleda Zia. Many other political leaders are now on the run to avoid arrest.

Source: Xinhua