Although there are rumors that the Awami League will participate in the upcoming elections, the party will not be able to return, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the interim government's chief advisor. He made this comment in a post on his own Facebook profile on Wednesday.

In the Facebook post, the press secretary mentioned that the supporters of the Awami League who support genocide are under the misconception that if the country returns to elections, they will be able to return to the political process. However, this is not possible unless they accept responsibility for crimes against humanity and eliminate those involved in murders and disappearances. He added that Awami League members and associates involved in the killings and human rights violations committed between 2009 and 2024 will also be tried.

He added that he has met with various foreign diplomats and officials in recent months. There, they rarely called for compromise and mostly supported reforms and fixing the country's institutions. According to them, if the criminals do not admit their crimes, how can they call for reconciliation?

Shafiqul Alam mentioned in his status that every year Awami League supporters have been trying to erase the memories of the 1974 famine, the Rakshi Bahini massacre and Sheikh Mujib's one-party rule. However, he said, the current generation has woken up and is aware of every human rights violation of the dictatorship. Their efforts are refreshing the old memories every day.