After the change of government in Bangladesh, former Awami League MPs and leaders have sought political asylum in Britain. The rest have come on various visas, including multiple-entry travel and investor. Former MP Nazrul Islam Babu has come to Switzerland. Leaders have also come to various European countries, including Portugal. Many have come to Saudi Arabia on year-round visas. Many powerful Awami League leaders have also been seen in Middle Eastern countries, including Dubai, in recent times.

 So far, at least three leaders have been confirmed to have sought political asylum in Britain. They are former Awami League MPs Ranjit Chandra Sarkar and Bidhan Kumar Saha and Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League Deputy Publicity Secretary Suayb Ahmed. Meanwhile, a leader's asylum application has been approved. He is now in the process of bringing his wife and children to Britain, The Daily Dazzling Dawn confirmed.

Some of the leaders who have come to the UK are attending party events in London and interacting with party supporters. Many are quietly spending time with family members. Some are avoiding leaders and activists.

Ranjit was elected as a member of parliament from the Sunamganj-1 constituency in the 12th National Parliament election in 2024 on the nomination of the Bangladesh Awami League. Bidhan Kumar Saha is the joint general secretary of the Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League. These two are close friends of former Sylhet City Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury. 

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury's daughter used to study in London. Due to this, he used to come and go to the UK. His wife also visits Britain regularly. They are in London. Former minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed is also in London.

Abdur Rahman, a member of the Bangladesh Awami League presidium, is also based in the UK. His son is also studying in Britain. Former Sylhet MP and senior leader of the UK Awami League, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, is taking care of him. Former cabinet secretary and Awami League election management committee co-chairman Kabir Bin Anwar and former Sylhet City councillor Azadur Rahman Azad are also now in the UK. Azad's wife, Nazma Rahman, is the former mayor of Camden Council in London. Kabir's daughter is studying in London.

Sources confirmed that on the afternoon of the day the Sheikh Hasina government fell, several leaders of the Awami League and Chhatra League crossed over to India through the Tamabil border in Sylhet. Later, as it became risky to go to India through immigration through legal channels, several hundred leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliates crossed over to India illegally through various borders in Gowainghat, Companiganj, and Kanaighat in Sylhet. 

It is learnt that the first person to reach the UK via India was the ousted mayor of Sylhet City Corporation, Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury. Then came Habibur Rahman Habib, the recently former MP from the Sylhet-3 constituency. Those who then reached the UK from various destinations, including India, include former State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and District Awami League President Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury. Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Habibur Rahman Habib, and Azadur Rahman are British citizens. 

After former Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku became a state minister for the first time, his son, former mayor of Bera Municipality Asif Shams Ranjan, bought several properties in Britain. His wife and children started living in Britain. They also currently live in London.

Those who are stuck in India due to not having a visa from another country are in trouble. As their return home is uncertain, they are thinking about staying in India for a long time. They are planning how to stay in India legally for a long time.

According to a report, 11,000 Bangladeshis applied for political asylum in Britain from March last year to March this year. These Bangladeshis came to Britain on student, worker, or tourist visas. After that, they applied for political asylum and tried to settle in Britain permanently. The report mentioned that only five percent of those who applied for political asylum were successful.

On May 16 this year, the Bangladesh government signed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) agreement with the British government. Under this, the UK will be able to take initiatives to quickly send back Bangladeshi failed asylum seekers.

It is known that when Sheikh Hasina, the previous PM, came to London, hundreds of BNP leaders and activists used to protest in front of the airport and her hotel. Among them, asylum seekers who were waiting to win their asylum applications were seen in front of the photo and video. Hundreds of police had to be deployed in front of the hotel and the airport. Awami League leaders and activists also used to hold counter-rallies and raise slogans. In this situation, due to the ongoing protests, it became difficult for any other guest to enter or leave the hotel where Sheikh Hasina was staying. At one stage, even the Bangladesh High Commission itself failed to make hotel bookings for the Bangladeshi Prime Minister. One of Sheikh Hasina's advisors used his Indian channel to confirm the hotel. In such a situation, it was discussed in various quarters that the then-controversial High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Muna Tasneem, hastily signed the agreement in interest in suppressing the anti-Sheikh Hasina protests in London.

In the current changed situation, lawyers have commented that this agreement could put the Awami League's asylum seekers in danger.