Rivals of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in the capital

Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s interim leader, has accused ousted authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League of exhibiting “all the characteristics of fascism”, saying the party has “no place” for now in the country’s politics.

The Awami League has called for a protest rally in Dhaka on Sunday. However, the interim government has said that it won't allow protests and issued a stern warning to the party.

Hasina and her party leaders face accusations of ordering brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, resulting in numerous casualties during the July-August protests. The movement later intensified into a large-scale uprising, forcing Hasina to secretly flee to India on August 5.

Rival political groups of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising. (AP Video: Al Emjun Garjon)

Rival political groups of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh's capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising.